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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: dougal on April 09, 2009, 09:54:15 PM
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Hi ,
I have an A1200 connected to a commodore 1084S .
It has 16mb fast ram (im upgrading to 64mb next week)
Also has a Blizzard 1230 accelerator
I am running OS3.9
Its connected to the monitor using the standard Amiga RGB cable .
My current screen mode is :640x512 Interlaced
The resolution is great and the Amiga is still fast , but the flicker from the interlace is annoying .
Is there any custom screen mode i can set it to where it has NO interlace , still looks nice and actually fits on the whole screen ?
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PAL non-laced with max overscan - 724x283 - should be possible... I used to use that, it's not too bad. You might also try NTSC non-laced, again with max overscan, 724 wide and 240-odd high but at 60Hz for a slightly less flicky screen. The 1084S can't do much better (or much else).
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Tried it now .
It is still interlaced and only fills in the top screen .
meega wrote:
PAL non-laced with max overscan - 724x283 - should be possible... I used to use that, it's not too bad. You might also try NTSC non-laced, again with max overscan, 724 wide and 240-odd high but at 60Hz for a slightly less flicky screen. The 1084S can't do much better (or much else).
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dougal wrote:
Tried it now .
It is still interlaced and only fills in the top screen .
Then either you've done something wrong or your monitor is broken. :-)
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I think something is up with the OS3.9
Monitor works fine for games and works fine with my A4000 too (Using the same cable as of my A1200).
On screen prefs i doesnt mention PAL anywhere , there is just a list of about 6 or 8 different screen modes and thats it .
meega wrote:
dougal wrote:
Tried it now .
It is still interlaced and only fills in the top screen .
Then either you've done something wrong or your monitor is broken. :-)
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Copy the PAL, NTSC, and Euro36 monitors from SYS:Storage/Monitors to SYS:Devs/Monitors.
And make sure your startup-sequence has the line C:LoadMonDrvs
Euro36 might be a little less flickery.
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Thanks Matt ,
I tried them , but didn't like any of them .
Are there any hacks or custom downloadable ones that would do a nice job ?
I really need to buy the indivision , which i will when i have the money ..
Oh another question , is it true that with the indivision and connected to an LCD VGA monitor , games are jerky ?
Matt_H wrote:
Copy the PAL, NTSC, and Euro36 monitors from SYS:Storage/Monitors to SYS:Devs/Monitors.
And make sure your startup-sequence has the line C:LoadMonDrvs
Euro36 might be a little less flickery.
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dougal wrote:
Thanks Matt ,
Oh another question , is it true that with the indivision and connected to an LCD VGA monitor , games are jerky ?
Yeah the Indivision is the answer :)
As long as the monitor you're using will sync down to 50hz then you can run games without the jerk.
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get MagicTV from Aminet and you will get a more stable picture in interlaced 640x512.
the drawback is that the mouse pointer is black and the number of colors of the WB is limited to 16.
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16 colours is all you need for a decent looking Workbench. Use MagicTV until you get an Indivision AGA, it does help a bit.
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I tried it but for some reason it crashes my Amiga :-(
I must be doing something wrong because my Amiga is fine .
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WOW
It works wonders :-)
Only things that dont look so nice at 16 colour is the black mouse pointer and the Amidock .
But the rest looks great
And no flicker :-)
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There is a program called MonED that allows adjusting your monitor driver - but care must be taken! you can hurt your monitor if you push things too far.
Having said that - I have never killed a monitor, and it has an easy to use graphic slider type interface.
I use MonEd to tweak Super 72 on my A1200 (NTSC) for an 800/600 display with no flicker.
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motrucker wrote:
There is a program called MonED that allows adjusting your monitor driver - but care must be taken! you can hurt your monitor if you push things too far.
Having said that - I have never killed a monitor, and it has an easy to use graphic slider type interface.
I use MonEd to tweak Super 72 on my A1200 (NTSC) for an 800/600 display with no flicker.
Is that a 1084 monitor. Can you post your moned config file?
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I hate interlaced video... I used 640x480 on my C= 1960 monitor, and now 1024x768 with my Indivision AGA (Awesome!). I guess the 1084 will limit your options. It's a great monitor, just not for hires workbench.
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While the Indivision AGA is excellent ,
Is it a viable cheap option to get a small , say 15 inch LCD TV and connect the Amiga to it using RGB to Scart cable ?
When i connected my A1200 to my Toshiba 32inch LCD TV the display was great , even for games or Hi-Res workbench .