From: kentkar@shambala.uucp (Kent Karrer) Subject: Re: What the 17" monitor reviews never tell you Date: 23 Jul 1992 14:34:58 GMT
In article <1992Jul22.041743.9806@sinkhole.unf.edu> shite@sinkhole.unf.edu (Stephen Hite) writes:
>
> I just wanted to let anyone who is deciding to purchase a 17" monitor
>for X386 work to be be cautious when making their decision. I just
>bought one of the highest rated monitors in the $1100 price range
>(the Nanao 550i) and the one I got has a tremendous problem with this
>"rainbow effect" at 1024x768. There's a term for it that starts with the
>letter 'm' that I can't remember but the "look" is akin to a magnetic field
>pattern. I tried adjusting the horizontal and vertical stretching of the
>image and it has absolutely no effect on the difference in display quality
>(that is, the "rainbow patterns" stay just as obvious...
>I understand that all monitors have this to some degree and it is easily
>remedied by adjusting these controls BUT not in my case. At 800x600, I
>have no complaints, the picture is perfect.
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>
Sounds like the CRT (screen) needs to be degaussed (sp?). There may be a
degaussing switch/button somewhere on the monitor that will scramble the
magnetic domains on the CRT. If there is not switch or button, purchasing
or borrowing a degausser would work.
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