bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) (09/12/90)
What are good monitors for extended use, by which I mean: all-day exposure. I have in mind a secretary sitting in front of a Macintosh all day, day after day. It's not really quite so bad as that, but I'd like to know which monitors are suitable for looking at *a lot every day* without inducing a lot of eyestrain. Black and white is fine, but flicker, screen shimmering and loss of contrast with heavy use are not. I'm interested in knowing both about units that qualify for these conditions, and those that do *not*. Thanks. Paul DuBois dubois@primate.wisc.edu -- Was all of this because I wore a big man's hat?
siegel@endor.uucp (Rich Siegel) (09/12/90)
In article <3080@uakari.primate.wisc.edu> bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) writes: >What are good monitors for extended use, by which I mean: all-day >exposure. I have in mind a secretary sitting in front of a Macintosh >all day, day after day. It's not really quite so bad as that, but I'd >like to know which monitors are suitable for looking at *a lot every day* >without inducing a lot of eyestrain. I've been using a Radius Pivot display being driven in a Radius FPD-II card. It's a black&white single-page display. I love it. The Pivot screen is the *nicest* single-page display I have ever seen, the corners aren't twisted, the focus is good, and the display is uniform. I highly recommend it. I use mine about ten to twelve hours a day for mainly text editing. The old Radius FPD displays aren't as good; I'd recommend the Pivot, though. R. Rich Siegel Software Engineer Symantec Languages Group Internet: siegel@endor.harvard.edu UUCP: ..harvard!endor!siegel I hate fascist Pnews implementations which limit the .signature to 4 lines.
ahlenius@motcid.UUCP (Mark Ahlenius) (09/12/90)
We installed a Radius two page monochrome monitor on our SE at our church. The display is excellent, its sharp the the focus seems uniform throughout the screen. On the plain SE the video card that installs inside the Mac plugs into a Magic-bus adaptor card which plugs into the expansion slot. The installation is not the cleanest design I have ever seen but it works. I'd recommend this display, for all day use and especially for DTP. -- =============== regards 'mark ============================================= Mark Ahlenius voice:(708)-632-5346 email: uunet!motcid!ahleniusm Motorola Inc. fax: (708)-632-2413 Arlington, Hts. IL, USA 60004
baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten) (09/12/90)
I'm in love with my Apple Two Page Display, which just beats the pants off the 19" Sun monitor I have on my desk at work. The screen appears flat, focus is excellent, even in the corners. Best of all, it works in gray scale, so it's suitable for work other than just word processing. I'm using the Apple 8.24 card to drive it; I'm not sure if other cards work with it or not. We have an Apple Color monitor at work, and I think it's good enough to work with every day, even if you just wanted to do word processing/spreadsheets/etc. But I prefer having the extra real estate, and being to look at two whole pages at once for layout work. As others in this group have mentioned, I have yet to see a better looking color monitor. Like those Nike commercials: Apple Knows Monitors... ;-) -- Steve Baumgarten | "New York... when civilization falls apart, Davis Polk & Wardwell | remember, we were way ahead of you." baumgart@esquire.dpw.com | cmcl2!esquire!baumgart | - David Letterman
lemke@radius.com (Steve Lemke) (09/13/90)
bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) writes: }What are good monitors for extended use, by which I mean: all-day }exposure. I have in mind a secretary sitting in front of a Macintosh }all day, day after day. It's not really quite so bad as that, but I'd }like to know which monitors are suitable for looking at *a lot every day* }without inducing a lot of eyestrain. } }Black and white is fine, but flicker, screen shimmering and loss of contrast }with heavy use are not. } }I'm interested in knowing both about units that qualify for these }conditions, and those that do *not*. Thanks. Disclaimer: I work for Radius. However, I'm sure you can find lots of other people who _don't_ but would agree none-the-less... Check out the Radius Pivot Display and the Radius Two Page Display. Earlier this year, MacWorld had an issue evaluating black and white as well as gray scale displays, and they gave top honors to the Radius Full Page Display (in the full page display category), the Radius Two Page Display (in the two page display category), and the Radius Gray Scale Two Page Display (same display as the TPD, but different (8-bit) board). All three beat out Apple's entries in the same categories. (The FPD has since been replace by the Pivot Display, which is the only full page display to work in landscape as well as portrait mode). If you want color, check out the Apple Color Display (there's none better in a 13" display). Of course, one thing I definitely recommend is going to a dealer who HAS the models you're interested in comparing, and SEE for yourself! (Or better yet, let the person who will be using it look at it...) }Paul DuBois }dubois@primate.wisc.edu --Steve (who stares at a lovely Radius TPD most of the day). -- ----- Steve Lemke, Engineering Quality Assurance, Radius Inc., San Jose ----- ----- Reply to: lemke@radius.com (Note: NEW domain-style address!!) -----
daley@cs.nps.navy.mil (John Daley) (09/13/90)
1. All this talk about Apple having the *best* color monitor
is getting nauseating. I have a Sony 1302, which cost over
$100. less than the Apple, came with a tilt/swivel (which
Apple will happily charge you extra for), and is (I'm told)
a more recently updated Trinitron than Apple uses.
2. For all-day secretarial-type use, however, I agree with
the comments regarding a FPD (full-page display) as an ex-
cellent choice. Mirror's appear to be excellent values.
jd
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_________________________________________________________________________fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix) (09/13/90)
In article <1399@cs.nps.navy.mil>, daley@cs.nps.navy.mil (John Daley) writes: > 1. All this talk about Apple having the *best* color monitor > is getting nauseating. I have a Sony 1302, which cost over > $100. less than the Apple, came with a tilt/swivel (which > Apple will happily charge you extra for), and is (I'm told) > a more recently updated Trinitron than Apple uses. There's more to a monitor than the tube. Otherwise, why the visible differences between various brands using the same tube for their offerings? Not that I've got any stock in Apple, I'd just as soon buy something that worked as well or better for less money. -- ------------ The only drawback with morning is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day. ------------