Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!ecsvax!ranger From: ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Wanting an Apple //gs Message-ID: <3501@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Jul-87 10:47:01 EDT Article-I.D.: ecsvax.3501 Posted: Tue Jul 7 10:47:01 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Jul-87 01:44:15 EDT References: <3374@ihlpg.ATT.COM> <4150001@hpfcph.HP.COM> Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service Lines: 25 Summary: Sony KV 1311 CR In article <4150001@hpfcph.HP.COM>, gillam@hpfcph.HP.COM ( Larry Gillam) writes: > > There was a previous posting that recommended purchasing a Sony 13" monitor > instead of the Apple monitor. Are the display characteristics any better, or > is it just cheaper? If anybody has purchased one of these Sony monitors, I > would like to hear of their experiences concerning cabling, physical > compitabiliy(does it fit on top of the SPU?), etc. > I have used the Sony KV 1311 CR. This monitor has about the same or slightly better picture quality than the Apple brand (Hitachi built) monitor. It has a 14 inch screen as opposed to 11 for the Apple. The 1311 has a TV receiver and wireless remote, they have a model 1310 that has only the monitor for about $100 less. Since the picture tube is bigger, the monitor is bigger. It is a little bulky but it will sit on top of a //e or //gs (hanging over on 3 sides). The cabling is an issue, but the local Apple dealer already has a local company making cables for it. The May (?) Computer Shopper had an Article in the Apple seccction showing the wiring for a cable for this monitor. The local cable that I got doesn't connect the sound to the monitor's speaker but the CS article shows how to do this (you have to add a resistor to the wire). I would say anyone who pays $500 for the Apple monitor is nuts. The Sony offers many more features for the same price. Rick Fincher ranger@ecsvax