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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Amiga_Nut on December 11, 2013, 11:24:48 AM
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So if I wanted experiment with the double scan video modes on my A1200 could I use an adaptor on my Amiga video port to VGA converter and then plug in a VGA to HDMI cable and use the 30khz screen modes on my 1080p Plasma TV say?
It shouldn't degrade the signal too much and it should work right? Certainly should work with a standard DVI PC monitor too right?
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Might work. You will need some kind of active adapter, not just a cable. Try it and post your results! ;)
Of course you could also just get one of the new Indivisions and Kipper2k's HDMI cable and have a perfect display with all screen modes too, lol. ;)
Scroll down to HDMI adapter: http://kipper2k.com/amigaforsale/
Another option, doesn't your TV have a HD15 VGA input? Most TV's still do. You can always juse use the regular silver C= 23-to-15 adapter and try that. FYI, from past experience, plasma TV's make lousy computer monitors. Things that are supposed to be sharp and crisp (like text) look all blurry. Plasma is fine for movies and games I suppose, though. An LCD monitor or TV will look much better.
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Ahhh I should have said I am going to buy the TV now so assumed they wouldn't have VGA or DVI connectors as even PC graphics cards now come with HDMI ports so they probably just double the HDMI connectors on maybe.
I didn't know there was a cable lol I will check it out cheers :)
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Might work. You will need some kind of active adapter, not just a cable. Try it and post your results! ;)
Of course you could also just get one of the new Indivisions and Kipper2k's HDMI cable and have a perfect display with all screen modes too, lol. ;)
Scroll down to HDMI adapter: http://kipper2k.com/amigaforsale/
Another option, doesn't your TV have a HD15 VGA input? Most TV's still do. You can always juse use the regular silver C= 23-to-15 adapter and try that. FYI, from past experience, plasma TV's make lousy computer monitors. Things that are supposed to be sharp and crisp (like text) look all blurry. Plasma is fine for movies and games I suppose, though. An LCD monitor or TV will look much better.
Most all monitors include the tv tuner circuitry these days (even those at 24" and under).
Having just gone through this, I advise reading complete spec sheets before purchasing, based on your connectivity needs.
Even DVI inputs are vanishing in favor of multiple HDMI, because the push is to "smart" TVs with single connection.
Most quality minded people are against this move, but this is about business.
VGA is rapidly disappearing as an input as well.
So is Component, despite existing game/dvd units that use it.
Composite, s-video, and other older type inputs are becoming downright rare even by comparison to DVI, VGA, and Component.
A point someone made even about those recent models where you CAN find the additional circuitry...the quality of that circuitry may be lower, due the stress being on HDMI.
Translation: inputs other than HDMI may exist but be of low quality as the manufacturers feel it's basically obsoleted and merely something they need to include on a very temporary basis.
The older models will have the most circuitry and the better quality circuitry as a result.
Cabling is also disappearing from big box stores. In the last month, for example, all cabling except HDMI was removed from my local walmart supercenter, a huge store.
You'll most likely need to shop online or you'll run into 30 USD vga cabling only certified for 640x480. I'm not kidding. I've seen it right on the packaging from Belkin.
Buy gear head (sometimes called "block") VGA cable online for about 1/3 the price of the low end vga selling now in big box stores. I get crystal clear text on LED with those, but again...it might be the circuitry as well as the cable quality.
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I'll most likely use a plasma if I can because I like the picture on new 1080p plasma panels for movies. LCD colouring looks as natural as an old IBM laptop to me in comparison to plasma.
So bearing in mind only plasma panels made in the last 12 months are worth considering I will likely be stuck with whatever new models are around now.
The ideal solution was a panel before HD TV era that did 1280x1024 which is an exact multiple of 320x256 and 640x512 ie full screen PAL Amiga modes so that should be the best solution for newer screen technologies.
I bet everything will still look nicer on my 36" Panasonic CRT TV ;)