stroyan@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Mike Stroyan) (01/28/89)
The Flicker Fixer is great with a NEC Multisync II. I have the two and love them. The cable that comes with the monitor is a perfect match for the connector on the Flicker Fixer. The screen appearance is very good with both interlace and non-interlace screens. The one problem that I have had is that the light pen interface is not useable while the Flicker Fixer is in use. That is no big suprise with the scan rate doubled. Mike Stroyan, stroyan%hpfcla@hplabs.HP.COM
lgreen@pnet01.cts.com (Lawrence Greenwald) (01/29/89)
Gap-Dragon@cup.portal.com (John T Manning) writes: > >I have an NEC Multisync II that I am using with my A2000 and am considering >the purchase of a Flicker Fixer board. I have read the reviews and it sounds >great but I would like to see some comments from real world users. Are there >any significant problems that I can expect to face with using the Flicker >Fixer and the Multisync II? How about minor problems? Thanks in advance. I've used mine for the last year and I find it really makes life a little easier (especially if you toggle workbench interlace on like I did). The only minor problem with the Multisync is the black border you will get around the screen. You can fix it vertically (via the V-size control knob) but there's nothing that can be done about horizontal (wish they had placed a knob instead of that stupid slide-switch!). I do hope you remembered to save the cable that came with your Multisync...you use that to connect the monitor to the Fixer board. Larry Greenwald UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd sdcsvax nosc}!crash!pnet01!lgreen ARPA: crash!pnet01!lgreen@nosc.mil INET: lgreen@pnet01.cts.com SNAIL:4545 Collwood Blvd, #52 San Diego, CA 92115 "I'm looking over a three-leaf clover that I overlooked be-three!" -Bugs Bunny
blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) (01/30/89)
From article <3772@crash.cts.com>, by lgreen@pnet01.cts.com (Lawrence Greenwald): > Gap-Dragon@cup.portal.com (John T Manning) writes: >> >>I have an NEC Multisync II that I am using with my A2000 and am considering >>the purchase of a Flicker Fixer board. I have read the reviews and it sounds >>great but I would like to see some comments from real world users. Are there >>any significant problems that I can expect to face with using the Flicker >>Fixer and the Multisync II? How about minor problems? Thanks in advance. > > > I've used mine for the last year and I find it really makes life a little > easier (especially if you toggle workbench interlace on like I did). The only > minor problem with the Multisync is the black border you will get around the > screen. You can fix it vertically (via the V-size control knob) but there's > nothing that can be done about horizontal (wish they had placed a knob instead > of that stupid slide-switch!). I've got the original (not II) NEC Multisync hooked up to a flickerFixer, and it does look great. The Hwidth switch on the top is nearly useless, but if you know your way around monitors and high voltage electronics you can get some width adjustment. Inside the case on the main (bottom) PC board there's a slug tuned coil that controls the horizontal size. With a plastic hex tool, turn this out until you can see the slug clear the inductor's body (the plastic tube the slug threads into is transparent). You've now got the maximum horizontal width possible, about 1/2 of black on each side of the image on my Multisync I. Remember that there's 20-30 thousand volts inside that case, so don;t try this stunt if you don't have experience playing with high voltage. Another flickerFixer/Multisync related trick is a switchbox. Someone else (sorry, I forgot who) suggested this, and it works great. I bought a DB-9 switchbox for under $20, and built a couple of cables. I've got a DB23-DB9 cable from the Amiga's RGB out to the switchbox, and a DB9-DB9 cable from the flickerFixer's RGB out to the switchbox, and then a DB9-DB9 cable from the switchbox to the Multisync. I was worried about loss of quality in the image with all that cabling but there's no image degradation at all (and I'm fussier than most about a good looking screen). Why would you WANT flicker? Well I don't exactly, but the flickerFixer does cause image breakup on objects that move horizonatally at a moderatly quick pace. This is noticed mostly in games, but you can see it by waving the mouse pointer around. Some games like Emerald Mine are horribly afflicted by this, but now I can switch back to the stock Amiga video. Oh, I also have to make a couple of tweaks on the H-center and V-height knobs when I switch from flickerFixer to Amiga video, but that only takes a couple of seconds. This switchbox arrangement could also be helpful to anyone wanting to use a VGA/EGA videocard on the bridgeboard with only one monitor. -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 Here: utah-cs!esunix!blgardne {ucbvax,allegra,decvax}!decwrl!esunix!blgardne There: uunet!iconsys!caeco!pedro!worsel!blaine "Nobody will ever need more than 64K." "Nobody needs multitasking on a PC."
tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson) (01/31/89)
In article <3772@crash.cts.com> lgreen@pnet01.cts.com (Lawrence Greenwald) writes: :Gap-Dragon@cup.portal.com (John T Manning) writes: :> :>I have an NEC Multisync II that I am using with my A2000 and am considering :>the purchase of a Flicker Fixer board. I have read the reviews and it sounds :>great but I would like to see some comments from real world users. Are there :>any significant problems that I can expect to face with using the Flicker :>Fixer and the Multisync II? How about minor problems? Thanks in advance. : : :I've used mine for the last year and I find it really makes life a little :easier (especially if you toggle workbench interlace on like I did). The only :minor problem with the Multisync is the black border you will get around the :screen. You can fix it vertically (via the V-size control knob) but there's :nothing that can be done about horizontal (wish they had placed a knob instead :of that stupid slide-switch!). : :I do hope you remembered to save the cable that came with your Multisync...you :use that to connect the monitor to the Fixer board. : :Larry Greenwald : :UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd sdcsvax nosc}!crash!pnet01!lgreen :ARPA: crash!pnet01!lgreen@nosc.mil :INET: lgreen@pnet01.cts.com :SNAIL:4545 Collwood Blvd, #52 San Diego, CA 92115 :"I'm looking over a three-leaf clover that I overlooked be-three!" -Bugs Bunny Will the FlickerFixer work well on a B2000 PAL Amiga ? What's the current "best buy" price for it? I saw an English ad at something around 280 pounds (= $500). Is that a good price? If you want to by-pass the FlickerFixer - is it just to plug the monitor cable into its normal place instead?
krag@cup.portal.com (Kevin Ray Grotjohn) (02/02/89)
For a monitor that is identical in pinout and connector to the Multisync, look at the Nanao Flexscan 8060S. IT has ergonomic adjustments in front, set these at MAX and the black border is 1cm instead of 2". Also has orange, color, and pastel switch that works with my Flicker Fixer. They have good service, before I bought it one of their techs called me at Home in response to a pinout question! Just a happy customer.. krag@portal.cup.com
afraser@ssibbs.UUCP (Alex Fraser) (02/03/89)
In article <4285@enea.se>, tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson) writes: > In article <3772@crash.cts.com> lgreen@pnet01.cts.com (Lawrence Greenwald) writes: > :Gap-Dragon@cup.portal.com (John T Manning) writes: > :> > :>I have an NEC Multisync II that I am using with my A2000 and am considering > :>the purchase of a Flicker Fixer board. > : > Will the FlickerFixer work well on a B2000 PAL Amiga ? > What's the current "best buy" price for it? I saw an English ad at > something around 280 pounds (= $500). Is that a good price? > If you want to by-pass the FlickerFixer - is it just to plug the > monitor cable into its normal place instead? [note -- heavy editing of above due to brain damaged inews, middle reply deleted] There is a PAL version of the Flicker Fixer -- it works fine. FlickerFixers plug into the video slot and do not affect the regular "monitor-out" in any way (ie, you can run TWO monitors if you like -- one off of the FlickerFixer's out and one off of the regular video out). To the original poster -- Flicker Fixer and a Multisync is an excellent combination! Interlaced workbench with morerows is quite impressive. It makes the Amiga "feel" like a workstation... (IMHO) --Alex -- ...{mit-eddie,pyramid,datacube}!mirror!ssi3b1!ssibbs!afraser