RE: [TCLUG:858] Monitors

[Brad DeJong <1796@mn3.lawson.lawson.com>]

Totally true, their low end could be improved.  Of their current stuff,   
only their "top of the line" EX series is worth it.  But considering you   
can get an EX700 (17"; .28 dp; PC, Mac, and BNC connectors; certified Sun   
compatible; 1600 x 1200 @ 68 Hz or 1280 x 1024 @ 80 Hz max) for under   
$350 (+ tax/shipping) or an EX900 (21" all other stats identical) for   
under $900, they are a nice low-end/midrange monitor.  Certainly not in   
the same class as Sony, Nokia, or Eizo/Nanao but they don't cost nearly   
as much either.

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From:  Christopher Reid Palmer
Sent:  Monday, August 10, 1998 11:31 AM
To:  tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com; Brad DeJong
Subject:  RE: [TCLUG:858] Monitors

   

On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Brad DeJong wrote:

[ snip CTX is nice ]

Well, perhaps the high-end CTX monitors are good, as you say. Here at   
work
I've got a low-end CTX, 17", and it sucks uncontrollably. At 1024x768 I
get 60Hz refresh, which is simply unusable. The picture is real fuzzy and
text is nearly unreadable, even at 800x600. And the colors are skewed,
too.

I guess my advice would be to get some non-CTX brand if you're shooting
for the low end.