RE: Compare Amplifone and WG?

OK, my turn.

>Mark J. wrote:
> The Amplifone tube has a higher resolution, thus the vectors
> look sharper.
>

This is true most of the time but not always. There are early
model Amplifone monitors that are low res. Unfortunately, I have
one.

<snip>
 
> The G08 is (I believe) considered the "fastest" vector
> monitor (something
> to do with the slew rate). If you put a WG XY in a G08 game,
> it will not
> be able to keep up in some situations, and thus cause distortion.
>
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> I don't know anything about the WG64xx.
>

I've compared the performance of the WG 19K6401 and the Electrohome G08
monitors when I was getting Al K's Top Gunner 2 board running. The G08
worked fine with my Sega stuff but when it was run by the TG board there
were stray and bent vectors all over the place. It couldn't keep up with
the drive signals. The 6401, on the other hand, displayed everything
fine. I'm also fairly sure that the WG uses a medium res tube (19VNJP22).
I don't have any specs for it but it had the 'crispness' of a medium
resolution Amplifone.

> So to sum it up, Amplifone is the prettiest, G08 is a
> workhorse, and the
> WG is a good general purpose vector monitor.
>

I'd have to rate them in this order:
#1 WG 19K6401
#2 Amplifone (MED res)
#3 Electrohome G08
#4 Amplifone (LOW res)
#4 WG 19K6101

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Received on Wed Jan 5 13:13:43 2000