From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Dec 10 22:11:48 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA06433 for chat-outgoing; Wed, 10 Dec 1997 22:11:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from europe.std.com (europe.std.com [199.172.62.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA06410 for ; Wed, 10 Dec 1997 22:11:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ksmm@cybercom.net) Received: from world.std.com by europe.std.com (8.7.6/BZS-8-1.0) id BAA06579; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 01:11:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from atlanta (world.std.com) by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA07169; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 01:11:38 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19971211011004.009b8100@world.std.com> X-Sender: ksmm@world.std.com (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 01:10:04 -0500 To: zaphod@imailbox.com From: The Classiest Man Alive Subject: Re: Monitors... any recommendations? Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <19971210210436.16247@mooseriver.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 09:04 PM 12/10/97 -0800, Josef Grosch wrote: >On Wed, Dec 10, 1997 at 10:31:55AM -0600, jtkipp@students.wisc.edu wrote: >> I might have the chance soon to get some new hardware (YEA!!), and it >> might include a new (or new-used) Monitor. Anybody have any advice about >> specific products that are good/that should be avoided? (I'll almost >> certainly be looking at 15-17 inch models...) Or products that work >> well/not at all with freebsd? How about monitors with tv-like controls >> (i.e. digital/on screeen) for color, contrast, brightness, etc. Has >> anybody had any experiance/problems with those? >> > >I am very happy with my Sony 200sx. It's a very nice 17 inch monitor. The >price for a 200sx here in the bay area is around $575.00 to $600.00 I've heard that the Sony monitors are good, and I'll personally vouch for my ViewSonic. It's a 17" with 16" viewable area. After using it's digital on-screen controls, I hate going back to manual knobs. Having a monitor that remembers the settings for various refresh rates is nice too, since I run various OSes that use different display settings. K.S.