kurt@fluke.UUCP (Kurt Guntheroth) (12/12/83)
If you want to pay $800 for a color monitor that can do 80 columns in color
then fine. The Commodore 1701 monitor, at $269, is about 20% better (my
own opinion) than the $400 Amdek color monitor. Also, you can get a
perfectly acceptable 80 column display in Black and White by connecting
only Luminance to your 80 column board (All 80 col boards for the c64 are
B/W anyway).
Remember the fundamental limitation in displayable columns is in the 64, not
in the monitor.
--
Kurt Guntheroth
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
{uw-beaver,decvax!microsof,ucbvax!lbl-csam,allegra,ssc-vax}!fluke!kurtmcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP (12/16/83)
#R:vax2:-83100:uiucdcs:36100020:000:320 uiucdcs!mcewan Dec 15 12:39:00 1983 I've seen 80 columns on a Commodore monitor and it's nearly as clear as 40 columns on a color tv. Speaking of which, I've seen ads for a $20 device called a "color sharpener" that, it is claimed, makes the display on a tv as good as a monitor. Does anyone know anything about this? Scott McEwan uiucdcs!mcewan
barnes@mprvaxa (12/19/83)
About the sharper picture on a tv: There is a box called VID (Video Improvement Device) described in INFO-64 (Fall 1983). It plugs into your 5 pin video output and goes straight to the RF connections on your tv. They say the degree of improve varies from 0-90% depending on the tv. They had 'before and after' pictures in the article and the improvement was quite dramatic. It's hard to tell with photographs, though. Mail me if you want the price and name of the company. I don't work for the company that makes VID, or INFO-64. I just read the articles. -- Michael Barnes Microtel Pacific Research ..!ubc-vision!mprvaxa!barnes