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- From: bmeyer@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au (Bernd Meyer)
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- Subject: Re: A1200 Flicker free?
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- Date: 11 Feb 1996 09:14:24 GMT
- Organization: Computer Science, Monash University, Australia
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- Paper Tiger (slntpaw@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
- : Hello again,
- :
- : I believe that there are those who understand and those
- : who don't.
- :
- : 1) The Amiga needs the ability to utilize VGA displays
- : at any scan rate. This is what the Gecko does.
-
- The Amiga puts out TV frequencies and has to have these converted
- to VGA frequencies in order to use VGA monitors. This is exactly
- what the TV card I mentioned does.
- :
- : 2) The TV cards within PCs only handle single modes not
- : multiple modes. Ours includes PAL, DBLNTSC, DBLPAL, NTSC,
- : PAL, and the Productivity Modes. The Gecko also sits out
-
- The TV card inside my PC can display PAL and NTSC modes no problem,
- DBLPAL and DBLNTSC are already at VGA frequencies and Productivity
- Modes are just the usual modes with less wasted overscan area.
-
- : 3) We are in the business of selling peripherals to the
- : Amiga community. Not the PC market. If you can find a
- : Amiga peripheral that does what ours does cheaper then buy
- : it. We have not reservations that this is a competitive
- : market.
-
- But as I pointed out before, buying an old 286 just for the purpose
- of using the card will still be a lot cheaper than the difference
- in price.
- :
- : I would suggest that before you comment you learn about what
- : you are commenting on. It saves alot of false messages.
-
- So what about the above points?
-
- Bernie
-
-