phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (03/03/89)
**************************************************************** By popular request, here is some more info on the Taxan Crystalview 19'' monitor: It comes in two versions: one is 72 x 72, the other---I have---is higher (maybe 85 x 85 to 90 x 90). The display area is 350mm x 275mm, the resolution is 1152 x 864. The Refresh Rate is 68Hz. No grey scales, i.e. monochrome only. Installation is done by the dealer or. I did it, and it was trivial: just plug in the board, hook up the cables, and the monitor works. There is no software that comes with the monitor. It just works as one would expect a monitor to work (also, the manual says you can use it as one of many monitors on the same system, though I have not done it). For screen savers, I have tried Moire, and it works. More than all these technical descriptions: It's subjective display quality is just superb. If I was to look for a weak point, the only thing I could come up with is that it is better to operate it not in direct sunlight, since its brightness is dimmed by the anti-glare filter that comes with the monitor. Still, I operate in sunlight, anyway, and have found it not to be a big problem.