roberts@nbs-vms.ARPA@caip.RUTGERS.EDU (03/04/86)
From: "ROBERTS, JOHN" <roberts@nbs-vms.ARPA> (1) I would be interested in having a monitor connected both to an Amiga (RGB) and to the composite video output of a VCR, so I could use it both as a computer display and as a high-quality television monitor. Is it possible to do this with a standard Amiga monitor? Would the Amiga monitor have a noticeably shorter lifetime than a typical television set? (2) Months ago, there was a lot of discussion concerning two types of monitors for the Amiga sold by Commodore. Are both types still being sold? If the sales people don't know, how can I tell them apart in the showroom? What are their comparative characteristics? (3) Has anybody tried using the RGB monitor designed for the C128 with the Amiga? Any success? Thanks in advance for any information that can be provided. (Standard disclaimers.) John Roberts roberts@nbs-vms.ARPA ------
cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis) (03/06/86)
> From: "ROBERTS, JOHN" <roberts@nbs-vms.ARPA> > > > (1) I would be interested in having a monitor connected both to > an Amiga (RGB) and to the composite video output of a VCR, so I > could use it both as a computer display and as a high-quality > television monitor. Is it possible to do this with a standard > Amiga monitor? Would the Amiga monitor have a noticeably shorter > lifetime than a typical television set? > An nice solution to the above question is the Sony KV1311. It has RGB, and composite video inputs. It also provides TV and composite video out (but no it does not try to convert RGB to composite video out) It works equally well as a VCR monitor, Amiga Monitor, and standalone TV. --Chuck -- - - - D I S C L A I M E R - - - {ihnp4,fortune}!dual\ All opinions expressed herein are my {qantel,idi}-> !intelca!cem own and not those of my employer, my {ucbvax,hao}!hplabs/ friends, or my avocado plant. :-}
Thomson@huey.udel.EDU (03/12/86)
From: Thomson@huey.udel.EDU > From: "ROBERTS, JOHN" > > (1) I would be interested in having a monitor connected both to > an Amiga (RGB) and to the composite video output of a VCR, ... > I have the 1080 monitor connected in just such a configuration and it works fine. In fact, the TV picture is very nice. I never saw the Monkees look so good. You can even put the composite out into your VCR (if it has this input) and send the composite out to your monitor to record the Amiga's output/play a tape. Of course, you'll get much better resolution using the RGB inputs of the monitor, but you may want the combination of using it through your VCR. Rich Thomson