| From: | Brian E. Doe |
| Date: | 28 Jan 2000 at 04:05:35 |
| Subject: | Re: gfx cards |
From: "Brian E. Doe" <bdoe@lemoorenet.com>
On 21-Jan-00, Alexander Perez was heard muttering:
AP> CyberGFX was initailly done for p5 products, so yes CyberGFX will work
AP> wit the card. Picasso96 will also work with the card. It should be noted
AP> that each has it's pros and it's cons. I will have both when my CV64/3D
AP> finally ships, but I plan on only running CyberGFX on the CV64/3D and
AP> leaving the PicassoIV w/P96. Unless one of the two products really takes
AP> full advantage of both cards and starts to offer things the other API
AP> doesn't, I don't see myself changing the setup anytime soon.
What ARE the pros and cons of CgX and P96?
AP> No. This depend on the card. The P-IV has it's flicker fixer which sits
AP> in the video slot, or there is a Denise adapter that you can use if your
AP> video slot is being used by the Toaster. You'll have to investigate more
AP> on that adapter, I don't know much about it. The CV64 also has an
AP> additional flicker fixer which does the same. The Picasso II has an
AP> AmigaVideo input, and I think the Spectrum does also. These flicker
AP> fixers will take 15kHz signals and turn them into 31kHz signals for
AP> display on highend monitors. Don't know much about the pass thrus on the
AP> other cards, I assume the just pass the signal unmodified, and thus
AP> you'll need a monitor that can handle Amiga and VGA video.
The Spectrum card has just a straight pass-through. You need a
15kHz-capable VGA monitor. Also, it's important to note that the cable you
used to connect your Amiga to your 1084 monitor will NOT work with the
Spectrum, as the pinouts of the 1084 were non-standard. The Spectrum's
manual includes a pin-out listing of both the Amiga's DB-23 and the
Spectrum's DB-9 connectors, should you decide to make your own cable.
AP>> SOON I may be able to browse in FULL color for a change!! =))
AP> It's very nice, to bad our browsers are severly lacking. :(
A-Web (the latest version) handles 24-bit images flawlessly. No significant
slowdowns using the Spectrum's video modes (I have my browser set to
800x600x16.7M)
Regards
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