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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: mingle on April 19, 2010, 06:57:07 AM
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Hi,
I'm thinking of looking for a GFX card for my A4000, but am unsure which is the 'best' one.
There's info out there, but no real side-by-side comparisons...
I'd like the following features :-)
1: To be able to connect ONE video cable, which will display Amiga native and the GFX card RTG on the one screen.
2: Standard VGA connector and 31Khz output.
3: Up to 1280 x 1024 in 24bit colour.
4: Non-interlaced Amiga native screen modes.
Not asking for much, am I? :-)
Any suggestions or feedback from A4000/GFX card owners would be great.
thanks once again,
Mike.
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Actually there is only one GFX card wich do all that, Picasso 4.
But you can get new GVP spectrum GFX card wich has a passthrough, but no flicker fixer or 1280x1024 screenmode.
How about nice lcd tv? Some of them accept video signal through vga connector and do flicker fixing
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Hmm... So I bet the Picasso 4's are rare and VERY expensive then? :-)
I went through the saga of trying to hunt down an LCD TV/monitor, but here in Australia they seem to be almost impossible to find.
Mike.
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PIV are indeed rare beasts. If you don't wanna search for long time (you might get lucky though who knows), you can get an Indivision 4000 SD/FF (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=864) along with whatever RTG you may find, and switch with a UMON RTG/AGA switch (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=50&products_id=565) from AmigaKit, or for a little worse quality an KVM switch. That way you got 1 output for your Monitor and 100% RTG/AGA modes (with only glitch... that you have to use a switch)
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Easy, the only solution in one piece is Picasso IV.
...well, being late....
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Although the PIV is probably the best card for the A4000D with standard bus board and if you were willing to compromise have a look for a Cybervision 64 3D with scandoubler module. There is one for sale on amibay at the moment.
Weed.
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As I had PIV and CV3D+sd/flifi in my A4000 concurrently, I'd say PIV is the better one but nothing to blame on CV3D either.
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You could buy brand new GVP Spectrum gfx card
http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/hardware/accelerators/gvp_spectrum.html&cart_id=578997_32044
There is Picasso drivers and CyberCraphicks drivers for this
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Regrettably it's older and slower technology and does just 800x600@24bit. But still a good card.
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1024x768 16bit is possible
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I was very happy with the Picasso IV in my A4000, well worth getting if you can find one.
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I have a Cv64 3d and scan doubler. Works well. A CV64 with the the 3D's scan doubler works faster.
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Does the scan-doubler also remove the interlace flicker?
Mike.
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I think it does. I use the CV64-3D in my A4000D and its works fine with LCD and CRT screens.
Here's one without the SD module for sale on Amibay http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5838 or with the SD module also on Amibay http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5820
Weed
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I think it does. I use the CV64-3D in my A4000D and its works fine with LCD and CRT screens.
Here's one without the SD module for sale on Amibay http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5838 or with the SD module also on Amibay http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5820
Weed
The CV643D SD is a pure scandoubler, no flickerfixer and it's only a 16bit SD so you lack 24bit colour depth