Andrettigto
Experienced Member
...I don't see the line of reasoning that says that it was the long persistence phosphor that was the monochrome display's key advantage...
I don't know about it being the key advantage, but it was one advantage over CGA for TEXT. I only mentioned the monitors persistence as one of the reasons IBM's monochrome display lookes so good. Static images were easier on your eyes over a long period of time.
Yes, its character set was also far better than CGA, but knowing all this many users still wouldn't let go of APA graphics.
...Using a CGA on a really good monitor was worse than using a mediocre one...
So you're trying to say that a poor dot pitch will help smooth out the low res. font? Any pixel bleed's a bad thing resulting in poor focus and eye strain. If you were to set-up a side by side comparison, I'm sure you would feel different about that.