----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff de Ropp" <jsderopp_at_ucdavis.edu>
> To: <ammrl_at_chemnmr.colorado.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:55 PM
> Subject: LCD displays
Jeff,
> I looked at the archives but did not see any recent discussion of people's
> experience with LCD monitors for use with spectrometers.
> If any one can share their experiences, degree of satisfaction, preferred
> vendor/model/size of display, I would be appreciative. Please send
> responses to me and if there are more than a few I will post a summary.
As far as I am concerned, LCD displays are the only type to be considered
in an NMR lab. All of the problems with stray fields and the need for
shielding just vanish - Especially for labs with non-shielded magnets.
The monitor for our Avance 300 sits at about the 5 Gauss line of
our AMX 500 magnet. We are using an SGI 1600 SW, which is
expensive, but very nice. This is a digital monitor that requires a
special board in the computer, but I think that third-party LCD monitors
should work just fine on the analog RGB output from the SGI.
My P.C. sits about 2.5 m from the unshielded Avance 300 magnet, and for
that I use an LG StudioWorks 570LS LCD display. This is called a 15" display,
but has almost the same viewable area as a 17" CRT and only costs about
$100 more. At 1024 x 768 it is a very confortable display to use and gives me
back a whole lot of desk space back! For 1280 x 1024, I think you need to go to
the next larger size (18").
We are still using a CRT on the AMX500 as I haven't yet found a liquid
crystal display that will sync the wierd video output from the X32. Even with
multiple layers of mu metal shielding, I have a really ugly display. Has anyone
found an LCD that will sync on the X32???
Cheers
-Kirk
Kirk Marat, Ph.D. NMR Facility Manager
Dept. of Chemistry and Prairie Regional NMR Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-6259 FAX: (204) 474-7608
Email: kirk_marat_at_umanitoba.ca
Received on Wed Feb 13 2002 - 11:49:16 MST