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Offline Oldsmobile_MikeTopic starter

A1200 Video Setup and Icons Questions
« on: May 26, 2003, 07:27:06 AM »
Hi there,

Well, now that I've got my old A1200 working again with internal deinterlacer and 19" ViewSonic monitor, can anyone recommend some screen modes that would work well with this setup?  Of course NTSC and PAL look great, and Euro36 works fine, too, but I'm not seeming to have much success with other video modes (Super72, Productivity, etc.).  My guess is that they're trying to up the scan rate from 15Khz to 31 via software, when I've already got the hardware installed to do this for me, and they aren't displaying right at all.  So I guess what I need is something that still thinks it's working at 15Khz, but at a higher resolution (800x600 or so would be nice).

Anything available on Aminet?  Or how could I use MonEd to adjust these settings?  I'd prefer not to use overscan.

Also, can anyone recommend software to remove the gray backgrounds from around NewIcons/GlowIcons under WB3.1?  Have tried NoFillNoDraw, but these still leave most of the gray, and the option in MCP just leaves icons with messed up colors.  Blame it on 10 years worth of installing hacks into this system, but the NewIcons preferences program just locks up when I hit 'save' or 'use.'

Well, thank you for all your help.  In the meantime, I'll be out in the garage pulling a transmission.  C-Ya.
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Offline Oldsmobile_MikeTopic starter

Re: A1200 Video Setup and Icons Questions
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2003, 05:19:10 PM »
@-D-
You're exactly right, thx for letting me know it's not just me!    ;-)   Nice ViewSonic monitor, it throws up a message telling me what the refresh rate & sync are, I guess it just can't sync down as low as Super72 - but yes, Multiscan/Euro72 etc., work fine upon further testing.  Out of curiosity, are you using a desktop 1200 case?  How did you route the cable?  (mine's just sticking out the side, for now...)

@carls
NIPrefs will load just fine, but when I select any option (save/use/cancel) I get a total system freeze.  Tried running it with nothing else loaded except MCP (which I needed for my assigns) and still got the same result.  Perhaps a ClassAct problem?  Will try reinstalling that one, but I don't suppose you could e-mail your prefs setup?

Much thanks, both.
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos