jvb@duke.cs.duke.edu (Jack V. Briner, Jr.) (09/05/89)
I am trying to decide on a large monochrome monitor. I would like a two
page display that is easy on the eyes and preferably 72 pixels per inch.
I like the Apple Monitor but it is more expensive than some of the other
vendors and has the useless 90 day warranty.
What comments do you have about the
Apple Two-Page Monochrome
Radius 19"
Monoterm Viking 1 or L2400
E-machines
Raster Ops
Texan Crystal View II
others
I will summerize the comments and post the results.roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) (09/05/89)
In <15470@duke.cs.duke.edu> jvb@duke.cs.duke.edu (Jack V. Briner, Jr.) writes: > I am trying to decide on a large monochrome monitor. I havn't used any of the others, but have used the Moniterm Viking. A colleague had 2 Vikings (on two different II's that he bought). I like it a lot. So much so that I have one on order right now for my own CX (also on order). All three monitors in question are the 19" 72 dpi model. I don't know how closely related the Viking is to the monitors Moniterm used to sell to Sun for use on their 3/50s, so I don't know if this anecdote is really apropos. We had the high-voltage supply die on our Moniterm-equipped 3/50 (all our other 3/50's, bought at the same time, came with Phillips monitors). It was fairly easy to diagnose (look for the board with the burn marks on it) and Moniterm didn't have any qualms about selling us a replacement board for a reasonable price. So what does that say? Either that Moniterms break a lot (bad) or that when they do, you can expect to deal with a reasonable service organization (good). However, one data point isn't sufficient to draw any rational conslusions from. One other thing Moniterm has going for it; the best corporate address I've ever heard of -- Moniterm, Minitonka, Minnesota. -- Roy Smith, Public Health Research Institute 455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016 {att,philabs,cmcl2,rutgers,hombre}!phri!roy -or- roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu "The connector is the network"
consp22@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Mac Hack) (09/05/89)
In article <15470@duke.cs.duke.edu> jvb@duke.cs.duke.edu (Jack V. Briner, Jr.) writes: >I am trying to decide on a large monochrome monitor. I would like a two >page display that is easy on the eyes and preferably 72 pixels per inch. >I like the Apple Monitor but it is more expensive than some of the other >vendors and has the useless 90 day warranty. > >What comments do you have about the > > Apple Two-Page Monochrome I work for a retail firm and have used almost all of them and have found that the Apple is the nicest. It doesn't have the Radius bowing and is crystal clear! It will also do four shades of grey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Consp22@Bingvaxa.cc.binghamton.edu | SUNY-B Computer Consultants | | | Trying to keep the world safe from | |---------------------------------------| the SUNY-B Computer users. | | Still Looking For A Neat Quote To |-------------------------------------| | Put Here. | Darren `Mac Hack' Handler | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|