R-SCOTT@CMU-CS-C.ARPA (01/24/84)
We recently purchased a SONY KX-2501A Component TV to be used as a color monitor with the PC for training and demonstrations. I am very please with the unit. The 25 inch screen can be read from about 3 feet to about 10 feet away in 80 character mode. We have been using it for 1-2-3 training. The reverse video works fine. For most work we would be using 40 character mode but for some reason, 1-2-3 forces the screen to 80 characters (anyone know of a patch???). We interfaced the monitor to the PC with the SONY PC-701 RGB Interface Adaptor. This is a small box with a 34 pin connector that goes into the TV and the standard 9-pin DIN connector for the PC's color card. We were using the standard IBM color card. The best part about all this was that it worked right out of the box. We were giving a demo within a half hour of opening the boxes. We used it for 2 days straight with no problems. The set retails for $1500. We got it at a local electronics supply house for $1250. The RGB interface box costs $70. We found a stand to sit it on for $183. Be careful when looking at stands. Most only "support" 23 inch TV's. J. Ray Scott -------