What I can say is that it is my personal opinion that the Indivision ECS is perhaps THE best product that Individual computers has released in the last 5 years.
I have one hooked up to my A600, prior to this my A500+ and I am truly delighted with its performance for the price.
yes you could buy cheaper <£20 deinterlacers / scan doublers - i.e. GBS8220 for example. and while that is a cracking bit of kit for the price - the Indi ECS is just delicious.
While on older LCD's the colours are washed and you can get tearing in the extreme, however that is true of even the most expensive up-scalers. Where the Indi ECS really shines is on newer LCD/OLED panels and of course Plasma and good quality CRT.
I have tested mine and the best / impressive results with my 42" Panasonic plasma (SVGA RGB), 19" AOC CRT and 27" LG LCDTV (via VGA RGB)
I can also say I get good results with my GBS8220 with the above devices however the Indi ECS has a very noticeable better output quality (and the GBS8220 does tear slightly on the LG LCD).
Where the Indi ECS really shines is in the added screen modes Hi-GFX and the beta Picasso RTG Chunky Mode - just astounding when one considers is only an A500 or A600 that its plumbed into - you could installed this in the A1000 or even the A3000, although there's something about Amber
All in all, given the pennies in the pocket and the option to buy an Indi ECS for the £80 - ish I would emplore you not to miss that opportunity - it truly is a great product and I still geek out over my A600
A600 Specs :-
[B]Processor:[/B]
020@16.7Mhz - ACA620
[B]Memory:[/B]
10.8MB FAST RAM - ACA620
2MB CHIP - A604
1MB MapROM (load kickstart images from hard-disk-device)
[B]Video[/B]
Indivision ECS [FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][B]8-bit, 15 bit, 16 bit chunky pixel modes[/B] (15 bit & 16 bits are converted) to 12 bits[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333] [B]Resolution from 320x200 to 1024x768[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333] [B]Video memory can be directly described by DMA chipset[/B] (up to 7.15 MB/s)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][B] All OCS/ECS screenmodes displayed and scan-converted[/B], output is always over 60Hz and flicker-free[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333] [B]Fallback to legacy flickerfixer-type 49.9Hz[/B] modes at the user's choice[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333] [B]Dual monitor support[/B] when two [B]Indivision ECS[/B] are connected together in one Amiga![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333] Optional [B]scanline emulation[/B] for retro-feeling[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333] [B]Video Toaster compatible[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333] [B]Re-configurable / re-flashable design[/B], new screenmodes can be added with a software upgrade[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333] [B]Highgfx[/B] support ( larger screenmodes )[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[B]Storage[/B]
4x Buffered IDE Fix (will upgrade to a IDE Fix Express) IDE -> SATA bridge
40GB 2.5" HDD
DVDRW (external SFF SATA)
Its quite ironic, I have just realized after typing this out that perhaps I should slap a "sponsored by Individual Computers" sticker on the bottom of the chassis!
So if you have the opportunity to buy an Indivision ECS then do so... I am pretty sure that once you plug it in and get going you will love your life!
