Re: TurboRez news

[fmlin@icicle.winternet.com (Frank M. Lin)]

>[In the TurboRez PR...]
>>The Second Sight card's strongest suite is when it's coupled to an
>>external SVGA monitor. Here it offers some pretty high resolution, up to
>>1076 by 768 pixels. Of course, to effectively take advantage of this,
>>you'll really need a 17 or 19 inch monitor to avoid eyestrain (Price a
>>monitor this size next time you're at a computer store). Second Sight does
>>not offer overscanning.
>
>I have several friends with 486/66s and accelerated graphics cards.  They
>all use 14" interlaced monitors, and while at 1024x768 it is a bit small it
>is still quite servicable.  800x600 is not interlaced, is rock steady, and
>looks quite nice.  This type of 14" SVGA monitors can be had for $200-$300,
>maybe less (been a while since I checked).

That very much depends on the application I guess...  1024x768 on a
good 15" monitor with edge-to-edge flat tube is still too small... try
to work with it for 5 minutes typing up a paper...  tell me what you
think.   800x600 is just about right.  (still on the hard to see side)

Just couple of days ago I asked Jawaid what kind of refresh rate
would SS support at various resolutions.  Jawaid said VESA standards,
so it should flicker free.

Stay away from those cheap 14" monitors!  They'll mess your eyes up.
(there are of course some good 14" ones)

>The rest of this post is quite informative.  Thanks for posting it!

Yeah, tech specs always get me high too...  I hope the real thing will
be delivered soon.

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Frank M. Lin
fmlin@winternet.com