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- From: gbohling@herbie.unl.edu (Tiresias)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: c64 video to sVGA converter.
- Date: 26 Jan 1996 00:13:20 GMT
- Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln
- Message-ID: <4e96b0$mho@crcnis3.unl.edu>
- References: <4e198k$529@cloner2.ix.netcom.com> <p14vim1ehqy.fsf@hugin.cling.gu.se> <4e64ia$kin@reader2.ix.netcom.com>
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- James Chamblin (jamesch@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
- >In article <p14vim1ehqy.fsf@hugin.cling.gu.se>, MagerValp@Goth.Org
- >wrote:
-
- >>what's the use? you still loose all the quality going through the
- >>pc... connect your 64 to the tv with a scart cable instead... cheaper
- >>and better,
-
- >true, but the whole idea is to have one monitor for all your computers
- >instead of one for each computer. I've never seen an interface for
- >connecting a C64 or any composit signal to a VGA monitor. Actually I
- >was suprised by the quality, a little worse than a 1702, but much
- >better than a TV or RF modulator.
-
- >------------------------------------------------------------
- On the other hand, RGB to composite conversion is quite common on most
- platforms; you could convert all your signals to composite and run them
- into a 1702 or similar. Then you could buy/build rather cheaply an RCA
- plug master switch box to toggle between computers. Sure, your PC output
- might be worse than a VGA would display, but... :)
- -tiR
- gbohling@herbie.unl.edu
-
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