Digital BW, The Print

" But its native resolution is only 
1200x1024"

Hmm, sounds like a consumer type monitor for surfing the net and things,
definitely check the refresh rate too!  If it's low, like 60 or so, it might
drive your eyeballs crazy, at work I run my monitor at 85 and my eyes are
fine.

Dell has some nice ones with higher refresh rates on sale too!  You might
want to give them a look.  I think they have an 18inch going for $530.  That
will probably be my next computer.  All though my Gateway has served me well
for sure. 

I wish I could see one of the Formacs in person too, let me know what you go
with.

Jim


-----Original Message-----
From: danhcmsinccom [mailto:dan_honemann@...] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:23 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] best of the LCD monitors

> Another Monitor I have been looking at is this one...
> http://www.formac.com/p_bin/

I've also checked them out.  The Formac 2010 plus custom spyder looks 
like a winning combination.  My concern is that this monitor has not 
yet been tested with the ATI Radeon 9700 AGP card that comes with the 
Gateway (although it has been tested with the Radeon 7500).  I asked 
if I could return the monitor if it didn't work with my video card: 
the answer is yes, but I'd be hit with a 20% restocking fee (plus 
shipping charges both ways).  So it would be a gamble.

Is anyone using a Formac with the ATI Radeon 9700?

> trying to decide weather I should go with two 17 inch LCD's side by 
> side or one big 20incher...decisions...

Same here, Jim.  Gateway acutally offers an affordable bundle with 
its 700XL series: two 18.1" flat panels for half the price of the 
Formac 2010.  It's tempting.  I've seen that LCD screen (local 
Gateway store) and its a beaut.  But its native resolution is only 
1200x1024, and I'm not at all sure how flexible it is in terms of 
calibration (I rather doubt it has many options).  The Formac looks 
like more of a professional tool.  I just they sold through retail 
channels so I could buy one locally and test it out.

Dan



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