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- From: tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: MONITORS FOR A3000 FOR 2.1's 800X600 mode
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.122127.11162@enea.se>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 12:21:27 GMT
- References: <1992Dec11.134153.14614@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
- Organization: Enea Data AB
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- rmwhapham@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu writes:
- : In article <1992Dec9.231547.249@tc.cornell.edu>, stlombo@eos.acm.rpi.edu (Steve J. Lombardi) writes:
- : > HELP! I just purchased an A3000 with 2.1 OS. I would like to hook
- : > up a 15 or 16 inch monitor that will display the 800X600 mode
- : > without flicker. My 3000 has not arrived yet, and I'm hoping
- : > to purchase a monitor before it does. As I don't get to read this
- : > group often a reply via email would be appreciated. I will summarize
- : > and repost any and all responses here. Thanks. Ohh. I guess I haven't
- : > really stated a question! Can someone reccomend a decent monitor
- : > for under 1000$ that will support 800X600 without flicker?? What is
- : > the scan rate produced by this mode?? Thanks in advance.
- : >
- : > --
- : > Steve Lombardi
- : > stlombo@acm.rpi.edu
- : > --
- :
- : 800x600?! I hope you can prove me wrong, but I don't think 800x600 is an
- : offered resolution (an overscan setting, perhaps?). Anyways, ANY multisync
- : monitor can handle this resolution (including CBM's 1950 and 1960). To have
- : this flicker-free, output would have to be 31.xx kHz (the output of the A3000's
- : de-interlacer).
-
- You are wrong, but the problem is that it introduces YASR (Yet Another Scan
- Rate) which is in the twenties. Most modern, better monitors can't sync to
- that. I beleive Commodore's can, but I don't mention them in the same
- sentence as "modern, better monitors":
-
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- Tommy Petersson tope@enea.se Enea Data AB, Sweden
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