[net.micro.atari] Using Computer Monitor For VCR

wrd@tekigm2.UUCP (Bill Dippert) (01/14/86)

Has anyone used a Commodore 1702 Color Monitor as a monitor for a VCR?
What does it take to hook it up?  Just to RCA to RCA cables?  Or what?
Am interested in renting a VCR and would like to be able to use the 
monitor for the picture.  I realize that this does not have too much
to do with computers, but did not know what other groups there were
to address.  

Thanks,
--Bill--
tektronix!tekigm2!wrd

kmeis@drupa.UUCP (MeisK) (01/15/86)

I use a commodore color monitor for my computer and for my vcr by 
utilizing the switch on the back of the monitor that switches between
the composite video hookups on the front of the monitor, and the 
luminence/chroma hookups on the back of the monitor.  Use a standard
shielded patch cord for the vcr hookup on the front.  I use a seperate  
amplifier for the audio so you may want to verify that the switch also
switches audio.  The picture quality is excellent.

JRCooper.PA@XEROX.ARPA (01/15/86)

Bill,
Re:  using a Commodore 1702 Color Monitor as a monitor for a VCR

You shouldn't have any problem using plain RCA-RCA stereo cables, but
for optimum results you should use 75-ohm coaxial cable with RCA
terminations.  For the audio portion of the signal you should stick with
the regular RCA phono lines unless the input requires something
different.

Jim Cooper

P.S. there is a videotech-info group

jrg@hpda.UUCP (Jeff Glasson) (01/16/86)

I have hooked my 1702 up to my VCR.  Just use the audio and video inputs
on the front on the monitor.  All you need to do is hook the video output
of the VCR to the composite input on the 1702 and hook the audio output
to the audio in on the 1702.

Make sure you flip the input selector switch on the 1702 to the "composite"
setting.

Jeff Glasson
Hewlett-Packard ISO
ucbvax!hpda!jrg