das@ecsvax.UUCP (04/03/84)
What color monitors work with the 64 (and why)? Here's the problem:
Our dept uses an Apple II+ with a 19" Panasonic color monitor (TV
set without the RF pickup) for classroom displays. I wanted to
bring in my C-64 to demonstrate the Koala Pad and KoalaPaint to my
graphics class, and I assumed I could connect the monitor output
to the Panasonic with no problem. (At home I use a Zenith green
screen on the monitor port and my TV set when I want to see color
or hear sound.) ***WRONG!*** I got the barest tinge of color and
couldn't distinguish colors at all. I ended up lugging my TV to
the classroom, a lot more work than I bargained for.
It has occurred to me that I've never heard anybody mention color
on the 64 except with a TV set or a *Commodore* monitor. What's
special about the 64's composite video output that prevented my
use of the Panasonic? (Yes, I tried all the combinations of dial
and switch settings -- nothing worked. And yes, I plugged in the
Apple again and the monitor produced its glorious colors as it
should.) Help fill the gap in my knowledge of color video.
Thanks in advance.
David A. Smith
Department of Mathematics
Duke University
Durham, NC 27706
(919) 684-2321
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