ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) (10/14/86)
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There seems to be a lot of discussion about which monitor is best,
which delivers the sharpest picture, etc. Allow me to fuel the flames
further with my own experiences.
I have the Commodore 1070 (received as part of the developers
system). I find the picture to be extremely sharp and clear. The colors
are quite nice, black shows up as black, and text is readable.
The Commodore 1080 monitors seems to be less sharp than my 1070.
However, they still deliver a decent picture 95% of the time (I have seen
some really terrible 1080's). The 1080 does offer an advantage over the
1070 in that it can accept a composite signal, so it can be used with
virtually any computer.
The Sony KV-1311 are cute, and having TV capability is nice, but I
found them to be less sharp than my 1070. I made a display in 640 x 400
mode on both monitors, and felt that the Sony was smudging a bit more than
my 1070. However, the colors on the Sony are really good, and if you need a
good TV as well, then this should do you very nicely.
None of these monitors can directly reproduce stereo sound, which is
too bad. I mean, how much more expensive can it be to put in another amp
and speaker?
Maybe I got real lucky with my 1070. I mean, the picture is
*really* sharp, and there are almost no convergence problems anywhere. I've
had the monitor over a year, and I don't have any real desire to replace
it.
What can I say? I'm happy.
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