[lug] Blurry text with new monitor

[Daniel Webb]

On Sun, 1 Dec 2002, Calvin Dodge wrote:

> I know this is too late to help you, but I thought I'd pass along a word of wisdom from Robert Thompson (of O'Reilly's "PC Hardware in a Nutshell").  He's pretty well sold on NEC/Mitsubishi monitors (for reliability and appearance).  I heeded his advice and bought an NEC Accusync 90 when my old monitor died.
>
> This is just a 19-inch monitor, yet it's clearer at 1600 by 1200 than my old 21-incher was (and that's with the cheap Savage 4 video on a Shuttle SV25).
>
> Anyway, you might want to keep Thompson's recommendation in mind for future purchases.  For other recommendations, check out http://www.hardwareguys.com/picks/picks.html.
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> And if you _do_ look for an NEC monitor, and have no problem buying through the Internet, check out EMS Computing (www.emscomputing.com) -- they have the lowest NEC prices I've seen.

  I'll second this.  I have had an NEC Multisync 70 for quite a few years
now, and it is still sharp.  I had a hard time finding a LCD for my
mom because none of them met my standards after using my monitor all
this time.  That is a low-end model, too; I
imagine their high-end stuff is even better.  The junk our computer labs
get usually start getting fuzzy after just 2-3 years, but they seem to
want to replace them that often anyway.