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- From: wblock@rapidnet.com (Warren Block)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: SVGA monitor problems
- Date: 23 Jan 1996 15:07:06 GMT
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- Philip Chung (ee95pyc@brunel.ac.uk) wrote:
- : Hi all,
-
- : I'm having some problems in getting a new multiscanning SVGA monitor to
- : work with my Amiga 4000. It's a 15" monitor with all digital controls.
- : When I select Multiscan Productivity from my 15kHz monitor, switch off
- : and connect my new monitor, I get no display. The monitor seems to go
- : into energy saving mode as soom as the Amiga has finished booting up.
-
- Productivity mode actually outputs at 29.4 KHz. The VGAOnly monitor
- driver may affect this, pushing it higher. Many newer monitors won't go
- below about 30.5 KHz, since they are sure that nobody would need it (argh).
-
- : The monitor works on a PC, where the frequency is displayed as 38kHz.
- : And the monitor from that PC, with manual controls (14") works perfectly
- : with the Amiga.
-
- : Could it be that my new monitor is stricter with scan frequencies?
-
- Yes.
-
- : I've
- : ordered a Picasso board now, but would like to know why one monitor
- : works and not the other. Could it be something to do with the digital
- : controls?
-
- Not really, except that digital controls are generally only found on
- newer monitors that won't sync any lower than 31.5 KHz.
-
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