jching@watnow.waterloo.edu (John Y. Ching) (01/27/91)
I have just taken my new MAG Computronics VGA monitor out of the box and plugged into my PC. It looks great except that I noticed the right half of the monitor is slightly darker than the rest of the screen, especially against a lighter background such as white in Windows 3.0 (1024X768X16). I am using an ATI VGA Wonder card. I called my dealer and was told that many MAG monitors have this "feature" and is nothing to worry about. Has anyone out there experienced similar problems? The MAG monitor was reviewed by PC magazine and was one of the Editors' Choices along with the NEC 3D. Thanks. -- John Y. Ching (jching@watnow.waterloo.edu) | "Thought without Learning is Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Group | Useless; Learning without Department of Systems Design Engineering | Thought is Dangerous." University of Waterloo, Canada | -- Confucius
jching@watnow.waterloo.edu (John Y. Ching) (02/02/91)
Hi everyone, Thanks to all those who responded to my message re MAG monitor. As a result of your advices, I took the MAG monitor back to where I got it yesterday. The service supervisor there took a brief look and determined that the particular monitor's "feature" was not acceptable in a normal MAG. I promptly received a replacement and this one looks great! BTW, the MAG model I got is actually a replacement model of the one reviewed by PC Magazine. The one I have is model no. PMV14SV. The new model has addressed the biggest complaints by the PC Editors, that is, all of the controls are now in the FRONT, neatly behind a push-close-push-open panel. So for you people out there who may be considering the MAG Super VGA Monitor, make sure you get the NEW model! Despite my little episode with my dealer, I still think the MAG is a great choice, especially considering the price (I paid $450 in Canadian dollars, which is about US$380). Cheers, John -- John Y. Ching (jching@watnow.waterloo.edu) | "Thought without Learning is Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Group | Useless; Learning without Department of Systems Design Engineering | Thought is Dangerous." University of Waterloo, Canada | -- Confucius