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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
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Posted: Tue Jul  7 10:47:01 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 10-Jul-87 01:44:15 EDT
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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