From: adap@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (Edsel Adap)
Subject: Re: REALLY confused about monitors - for a1200
Organization: Andrews University
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:23:17 GMT

In article <tpang.721914759@sfu.ca> tpang@fraser.sfu.ca (Tsui Ting Debbie Pang) writes:

	[other stuff about display resolutions deleted]

>>>    640 x 480
>>1084 (interlaced), VGA (non-interlaced)
>Wrong again. 1084 cannot handle any 640x??? mode. See answer above again.

I'm sorry to inform you that the 1084 CAN handle a couple of 640x???
modes!!!!!!

For your information, the old WB1.xx booted up in 640x200 mode.  I know
I've got one!  In fact I can even display 640x400 (interlaced) mode in
my 1084!!!!

So before you write about checking-facts-before-posting please check
your facts.

>
>>>    640 x 400
>>Same as 640x400
>I can't say you are wrong this time :). But you are not answering the
>question either. This mode works with 15kHz only unless you add a
>deinterlacer. So 1084 only.

You just contradicted your answer from above.  You said 1084 cannot
handle 640x??? and now you say 1084 only can handle 640x400?

[other stuff deleted]

>> 
>>>    All modes offer 256,000 colours from a palette of 16.7m.
>
>>Yep.
>I have to check on that on the productivity mode.

Of course it works.  Remeber we're talking AGA here, not ECS.

>>>    Would a SVGA monitor be able to DISPLAY all of these, 
>>>    with/without flicker?
>Most SVGA monitors on the market are not able to sync down to 15kHz, they
>start at 30kHz in general. Unless you add a deinterlacer, these are not
>that useful.
>
>>>    Would a multisync be able to DISPLAY all of these 
>>>    with/without flicker?
>>>Would the 'standard' C= 1084 monitor work ok?

The standard 1084's dot pitch is too large! A monitor with a smaller dot
pitch would be better.

>
>>A proper multi-sync will work in all modes (like the C= 1960), but opting
>>for either a VGA or 1084 limits you to certain modes. If you have the money,
>>get the MS; otherwise look at the screens that the 104 and VGA screen will
>>give you and choose.
>In general, you are right for the first time! Congratulation :)

As if you're always right.

>
>I think a lot of the answers are not quite correct on what monitors will
>work, and I think I need to try to made a few corrections. I think we
>should consider that people read information here and believe it. Therefore,
>we should be responsible and not reply questions without checking the facts.
>This is no flame, I just think it is dangerous to answer people asking
>questions(especially basic things) the wrong answers.
>
>This reminded me of yesterday, a customer walked into the computer store
>I work, he has been given all the wrong information on SVGA monitors and
>"interlaced" and "non-interlaced" monitors. He thinks a 70Hz monitor is
>non-interlaced, and that's what he wants. He insisted that the monitor
>we have (an AST) is only 60Hz because that's what it says on the back
>(next to 120VAC, you know), even I explained the AC line frequency has
>nothing to do with the video input refresh rate (not like long time ago),
>he still says he would rather buy an ATi monitor since it is 70Hz and
>thus non-interlaced. This gentleman is not computer iliterate, but it
>is worse because he thinks he knows, which he isn't. I almost said to
>him that the next thing he would tell me is that the earth is actually
>flat since when he looks around, he can see it's flat.
>
>
>David Tse
>

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