ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG) (03/19/91)
From article <1991Mar19.015532.26957@d.cs.okstate.edu>, by ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG): [stuff deleted regarding not able to get noninterlaced mode] Well, the magic phrase is "vmode 65m"! I have to run that program with that parameter, and all the 1024x768 that was previous interlaced now goes into noninterlaced mode. Thanks to A.M. for that very speedy email respone. Noninterlaced is great. I mean, the Daewood interlaced monitor previously mentioned was ok (no flicker), but noninterlaced is GREAT! I guess some many netters (recommanding noninterlaced) couldn't be wrong. I even went ahead and put on "weave" wallpaper in Windows 3.0, no flicker I can detect, and all the pixels looked solidly anchored to the screen. As for the Swan VGA 15 monitor (again, color noninterlaced 1024x768 15" $599 direct from Swan Computer), I cannot make much quality judgement since this is the first PC noninterlaced monitor I looked at. Personally, I have changed my decision from "maybe" to "keep it" (they have 30-day money-back guarantee). I like the flat-screen and slightly "bigger" picture. Only concern I have is that somebody said that they got a 14" noninterlaced 1024x768 for under $400. If the picture quality is as good as the Swan VGA 15, then I feel pretty stupid paying $200 for an extra 0.8" wider diagonal measurement. But then again that person did not say that the under-$400 monitor is flat-screen. Also, there is the Samsung 17" 1024x768 noninterlaced for $899 from USA-FLEX. Minutes before I ordered the Swan, I called around looking for the Goldstar 16" ($623, interlaced) and the Samsung. USA-FLEX said they don't have stock, neither does all the mail-order shops I called. I even call Goldstar, they gave me the runaround. I finally gave up and called Swan. Usually, it takes me a month to invastigate and decide on a $600 purchase. But I was tire and my old standard VGA was flaking in and out (one of the color gun going on and off at random moments), and Swan Computer published (and I comfirmed with the salesperson on phone) that they have 30-day money-back guarantee on Swan brand products (but not on non-Swan brand), so I pull out the old Visa and chaaaaaarged! Anybody like to change my mind? (I still got 29 days left to return).