jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) (02/05/91)
In article <1991Feb4.084625.11584@pbs.org> bfowler@pbs.org writes: >I have ordered a GOLDSTAR 14" VGA monitor, resolution: 640 x 480, >16 our of 256K colors, frequency 31.5 kHz, Model # GT3051 with a unknown >VGA graphics card from the recent DAMARK mailing for $329.99. >I have a XT Turbo machine with 640k. Does anyone anticipate any problems >I may have before I get it, (in two to three weeks)? >Any comments on the monitor itself or pblms with DAMARK? >Thanks for any replies. >Bob Hmm...first of, I don't trust ANYTHING out of the DAMARK or DAK catalogs because they aren't computer places and won't give you good tech support. Next off, Goldstar monitors that I have had experience with are pretty fuzzy, and I believe that the DAMARK monitor has a .42 dot pitch. That is NOT going to be pretty nice to look at for a long period of time. As for the card, well, who knows? I'd check out the monitor and card when it arrives and if you don't like it, return it....if you can. Brian
6600phnx@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Phoenix / Fig) (02/05/91)
In article <26676@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes: >In article <1991Feb4.084625.11584@pbs.org> bfowler@pbs.org writes: >>I have ordered a GOLDSTAR 14" VGA monitor, resolution: 640 x 480, >>16 our of 256K colors, frequency 31.5 kHz, Model # GT3051 with a unknown >>VGA graphics card from the recent DAMARK mailing for $329.99. >>I have a XT Turbo machine with 640k. Does anyone anticipate any problems >>I may have before I get it, (in two to three weeks)? >>Any comments on the monitor itself or pblms with DAMARK? >>Thanks for any replies. >>Bob >Hmm...first of, I don't trust ANYTHING out of the DAMARK or DAK catalogs >because they aren't computer places and won't give you good tech support. >Next off, Goldstar monitors that I have had experience with are pretty >fuzzy, and I believe that the DAMARK monitor has a .42 dot pitch. That >is NOT going to be pretty nice to look at for a long period of time. >As for the card, well, who knows? I'd check out the monitor and card when >it arrives and if you don't like it, return it....if you can. >Brian I hate to be the bringer of less that good news but the model number 3051 means that the monitor has a dot pitch of .51mm, fuzzy isn't the best word to describe this, blurred is probably better. You should really look for a monitor that has a dot pitch of .28mm (pitch being the spacing between the dots on the shadow mask of the monitor, in basic terms, the smaller the pitch the crisper the monitor). I also have nothing to say aboout the VGA card ... - FIG
martin@saturn.uucp (Martin J. Schedlbauer) (02/05/91)
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mauler@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (02/12/91)
In article <1991Feb4.084625.11584@pbs.org>, bfowler@pbs.org writes: > I have ordered a GOLDSTAR 14" VGA monitor, resolution: 640 x 480, > 16 our of 256K colors, frequency 31.5 kHz, Model # GT3051 with a unknown > VGA graphics card from the recent DAMARK mailing for $329.99. > I have a XT Turbo machine with 640k. Does anyone anticipate any problems > I may have before I get it, (in two to three weeks)? > Any comments on the monitor itself or pblms with DAMARK? > Thanks for any replies. > Bob > Aside of the .41 dot pitch, no, not really. A friend of mine bought one six months ago and has had no problems since then.