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- CARL-ERIC CODERE wrote:
- >
- > Greetings,
- > I just bought myself an old Amiga 500 computer, but the o
- > monitor was entriely broken (1084S ? is that possible), I would like
- > to know, was this monitor able to do overscan (640x400x16c) proprely without
- > flicker (in that case I will repair it), or would it be better off to buy a
- > new monitor ?? (640x200x16c kills my eyes)
- >
- > Furthermore, I would like to know what resolutions are available on the Amiga
- > 500, with the Denise Chip, I'm not very experienced (my first foray in the
- > Amiga world), but I know there is a HAM mode in 320x200, will this work on
- > my computer ? And I would like to know if my computer also supports the
- > half-brite mode (and what it is exactly ?). Thanks in advance!
- >
- > Please if you could e-mail me the response at cecodere@andrew.sca.usherb.ca
- > it would be much appreciated.
-
- The standard Denise chip is only capable of 200 lines horizontal without
- flicker. Seems you can crank up the vertical resolution pretty well. You
- should either 1) get the ECS Denise and try some of the new productivity
- modes, or 2) get a flicker fixer for the A500. Either way, that old
- 1084S monitor is incapable of anything greater than 256 lines of horiz
- (PAL mode) without flicker.
-
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