tseng@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Ho-Ping Tseng) (07/25/90)
Pardon me if this has been discussed recently. I'm looking for a 16" monitor, but I haven't been able to test them effectively at the local stores. The primary candidates are: Nanao 9070U, NEC 4D, and Mitsubishi 6605. If anyone has had good or bad experiences with them, please share them with me. I know 4D has received good reviews lately, but the one I saw was not all that impressive. I also heard from someone that their quality control is not all that good. In addition, there seems to be a shortage of it. The best prices for these locally are: 9070U -- $1019 4D -- $1150 6605 -- $1099. Are these in line with other places? Any chance these would drop? Based on the price and what I saw, I think I'm leaning toward the 9070U. The 6605 can do 1280x1024. Would that be effective on a 16" screen? Any help would be appreciated. Ho-Ping Tseng BTW. Has anyone had any problem with Genoa 6400? I'm choosing between it and Orchid ProDesigner+.
akcs.gregc@ddsw1.MCS.COM (*Greg*) (07/26/90)
Well, I've heard that the Nanao is more suseptiple to "burn-in" fatigue.. I know monitors are all suseptiple to this.. But, some guy had a problem when using the monitors from Nanao after a short period of time. The NEC 4D maybe your best choice. For the card, the Pro Designer Plus is an older version. Get the Pro Designer II. Which gives has more drivers and compatibility. I don't know about the Genoa.
boyne@hplvli.HP.COM (Art Boyne) (07/27/90)
tseng@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Ho-Ping Tseng) writes: >The 6605 can do 1280x1024. Would that be effective on a 16" screen? I'm not familiar with any of these monitors, but I can say that I have had a 16" 1280x1024 monitor on my UNIX workstation for the last 18 months, and it is superb. I would never want to go back to the old 19" monster I used to have. Someday, when I can justify the expense, a 16" 1280x1024 monitor with matching video board will be my dream system. Art Boyne, boyne@hplvla.hp.com