rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) (03/25/91)
Okay, here is a very basic question. What is a MacSync monitor? Anyone who has had experience with one? Color? Resolution? Performance/price ratio? Compatibility with models (LC, Si?)? Recommendation? E-mail fine. Many thanks. -rich Richard Sucgang : Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology Columbia University (sucgang@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu; de slime god rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu)
glp@ibism.UUCP (Greg Parkinson) (04/02/91)
In article <1991Mar25.125537.9640@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) writes: |> Okay, here is a very basic question. |> What is a MacSync monitor? Anyone who has had experience |> with one? Color? Resolution? Performance/price ratio? |> Compatibility with models (LC, Si?)? |> Recommendation? |> I have an NEC MacSync on my Ci. I like it - it's 14" as opposed to 13" for the Apple monitor, and when I bought it the MacSync was cheaper. I don't think the color is as good, but I don't do much artwork/graphics, so it makes little difference to me. -- Greg Parkinson (GregBear) Phone: 212-657-7814 Citibank Fax: 212-825-8607 111 Wall Street E-Mail: uunet!ibism!glp New York, NY 10043 The opinions expressed are my own and not those of the big 'ol bank.
dbreiden@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Danny Breidenbach) (04/02/91)
I tried to email, but bouncy bouncy In article <12345@ibism.uucp> glp@ibism.UUCP (Greg Parkinson) writes: >I don't think the color is as good, but I don't do much artwork/graphics, >so it makes little difference to me. So does the text look as good as an Apple monitor? I've seen a VGA hooked up to an LC on which text was very hard to read. Quite annoying for text intensive work. Also, where does one look for MacSync stuff? Greg, I take it you like your monitor? --Danny
valsta@cc.helsinki.fi (04/03/91)
In article <12345@ibism.uucp>, glp@ibism.UUCP (Greg Parkinson) writes: > In article <1991Mar25.125537.9640@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang) writes: > |> Okay, here is a very basic question. > |> What is a MacSync monitor? Anyone who has had experience > |> with one? Color? Resolution? Performance/price ratio? > |> Compatibility with models (LC, Si?)? > |> Recommendation? > |> > > I have an NEC MacSync on my Ci. I like it - it's 14" as opposed to > 13" for the Apple monitor, and when I bought it the MacSync was cheaper. > > I don't think the color is as good, but I don't do much artwork/graphics, > so it makes little difference to me. > > -- > Greg Parkinson (GregBear) Phone: 212-657-7814 > Citibank Fax: 212-825-8607 > 111 Wall Street E-Mail: uunet!ibism!glp > New York, NY 10043 > The opinions expressed are my own and not those of the big 'ol bank. By the way, does NEC MacSunc have a light shadow on the right hand side of e.g. a black line as the Apple 13" monitor has. Which makes the Apple monitor not as good as the 15" monitor for word processing. Lauri Valsta valsta@cc.helsinki.fi
glp@ibism.UUCP (Greg Parkinson) (04/04/91)
In article <9253@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, dbreiden@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Danny Breidenbach) writes: |> I tried to email, but bouncy bouncy |> |> In article <12345@ibism.uucp> glp@ibism.UUCP (Greg Parkinson) writes: |> |> >I don't think the color is as good, but I don't do much artwork/graphics, |> >so it makes little difference to me. |> |> So does the text look as good as an Apple monitor? I've seen a VGA |> hooked up to an LC on which text was very hard to read. Quite annoying |> for text intensive work. |> The main difference for me is that the colors on the Apple monitor look more enriched, and the contrast is a little better. I work on a Sparcstation 1+ all day long, and it's not as good as the Sun Monitor (which is a Sony, I think?) I've spent a lot of time with the MacSync doing word processing, chatting and foldering on AOL, etc. with no feeling of "I can't look at this anymore". |> Also, where does one look for MacSync stuff? Greg, I take it you like |> your monitor? |> Back of Mac<User,World> is where I found it. I like it, yea, but if the Apple Monitor was the same price I'd buy the Apple, I think. Something I *don't* know is whether the MacSync actually gives you any more screen real estate, or just has fatter pixels or larger borders. |> --Danny -- Greg Parkinson (GregBear) Phone: 212-657-7814 Citibank Fax: 212-825-8607 111 Wall Street E-Mail: uunet!ibism!glp New York, NY 10043 The opinions expressed are my own and not those of the big 'ol bank.
pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Jacoby) (04/04/91)
The MacSync I purchased has a definite lack of focus--all across the screen. It is attached to my SE/30 via a RasterOps 264/30 card, and there is a noticable difference between the clearness of the two monitors. I window full of text set so it bridges the two screens shows an obvious difference in clarity. This happens in 1, 2, 4, 8, or 24 bit modes. My MacSync is going back, to be replaced by a Seiko CM1445 or a Sony 1304. The MacSync was cheaper, but I need to be able to SEE after using my Mac :-) INET: pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org -OR- pejacoby@3m.com
chas@netcom.COM (Chuck Fisher) (04/05/91)
In article <12349@ibism.uucp> glp@ibism.UUCP (Greg Parkinson) writes: >In article <9253@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, dbreiden@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Danny Breidenbach) writes: >The main difference for me is that the colors on the Apple monitor look more >enriched, and the contrast is a little better. > >I work on a Sparcstation 1+ all day long, and it's not as good as the >Sun Monitor (which is a Sony, I think?) >I've spent a lot of time with the MacSync doing word processing, >chatting and foldering on AOL, etc. with no feeling of "I can't look at >this anymore". Sun does use Sony color monitors for their workstations. (You can tell by the "defect wires" that traverse the screen. :-) ) I had a 16" Sony monitor when I worked at Sun and found it more fatiguing than the Apple monitor I have on my Mac at home. Supposedly the Apple monitor has a finer pitch than the usual Sony monitors used for workstations and hence appears sharper. I think that the font and size of the text being displayed also contrtibutes to monitor fatigue. >Greg Parkinson (GregBear) ChuckBear -- Chuck Fisher Work: (800) 359-7997 chas@netcom.com <--- Note change Home: (415) 964-2819 {apple,claris,amdahl,tandem}!netcom!chas