CompuServe Thread

Sony makes a series of (relatively) low-cost monitors that are suited for use with the Amiga. They all have both digital and analog (_vide infra_) inputs as well as NTSC (composite video). Two of the series have what Sony calls "super fine pitch" in which the vertical stripe pitch (three stripes make up a 'pixel') is .25mm. Very fine indeed. They are the CPD-1201 and the CPD-9000 which are 12" and 9", respectively, on the diagonal. These are not television receivers. The other two are 13" on the diagonal and are the CPD-1310 and the KV-1311CR. These units have a stripe pitch of 0.37mm which is still excellent. These also have the three inputs: RGB analog, RGB digital, and NTSC. The CPD model is a monitor only and the KV model is an excellent TV receiver in addition to being an excellent computer monitor. You asked about "resolution." We can get into hot water with the nomenclature here. Resolution deals with the ability of the monitor to display very fine graphic features such as very thin lines closely spaced. It is often specified in line pairs per mm. The "320X200" or "640X200" or "640X400" figures we hear about are the display _precisions_ for the Amiga in its various display modes. I don't know about the line pairs per mm for these monitors, but they can display all of the display precision of the Amiga in its hires mode. The 13" models have a "Z-axis" bandwidth of 10 MHz for the hardware techies. I believe the 1201 and 9000 have a higher bandwidth.