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- From: perjac@inet.uni-c.dk (Per Jacobsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: A1200 Flicker free?
- Date: 19 Feb 1996 11:10:43 GMT
- Organization: The Shadows' Parking lot
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- Bernd Meyer (bmeyer@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au) wrote:
- > Paper Tiger (slntpaw@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
-
- > : Our new Gecko product was designed to allow Amigas to
- > : utilize low cost VGA displays in most Amiga modes.
- > : While the Gecko is not technically a flicker fixer
- > : (we call it a video converter) it has a stabilizing
- > : effect in the more used modes like 640x400.
- > [...]:
- > : What is included with the Gecko is the main unit (about the
- > : size of a modem), power supply, and a cable (goes between
- > : the Gecko and the Amiga 23 pin RGB port). Street price
- > : somewhere around $400 USD.
-
- > PLEASE get real. I have in my PC a card that actually _is_ a flickerfixer,
- > and also contains a complete TV tuner with on screen display and all that
- > nonsense. It takes in 15kHz signals and outputs 31 kHz signals.
-
- You get real. Don't you think they made it as cheaply as possible? The
- amiga is a small market, and this unfortunately means they have to charge
- more if they want to stay in business. Sure 400 is a lot, but i would
- rather have some people who develop that not.
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