Re: Large CRT displays

[Doogie Brodie <ukhad@xxxxxxx>]

Martin Greenwood wrote:

> I have a Powerbook G4 and I run it dual screen with a large 22"
NEC
> multisync FP1370 which runs up to 2048x1536.
> The trouble is that it is so soft that I end up running the NEC at
> 1280x1024...which makes it a bit pointless having such a large
> monitor!!
>
> Anyone seen / use a CRT that looks sharp at 1920x1440 or 2048x1536??
>
> The alternative is a TFT which are much better, but are still more
> expensive.

I've got an iiyama vision master pro 510 which is a few years old 22"
display (weighs a ton, but I'm sure they all do at this size!)

I normally just run at 1600x1200, but I've ramped up to 1920x1440 just
now.... my gfx card will only support 75Hz refresh at this size though,
and I normally have it at 97Hz or something. My gfx card only supports
60Hz at 2048x1536 so I'm not even going to *try* that! (and that's after
I've switched all the dual head stuff off... it's an old Matrox
Millenium G400 with 32MB) and it's in work so I'm not going to put a
whizzy bang new gfx card in!

I'm not sure how best to describe it.... I'm using it just now, but I
think the main problem I'm having is with the 75Hz refresh rate.... If I
could get it up to 85Hz or something I'd imagine it'd be reasonably
comfortable to work at 1920x1440. OK, I did ramp it up to 2048x1536...
not that bad, but refresh was horrid.

Wow... 1600x1200 seems tiny now... :( but at least it's 97Hz!

So there you go.... a resounding maybe for the iiyama vision master pro
510 (if they still make it!)

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