dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks) (06/06/91)
Well, my venerable 1986 Goldstar ST color monitor just became terminally tired. My dealer wants $230 for a new one. Of course, I haven't been paying attention: is this a fair price? Any pointers to mail order? -- David Brooks dbrooks@osf.org Systems Engineering, OSF uunet!osf.org!dbrooks
lch3e@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Lauren C. Howard) (06/06/91)
Definitely by all means and most assuredly buy the Magnavox 1CM135 monitor instead of the SC1224. It has 97% as good a picture; but can also work with IBM clones (CGA), AND has a VCR input jack, so can double as a TV (thru the vcr); a very very GOOD tv (very high resolution). It also has the sound running off a separate RCA jack. This can be routed to the stereo instead of the TV, greatly increasing the ST's sound quality. Costs about $300 (your dealer friend may be less) + a custom cable (cable available from Redmond Cable, Redmond, WA.) Good luck!
scale@abode.ttank.com (Luis Outumuro) (06/07/91)
Hi David, $230 is a very fair price for a brand new monitor! By all means, get the new monitor. Bye............. Luis
Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard) (06/07/91)
In article <1991Jun6.172835.1559@abode.ttank.com> scale@abode.ttank.com (Luis Outumuro) writes: > Hi David, > $230 is a very fair price for a brand new monitor! By all > means, get the new monitor. Bye............. > > Luis > Well from what we have seen here in New Zealand that the New Atari monitor is very pore, it has a dot pitch of 0.42 mm, and with a grey screen. This is now what your are getting from some of the better TV's.. The First Atari monitor had a 0.38 mm dot pitch with a black screen, the GoldStar has a 0.39 mm dot pitch, but not much of a black sceen. There was anothere monitor that I have seen in USA Mags but not here, this had a slanted on/off switch I don't rate the new monitor at all, its a funny thing that the Amiga monitor has had similar changes, its now a 0.42 mm dot pitch with a grey screen. -- *** Roger W. Sheppard * Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz *** *** 85 Donovan Rd * * At least I don't Flicker, not *** *** Kapiti New Zealand.. * like a dying light globe. ! ***