Intel mini with crt

when connected to a crt monitor, does it give murky/blurry image or pale colors like the g4 mini did?

I just got an s-video cable from maplins which when i used my toshiba 24" widescreen crt's setup menu and changed input to s-video, the quality was really impressive. it went from slightly pale to hi-contrast smooth and sharp. Definately worth investing in s-video, however i have not tried the G4 mini to see a comparison but it matchs very favourably to a powerbook 1.67.

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