n350bq@tamuts.tamu.edu (Duane Fields) (08/27/90)
I have just got a 3000 and a Mitsibushi 1381 Diamand-Scan. When I try to use PROUDCTIVITY MODE, the screen becomes dark grey, the wb and icons are there, but the background color changes to a grey so dark as to make it almost unusable. Is this a config or hardware problem? Also, I think the crt maybe misaligned or something, as I cannot get a true overscan image, one side or the other reaches the edge of display.
drtiller@uokmax.uucp (Donald Richard Tillery Jr) (08/27/90)
If I am not mistaken, the productivity mode is only available on the 3000 through the 23 pin connector. This is because it must bypass the de-interlacer (this may also be possible through the other connector if you throw the switch to disable the de-interlacer). NOTE: Why, with the de-interlacer do you even care about the productivity mode? It eats bus time so everything slows down, and it limits on screen colors to 2 or 4 of 64 vice 2, 4, 8, or 16 of 4096! As for the boarder problem, that is the fault of the monitor (not bad, almost all VGA and multi-syncs have the boarder). I have the 2000 and just got the Flicker-Fixer and was mad as hell about that boarder. One of the boons to owning an Amiga was that we could cover the entire screen with video. I didn't pay $1000 (monitor + FF) to look at a boarder! I had a DiamondScan at this point (less than a week old) and promptly returned it for a 1950 which allows me to get almost overscan (2-3 pixels on each side). When your (and I'll do this to mine too) monitor goes out of warranty (not use voiding it) you can take it to a computer or TV repair shop and have them adjust the horizontal so that you can have true overscan, if you want (I certainly do). This brings up a question: The Flicker-Fixer actually only displays about 719 of the 750-768 hi-res pixels generated by the Amiga starting from the left edge. What this amounts to is that the lost pixels are all at the right. Any standard disk (game etc.) with normal preferences, sits the normal 640 by 200 WB screen to the right edge of the display video. I CAN just adjust prefs to the left, but then when I display overscan HAM pix, I lose the first few pixels and have nasty rainbow fringing on the left side. Not to mention that my adjustments don't matter for self booting programs. I called the designer to see if there wasn't a way to split the loss of pixels between the left and right sides so the video that was there was at least centered (and maybe the GURU wouldn't sit over to the right either). He said that was rather difficult from an engineering standpoint, but said he was working on extending the pixels to the right side. What I'm curious about is whether the de-interlacer in your 3000 has similar limitations. In 1.3 does a GURU sit to the right edge of your grey video area? (of course the 1.3 in the 3000 is NOT the same as that I'm running and they could have moved the GURU to the new center so this may not be conclusive) Any observations you might have would be appreciated since my friend with the 3000 has been rather busy as of late. Hope I've helped. _______ __________ _/____) ' __ /_/ / ' / / __ _ "N.I.N.J.A.J.I.S."-Me / \___/__/___/ |_ /__/__/__/_/_-_/__/_/ The Displaced Razorback. ___________________________________________/ Founder: IDGAFF Ltd. The Amiga Computer - "...a more fiendish disputant than the Great Hyperbolic Omni-Cognate Neutron Wrangler of Ciceronicus Twelve..." -D.Adams; Well, almost.
n350bq@tamuts.tamu.edu (Duane Fields) (08/28/90)
I tried disabling the enhancer, but to no avail. I considered the 1950, but I am a college student and I MUST have composite input for my VCR :) so the Mitsubishi won out. How much does the 1950 run now? I realize I could have gotten it for about $400 more with my CPU through the educational discount. But since that is a little late now, how much would I have to pay? Duane Fields
drtiller@uokmax.uucp (Donald Richard Tillery Jr) (08/28/90)
I paid $599 for mine through mail order but I DON'T recommend that route: I've ordered over $10,000 worth of merchandise through the mail that I couldn't get locally since 1985. Out of 7 monitors sent to me, only 4 were functional upon arrival. A 1080, and a 1084 arrived fine. My first 1950 was screwed out of the box and with the run around C= gave me on the phone I swapped it for a Mitsubishi. The first one had interference on the screen and completely died in a day. The second worked, but then I got the Flicker-Fixer and didn't want the boarders so I risked going back to the 1950. The 1950 arrived D.O.A. I took it the the then a week old local authorized repair center and they first told me that since I had mail ordered it, it was not under warranty. C= straightened this out (the first positive response from them) but the shop nor C= had the part needed so C= sent me another one. This one works fine and _almost_ has overscan licked. I'd suggest you go to a local dealer. Amazing computers in Dallas had a sale a couple of weeks ago for $589 (yeah I know cheaper that my mail order but I originally ordered it 3 MONTHS ago). That's about what it should be going for down there in College Station. Good luck! _______ __________ _/____) ' __ /_/ / ' / / __ _ "N.I.N.J.A.J.I.S."-Me / \___/__/___/ |_ /__/__/__/_/_-_/__/_/ The Displaced Razorback. ___________________________________________/ Founder: IDGAFF Ltd. The Amiga Computer - "...a more fiendish disputant than the Great Hyperbolic Omni-Cognate Neutron Wrangler of Ciceronicus Twelve..." -D.Adams; Well, almost.