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- From: ghazi@wizofhoz.uucp (Ozzie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Monitor for an A3000
- Message-ID: <ghazi.05gj@wizofhoz.uucp>
- Date: 15 Nov 1992 16:22:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov13.00303.11050@ms.uky.edu> kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron) writes:
- >My wife just bought an A3000 through the Creative Computers fire sale.
- >Now we have to go shopping for a multisync monitor. Up to now we've
- >pretty much shunned the pc-clone market, so I'm a bit ignorant of the
- >ins and out of such monitors. [Well, more than a bit. These questions
- >sound pretty dumb :-) ]
- >
- >The socket on the back of the computer is labelled "31 khz". Must the
- >monitor go at most this fast or at least this fast?
- >
-
- I was under the impression that you can use an RGB monitor on the
- 3000 because it had both a VGA and a RGB out. Now that lets you choose a
- monitor that's a lot less in cost than a multi-sync and works just great.
- If you plan on doing things that require the interlaced modes, like CAD/Cam
- applications then a multi-sync will give you a stable laced image, but it
- is not required to use the 3000. I think that an RGB mintor is about 1/3
- less in cost on average, at least in this area.
- As far as monitors go, there are many VGA monitors capable of
- scanning at 31.4 hz(thats the out frequency of the Flicker Fixer output),
- the RGB output is at 15.7 khz. A multi-sync can scan in multiple
- frequencies, for the Amiga you need one that can do 15.7 to 31.4 khz(that
- may be hz,but I'm not sure so I'll use khz). Commodore makes a multi-sync
- for the Amiga, the 1950/1960 series which will do nicely, I do believe they
- are 13 or 14 inches monitors, which I am using here.
- I choose this one because, most VGA Monitors I looked at had one
- fault, the image always had a black boarder around it that couldn't be
- removed or they didn't have controls for setting up the image area. Those
- that did were as expensive as the C= 1950, so there was no real reason to
- choose them over the 1950, which can also be used as a VGA monitor on a PC.
- The monitor I have is an old C= series (a 1950A) and has given no
- problems, so I would recommend it over most others. You can of course get
- better monitors that are bigger or have better image ability, but at a cost
- which will gag you. I would suggest you do as I did, look at the 1950/1960
- then look at any VGA monitor that can scan at the same frequecy and compare
- price with ability, you may or may not agree with me, but you will get the
- unit which most pleases you and your pocket.
-
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