psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter) (11/28/90)
Now after reading all the recent mail about multisync monitors and the like, I
have a few questions:
I have a 1040 ST (1meg, tos 1.0) and would like to know what I would need to
hook a Multisync monitor to my ST. (ie, cables, software, anything you can
think of)
Also, which monitors would be best. This would include which monitors work
with the system (persuant to the panasync conversation), which look good
(persuant to the Diamondscan conversation) and which is the cheapest, best
looking monitor.
Thanks for everything in advance. Please respond by e-mail, or post on the
net. (of course, what other two options do you have??)
Troy Carpenter
Department of Computer Sciences
THE University of Texas, Austin
psurge@cs.utexas.edu
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ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (11/28/90)
psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter) writes: - Now after reading all the recent mail about multisync monitors and - the like, I have a few questions: - - I have a 1040 ST (1meg, tos 1.0) and would like to know what I - would need to hook a Multisync monitor to my ST. (ie, cables, - software, anything you can think of) - - Also, which monitors would be best. This would include which - monitors work with the system (persuant to the panasync - conversation), which look good (persuant to the Diamondscan - conversation) and which is the cheapest, best looking monitor. After talking to Talon, the answer to your price/performance question is the Acer. They've tried 'em all. I've seen it, and it's good for the price. The monochrome is sharp, but not as good as the SM124's. The color was good; my Mega-style SC1224 monitor was better, but I've seen worse Atari color monitors than the Acer's color. The problem is that everything is subjective. What I consider to be livable with monochrome could be horror for someone else. I thought it looked all right though. I settled for a used, year-old NEC 3D. I'm having problems with syncing it, but I called Talon and they recommended that I replace their Omniswitch. I have collected all if not most of the postings and e-mails to me about multisyncs from here and Fidonet before Nov. 16. If you want, I can arc and uuencode them and send them your way. One guy I know in San Francisco, Dean Brunette, claims that the Sony 1302 is the best for connecting to the ST. He's seen it and the 3D connected to the ST and he still swears by the 1302. When shopping mail order, the 1302 is a little cheaper than the 3D. The lowest I found for the 3D was $579 from Harmony Computers in NY and the lowest for the 1302 was around $539 at another place. -- Ed Krimen ............................................... ||| Video Production Major, California State University, Chico ||| INTERNET: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu FREENET: al661 / | \ SysOp, Fuji BBS: 916-894-1261 FIDONET: 1:119/4.0
mccann@rbdc (Mike McCann) (12/02/90)
The only problem with that is, the 1302 cannot do 1024x768 NON-INTERLACED, which is what you want, if you ever intend to get an ISAC board or use the monitor with the more advanced PC graphics cards. Get a 1304, if you want a Sony; the difference isn't all that much, to get the latest n' greatest. EOFZZ
ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (12/05/90)
mccann@rbdc (Mike McCann) writes: - Get a 1304, if you want a Sony; the difference isn't all that much, - to get the latest n' greatest. I don't think 1304 will work on an ST. It doesn't sync low enough. I also don't think it can receive an analog signal. If I'm wrong, please correct me. -- Ed Krimen ............................................... ||| Video Production Major, California State University, Chico ||| INTERNET: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu FREENET: al661 / | \ SysOp, Fuji BBS: 916-894-1261 FIDONET: 1:119/4.0