On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Dwaine Thomas wrote:
> Greetings--
>
> I want to replace the monitors on our SGI O2 and SGI Indy with LCD
> monitors(18"-20"); we are moving to a smaller building which puts our
> monitors too close to the magnets. SGI says no way with the Indy and get
> an adapter for the O2 and buy our monitor for $2599. I recall seeing some
> discussion on this topic not long ago; I went through the archives but could
> not find what I needed. This may be aimed more at the Bruker folks.
>
> Has anyone gone to third party sources for these large monitors? What about
> the video cards needed? Cable and/or plug adapters needed? Results of your
> efforts?
We recently purchased a Sun 18.1" TFT LCD flat panel monitor in
conjunction with the console upgrade on our 500. It was about $2300
(educational price). By the time one would buy a magnetic shield for a
conventional monitor the total difference in expenditure is relatively
small. It has more useable viewing area than the 19" conventional
monitor it replaces. It is quite wonderful... sharp, bright, wide viewing
angle and not a bit affected by the magnetic field. It uses a standard
13W3 video cable so it should work fine with SGI O2 or Indy.
In my opinion this is the only type of monitor one should purchase for
an NMR system these days.
--Mike
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