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Re: Amiga 1200 Advice
« on: May 07, 2007, 08:04:25 AM »
I use a flickerfixer with my A1200 and have OS3.9 installed. Standard resolution I use is high-res interlaced with maximum overscan (something like 724x566 pixels or so) and it works great. The monitor I use is a 15" Compaq CRT and the image is very crisp, although you have to keep in mind the refreshrate is 'only' 50 Hz and therefor you will keep a slight flicker.

Anyway, if you want to keep your A1200 in its standard casing (like I do), you can either use the standard 1084 with a maximum usable resolution of 640x256 or you can go for a scandoubler (preferably with builtin flickerfixer) and use a 'normal' more recent monitor.

If you want to go for an LCD-screen, check if the screen you want is usable with your Amiga. Many LCD-screens cannot handle the Amiga's 50Hz signal very well and will give a distorted result on your screen.

Oh, btw, if you want to look for a turbocard for the trapdoorexpansionslot of your A1200: the Blizzard 1260 (with an optional SCSI-hostadapter) is, and will most likely remain, the best card you can fit in a non-towerized A1200. No, I will not sell mine... ;-)

The choice between a card with a 68030 or a 68060 not only depends on the speeddifference, but also on what you want to do with your A1200. The 68060 is less compatible, but much faster compared to an 68030.
Life sucks. Then you die. Then they throw mud in your face. Then you get eaten by worms. Be happy it happens in that order... My Amiga 1200