gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook) (04/12/91)
I am thinking about purchasing a monochrome VGA monitor with 256 shades of grey until I am able to upgrade to a better color monitor. Has anyone used these monochrome monitors? Are they compatible with all software that uses VGA? Is the picture quality worth its relatively cheap price? Thanks for any info! ========================================================================= Gregory R. Cook Chemistry IS life! Michigan State University Watch for the next generation of Enamines gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu coming to a Journal near you!
pfister_rob@dneast.enet.dec.com (Robb Pfister) (04/17/91)
In article <1991Apr12.123210.29989@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook) writes: |> Path: shlump.nac.dec.com!rust.zso.dec.com!pa.dec.com!decwrl!wuarchive!uwm.edu! !linac!midway!msuinfo!news |> From: gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook) |> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |> Subject: Monochrome VGA monitors |> Message-ID: <1991Apr12.123210.29989@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> |> Date: 12 Apr 91 12:32:10 GMT |> Sender: news@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu |> Organization: Michigan State University |> Lines: 11 |> |> I am thinking about purchasing a monochrome VGA monitor with 256 shades |> of grey until I am able to upgrade to a better color monitor. Has anyone |> used these monochrome monitors? Are they compatible with all software |> that uses VGA? Is the picture quality worth its relatively cheap price? |> |> Thanks for any info! |> |> ========================================================================= |> Gregory R. Cook Chemistry IS life! |> Michigan State University Watch for the next generation of Enamines |> gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu coming to a Journal near you! |> I've got a Monochrome `loop' monitor and a TSENG 1Meg VGA card, and I'll definately upgrade to color when I can afford it. I find the resolution, and clarity is great. (although I cant get it to do 800X600 windows, but it'll do 1024 X 768 interlaced ?!?!) Unfortunately I've found that lots of software is too brain-damaged to do the monitor justice. In lots of cases you get your choice of complete monochrome low-res stuff, or grey-on-grey..alt-ctrl-del time. I will say for my needs...(Turbo Pascal, TC++, a couple of games, terminal emulator) It's all I really need for now.. Robb Pfister_rob%dneast.dec@decwrl.dec.com