Favorite Resolution && favorite monitor, sound, video, and capture (retro)

[Swift Griggs]

On Fri, 1 Apr 2016, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> I have couple of NEC Multisync LCDs as well, and they're nice because 
> although they don't have a composite input as such they will handle the 
> frame rates from older home computers.

I share your reasoning. I also use scan-doublers to overcome the lack of a 
14Khz refresh rate. However, the monitor will happily do the low 
resolutions of an Amiga or ST with a scandoubler.

> Lots of 1280x1024 here.  4 of them on one machine :-)

Whoa. What's the story there ? Are you using some specialized system or is 
just that they fit on your workspace well and you like multi-head? I have 
a friend who, after at least 6 years of keeping his triple 4:3 monitor 
setup in place, broke down and got him one of those ultra-super-wide 
gaming monitors. He says it's better for games (no seams), but worse for 
applications (can't split up the real-estate).

> I have a number of O2s - some with the "good" AV and some with the basic 
> version,

I used to have 3 O2s, but I've gone down to just one bad-dog top of the 
line R12k O2+. That's fixed my O2 lust issues. I just had to make "one 
good one." :-)

> Not the Origin, though it does make a good hair drier.

Lots of SGI's do. My old Octanes did, my Tezro does, etc... I wish I could 
find some audio-spec fans to replace these loud ones they come with, but 
it's harder than one might think.

-Swift