[comp.sys.amiga.misc] Amiga monitors in Germany

nfs1675@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil (Michael S Figg) (06/17/91)

A few questions on Amiga monitors in Germany.

A friend of my mother is going to Gremany and wants to get a monitor for
friends there that have a new Amiga. I promised some input on the pluses/
minuses of getting it here in the states or in Germany. For one I don't 
know what Amiga this is but am assuming a 500. Given the differences in
PAL/NTSC would it be better for my mothers' friend to g wait and get one
over there (probably a 1084S?) or could she get one here at a better cost
and only need a European type cable/adapter? Any input would be welcome.

Thanks,

---Mike

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peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (06/18/91)

In article <3287@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil> nfs1675@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil (Michael S Figg) writes:
>
>A friend of my mother is going to Gremany and wants to get a monitor for
>friends there that have a new Amiga. I promised some input on the pluses/
>minuses of getting it here in the states or in Germany. For one I don't 
>know what Amiga this is but am assuming a 500. Given the differences in
>PAL/NTSC would it be better for my mothers' friend to g wait and get one
>over there (probably a 1084S?) or could she get one here at a better cost
>and only need a European type cable/adapter? Any input would be welcome.

From my experience the problem is not PAL/NTSC or 50/60 Hz (this is
normally well in the bandwidth of a monitor), but power supply.
You must be sure to get a model that is 220 V capable. You see,
in the very first Amiga days, we all had those 1070 (or was it
already 1081?) monitors with a 220V to 110V transformer under the desk...

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