ryland@mfci.UUCP (Chris Ryland) (04/26/89)
I recently installed an Apple 21" monochrome monitor and thought people might be interested in a small review. Overall, it's an excellent display, probably better than any I've seen in the workstation world. It has very low curvature for its size (the Sigma Designs LaserView I was using before, a 19" monitor, was much worse), and basically no distortion or loss of focus at the corners, a major feat. It has excellent "dot clarity" across the entire screen. The phosphor is P4, and can stand up to very bright surroundings (I use it in a sun room, and it's quite readable unless in direct sunlight). The anti-glare coating is wonderful. At 75 Hz refresh, the display is absolutely solid. It's a large beast (55 pounds) and will eat a big chunk of your desk (it comes with a tilt and swivel stand). Apple has done a wonderful engineering job, and they're to be commended. The only drawback is the price: it lists for around $2700. MacWeek had a review of the two new Apple monitors, side-by-side with their Radius equivalents. Their reviewer faulted the Apple 21" with not having "deep enough" blacks, something I can imagine but not really see. Other than that, the Apple and Radius large- screen monitors were a toss-up; the anti-glare feature of the Apple monitor made it the choice for me, given the sun room environment. --Chris Ryland ryland@multiflow.com, ...!uunet!mfci!ryland
alibaba@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Alexander M. Rosenberg) (04/27/89)
In article <814@m3.mfci.UUCP> ryland@multiflow.com (Chris Ryland) writes: >I recently installed an Apple 21" monochrome monitor and thought >people might be interested in a small review. > >Overall, it's an excellent display, probably better than any I've >seen in the workstation world. It has very low curvature for its ... >MacWeek had a review of the two new Apple monitors, side-by-side >with their Radius equivalents. Their reviewer faulted the Apple >21" with not having "deep enough" blacks, something I can imagine >but not really see. Other than that, the Apple and Radius large- >screen monitors were a toss-up; the anti-glare feature of the Apple >monitor made it the choice for me, given the sun room environment. > >--Chris Ryland > ryland@multiflow.com, ...!uunet!mfci!ryland Ohmigod!!! I am so amazed that somebody _actually_ read my article and will admit it. The only problem I have is that the Copy Editors added in a reference to Radius being in Sunnyvale, when they are actually in San Jose. The opinion in the article was formulated between the Review Editor, Assistant Review Editor, two Mac-luminaries (who happened to be in the office at the time), and myself. We all agreed that the Apple Monochrome Two-Page Monitor was not capable of creating as dark a black as any other monitor used during the review. It was explained to us that that is due to the 21" size tube and the physics thereof. Note: They still haven't paid me. I don't even get MacWeek, I "don't qualify" for a free subscription. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Alexander M. Rosenberg - INTERNET: alibaba@ucscb.ucsc.edu - Yoyodyne - - Crown College, UCSC - UUCP:...!ucbvax!ucscc!ucscb!alibaba- Propulsion - - Santa Cruz, CA 95064 - BITNET:alibaba%ucscb@ucscc.BITNET - Systems - - (408) 426-8869 - Disclaimer: Nobody is my employer - :-) - - - so nobody cares what I say. - -