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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Gary McCulloch on January 15, 2023, 05:03:04 PM
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Just picked up an A500 and A1200. Both power up and boot of the WB Disk. What I am looking for is a moder way to get them to hook to a HDMI TV and also add a modern hard drive or SD card for a hard drive. I know both these will have different options for a HD, the video hookup should be about the same.
For now, I use a Commodore 2002 monitor and the composite cable to view the computers. But I use that monitor for my C128. Suggestions please!
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The A500 doesn't have a hard drive controller built-in so that will be an add-on. The A1200 comes with a laptop-style IDE controller that can be adapted to either an SD card or, more easily, a CardFlash card. CF cards use an alternate pinout to the IDE protocol which is why I say it is easier.
As for the monitor, you'll probably want a scan-doubler to convert the horizontal sync rate to be 31 KHz instead of 15 KHz. There are cheap ones that are designed to be used with arcade cabinets but I've heard that European SCART adapters to HDMI are cheaper than Amiga-specific pinouts. Getting an adapter from Amiga to SCART might be easier too because Amigas are mostly European beasts due to Commodore's ineptitude in marketing here in the U.S.
Other, more expensive monitor options might be using component video inputs instead of HDMI. The adapter costs as much as the Amiga->SCART->HDMI combo but leverages the analog to digital conversion some TVs already have built-in.
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I would suggest the PiStorm32 for the A1200, will do everything you want, or if you after the classic feel, TF1230, 8Gb CF card. Video you have options of a scandoubler like the indivision Mk3, or RGB to scart to HDMI.
A500 again PiStorm or a TF536 and a RGB2HDMI, there are lots of options for all budgets! lol