johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine) (05/12/91)
On my trusty EISA 486 box running X windows under Unix I have a brand X
1024x768x8 Tseng ET4000 super-VGA driving a 14" NEC Multisync Plus monitor.
It works fine, the Multisync Plus can even handle 768 lines non-interlaced,
even though it's somewhat beyond the spec, but I'm going blind trying to
read all the tiny type. I need a bigger screen.
The obvious screen upgrade would be a 16" NEC 4D for about $950, but I see
in Computer Shopper a bunch of other 16" and 17" screens such as:
Goldstar super VGA 16" $623
Samsung super VGA 4 17" $823
Does anyone have experience with these or other 16" or 17" monitors? Are
they comparable in quality to the NEC 4D? My current monitor has a fan
which is unpleasantly loud. I'd prefer something quieter. Flyback noise
may also be a concern; I can hear the whistle from a regular TV well enough
that I've taken them back when they were too loud.
I'm also looking for a faster controller, since scrolling a 700 scan line
window is kind of slow. The obvious thing here would be an 8514/A card. I
am aware of versions from Western Digital and ATI. Anyone have any
experience with these? Since I already have a VGA and a free slot in my
computer, it's not a big deal whether an 8514 has its own VGA or not. Other
suggestions of controllers would be appreciated though since I'm running X11
rather than MS Windows, I need something for which I can get an X server.
(I'm running under ISC 2.2 using Interactive's X11.3 server, but could be
persuaded to use something else such as Roell's X11.4 if there were a good
reason to switch.)
TIA,
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