[comp.periphs] 9" Colour RGB monitor source wanted

larry@focsys.UUCP (Larry Williamson) (01/17/89)

I am having a difficult time locating a source of 9" colour rgb
monitors. I have found a couple of sources or 9" colour composite
monitors, but I must have rgb inputs.

Both sync-on-green and a seperate sync input should be available.

Does anyone know of a company that makes such a monitor. I've talked
to Princeton, Electrohome, and a couple of local distributers, but
they all say the same thing, "We've got this lovely 12" monitor that..."

If a 9" rgb monitor is not available, then I may have to locate a
device that will convert rgb signals to composite.  Any pointers to
such a device would be welcome


Thanks,
    Larry
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Larry Williamson  -- Focus Systems -- Waterloo, Ontario
                  watmath!focsys!larry  (519) 746-4918

larry@focsys.UUCP (Larry Williamson) (02/09/89)

In article <342@focsys.UUCP> I wrote:
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>I am having a difficult time locating a source of 9" colour rgb monitors.


I received a couple of replies that sent me searching.

Someone suggested that I contact a Sony rep and *insist* that he sell me
a CPD9000.  I was told that I would have to tell the rep the model
number or else he would deny that Sony made any such monitor. 

This is *exactly* what happened! I asked the rep about 9" colour
monitors in general, and he said that Sony does not make any.  Then in
the next sentence I asked about the CPD9000.  The reply was "Oh, a 9"
colour monitor! Hmmm."

The monitor will work with computer and videotex units with RGB outputs
and with CGA (not EGA or VGA) type IBM-PC display cards.

I would not suggest that one use this monitor for a normal computer
console. The text quality is (due to the cga card) quite poor. But
for a menu driven operator screen it is quite good. For image display,
the image is excellent. Extremely sharp.

Regards,
    Larry

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Larry Williamson  -- Focus Systems -- Waterloo, Ontario
                  watmath!focsys!larry  (519) 746-4918