In article <1992Jul23.221655.18358@smallo.bo.open.de> oklein@smallo.bo.open.de (Olaf Klein) writes:
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>From: oklein@smallo.bo.open.de (Olaf Klein)
>Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.os.linux
>Subject: Re: What the 17" monitor reviews never tell you
>Message-ID: <1992Jul23.221655.18358@smallo.bo.open.de>
>Date: 23 Jul 92 22:16:55 GMT
>References: <1992Jul22.041743.9806@sinkhole.unf.edu>
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>shite@sinkhole.unf.edu (Stephen Hite) writes:


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>>   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 00 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.

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>I have an Eizo (which is the nanao in german) 9080i with the same
>symptoms. I gave it back to get a new monitor, but got a letter from
>Eizo, which said, that these 'moire' (thats the word with 'm' :-) )
>pattern are a characteristic for 17" monitors. My solution is to have
>a 'cornflowerblue' root window...

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>Bye, Olaf

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>-- 
>Olaf Klein      smallo.bo.open.de       2:245/5800.12

I get the same patterns on a NEC MultiSync II at 800x600, with any color
that has red in it.  Just the way it goes, I guess.  Probably easier to 
see on a 17"
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