Suggestions for a monitor

[mazdaboi]

Hello all,

   I recently purchased an A4000 from Ebay to play around with... Sorta to remember the days back when I had an A1200...

   In any case, back when I had an A1200, I just used the composite video out and an older Commodore monitor...

   Seeing the DB23 connector on the A4000 sorta frightened me. lol...

   My question is this -- What's the best way to go about getting a monitor for my newly found A4000? I have several decent MultiSync monitors (NEC's and Sony's) that would probably work if I knew of an adapter (scan doubler? I dunno) that was decent... I guess my other option is to purchase an Amiga monitor from Ebay -- in which case, what models should I be looking for?

   Any suggestions would be appreciated. I looked at the Amiga-FAQ and found the section on monitors, but it didnt list many specifics as far as manufacturers or models of stuff I should be looking for.

Thanks,
Brad

[mazdaboi]

I thank you both for your replies. That got me on the right track. Seems that Ebay doesnt have any of those monitors listed above.

Unfortunantly I didn't get the little adapter dongle with my A4000 :-/ So it looks like Im at a standstill until I find a monitor.

Any particular model/manufacturer of a scan doubler that I could get somewhat easily?

I also have a Video Toaster card on its way to mess around with -- back when I first heard about Video Toasters I was too young and too poor to even think of getting one... It seems that they are now plentiful on Ebay and low cost. So I ordered one to mess around with too.

Thanks again for the pointers

[mazdaboi]

Everyone:

   I found this an internal FlickerFixer:

Power PC Internal Flicker Fixer

   It says it works on the A4000... Anyone have any experience with this unit? I would have preferred an external one, but they dont seem to carry one...

   From what I gather this will allow me to use a semi-normal monitor... Correct?

   They also have this:

FlickerFixer bundle

   Amy thoughts?

   I have kept an eye on Ebay the past few days and havent seen a decent monitor come up yet. I went to the .de version of Ebay and saw a lot more stuff, but I dont want to particularly run a 220VAC circuit from my laundry room behind my dryer to my computer room. lol.

Thanks!

[mazdaboi]

A couple people suggested to get a new video card and be done with it...

But I'm such an incredible newbie with this thing that I dont even know where to start...

I wanna just putz around on my Amiga... Play around on it... Maybe mess around with games a little...

Mostly I want to play around with its video capabilities with the Video Toaster 4000 card I have...

I'm not sure what sort of slot the VT4000 goes in -- I put it in the bottom one in my A4000... Is that the video slot?

If I get a video card, wouldnt that need to go there instead? Or can it go in another slot?

Im such a newbie.

[mazdaboi]

@redrumloa

Yes, I'm in the USA.

No, I dont have any cables. But Ive seen various Amiga video cables on Ebay.

If you have one you are willing to sell, I'd be willing to buy. Just let me know if you're willing to part with one.



Also sort of off topic but Im curious. On Ebay about the same time I bought my A4000 and the Video Toaster 4000 card, there was an auction for an A2500 and A500, video toaster card, video toaster software, and a bunch of other things. I purchased this, and have tried to contact the seller several times. since then... Not sure if he's gonna answer. In any case, my question is this: if he doesnt answer back, I'm going to have to purchase the software to play with... When I go to NewTek's site, all I see are several VT[3] bundles with hefty price tags around $5,000.00 USD... Are these what I would want?! (If thats the case, I might as well pack it in before I start because I can't pay anywhere near that much for just a hobby). Wow.....

[mazdaboi]

Wow!! That's awesome!!

They've exceeded their bandwidth for the month, so I ordered the CD...

That's very cool of NewTek to open-source it. Props!!