sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey) (08/20/86)
I'm looking for a micro to purchase and the Amiga is among my choices. I saw one at a dealer the other day, and I really liked many of it's features, but one thing I didn't like was the way the text appeared on the screen. The letters weren't as crisp as I would like them, and when you are staring at C code for hours at a time, crisp text is a necessity. The dealer said in his best salesmanship voice "Yes, the Amiga has a "softer" screen than the ST, but it's really a manner of preference". Well, I don't prefer it. It makes what is otherwise an acceptable computer unacceptable. Ok, now is this softness (1) The fault of the monitor or (2) The fault of the video controller? I'm thinking perhaps that if it's the monitor's fault then I could buy one without a monitor and buy a better one separately. Which is it?
dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) (08/30/86)
The Atari ST has a customized monitor and video interface, the Amiga is NTSC compatible. The best Atari monitor will be sharper than the best amiga monitor, but a good amiga monitor works well for me, so I'm not complaining. I think Amiga made the right decision to go with a standard video signal. -Matt
richr@pogo.UUCP (Rich Rodgers) (08/30/86)
In article <4207@ukma.UUCP> sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey) writes: >I'm looking for a micro to purchase and the Amiga is among my choices. I >saw one at a dealer the other day, and I really liked many of it's features, >but one thing I didn't like was the way the text appeared on the screen. > >Ok, now is this softness (1) The fault of the monitor or (2) The fault >of the video controller? I'm thinking perhaps that if it's the monitor's >fault then I could buy one without a monitor and buy a better one separately. > >Which is it? It is the monitor's fault. I have my Amiga connected to a Sony KV-1311CR monitor and the text is very crisp. The difference between these two monitors is unbelievable! For a real trip I hook the Amiga to my 25" Sony XBR series monitor and pump it through my stereo with Klipsch speakers. This is the way Mind Walker was meant to be played. I believe you will not find a better monitor than the Sony for the Amiga unless it is a high persistence phosphor. Price is ~$495 at a discount house. Richard N. Rodgers richr@ruby ...!tektronix!ruby!richr -- Rich Rodgers richr@pogo