From: victor@inqmind.bison.mb.ca (Victor Laking)
Subject: Re: Info on NEC 3D Multisync monitor
Organization: The Inquiring Mind BBS  1 204 488-1607
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myers@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Myers) writes:

> > I am looking for any info I can get on the NEC 3D monitor.
> > I know that it is a multisync but that is about all.
> > I plan on buying one second-hand in a while depending on its specs.
> > 
> > Does anyone know the min/max frequencies, whether it is interlaced, 
> > non-interlaced, or both, video compatability, etc?
> > I have seen a reference to it being .28 pitch with 1024 X 720 resolution 
> > and that it supports SVGA from one source and that it doesn't support 
> > SVGA from another source.  (Neither source seemed to have much reliable 
> > info so I don't want to take a guess.)
> 
> I'm at home right now, and so am away from my monitor files; the following
> is off the top of my head, subject to revision, worth-what-ya-pay-for-it
> sort of info.  If you don't hear from anyone who has spec sheet in hand,
> e-mail me and I'll look it up.
> 
> If I'm remembering correctly, the 3D is a 14" 0.28 mm pitch multisync that
> covers at least VGA (31.5 kHz horizontal, 60 Hz vertical) to 1024 x 768 
> 60 Hz (which is going to be about 48 kHz horizontal).  It may go somewhat
> higher than that on the horizontal, but you won't be happy with anything
> beyond 1024 x 768 on a 14" 0.28 tube; you probably won't be too thrilled
> with the 1024 x 768 on this tube, but it *will* sync up and display it.
> (I prefer at least a 16" 0.28 for this resolution.)  Since SVGA is 800x600,
> it'll do that too.  The horizontal range probably goes lower than 31.5, but
> I don't know if it goes all the way down to straight NTSC-rate TV (which need
> about 15.75 kHz sweep).  As far as "video compatibility" (if I'm reading
> the question right: it won't take anything but analog RGB inputs.  In other
> words, it has no way to decode NTSC or Y/C video inputs.  You would need
> some sort of board to to this conversion - like the sorts of things that 
> let you display NTSC on a VGA display.
> 
> Hopefully, now, I'll see this response of mine, and it'll remind me to
> look this stuff up and confirm it.  (Or force me to post a hasty retraction!)

Ok, I was under the impression that it accepted digital input.

I still don't know for sure if it accepts BOTH interlaced and 
non-interlaced as I have gotten conflicting info.

victor@inqmind.bison.mb.ca
The Inquiring Mind BBS, Winnipeg, Manitoba  204 488-1607
