#Need advice on monitors
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#Need advice on monitors — declared parent_msg_num=(none), resolved parent_id points to #(none)
Hi, was wondering if anyone out there could give me some advice on
purchasing a 13 or 14 inch color monitor for my Mac IIsi? I was just about
ready to drop $650 – $700 on the Apple 13" monitor, but thought I'd snoop
around to see if there were some viable, cheaper alternatives. I've seen
ads for a Mirror 14" monitor, and I've seen some places (mail order)
advertising other brands like Goldstar, but I don't much about their
quality relative to the Apple Monitor – a few of the issues of MacUser and
MacWorld that I've found lying around the office tend to review the pricey
large, 24-bit monitors. Has anyone reviewed entry level color monitors? I
also had some other questions that maybe someone could answer: 1) Some ads
say that their monitors conform to the Swedish standards for ELF and VLF
emissions. How important of a consideration should this be in purchasing a
monitor? 2) At least one article I've read said that the performance of my
IIsi would be greatly enhanced by the addition of a drop-in video board.
Other than Apple's video card (expensive), are there suitable,
less-expensive third-party cards for such a purpose? Any advice on any of
the above issues would be appreciated by a somewhat confused monitor
shopper who needs color but doesn't have a lot of money.
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Take a look at NEC's new 3FG. It should be 50 to 100 cheaper than the Apple
and I like it a lot better. Sharper and brighter.
No one really knows if monitor radiation is dangerous, thus no one knows if
monitors are truly safe. Given that every bit of protection helps. The
Swedish standards area good starting point. Actuallly current versions of
many monitors meet them.
A drop in video board will cost a few hundred dollars. Depending on what
you are doing with the si, it may make a big difference. Tell us more about
intended uses.
Steve Bobker
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Thanks for the advice on monitors! My intended use for the IIsi is about
50% in-house application development with Pascal and C (the end-product of
which requires some color graphics, but nothing real fancy), about 30%
HyperCard stack development, and the remainder split between word
processing, spreadsheets, and of course, games. Since I'm doing a lot of
programming, I'm always interested in ways to speed up compile times.
Maybe I'd just be better off getting an accelerator if video boards and
accelerators are comparable in price? (What do you think?) I really don't
need more than 8-bit color.
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Given that mix I think money is better spent on an accelerator. SteveB