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External 15khz to 31khz video converter?
« on: June 13, 2006, 11:46:38 PM »
I was looking for solutions that would allow me to use my 15" Flatpanel LCD monitor with my Amiga 4000 Toaster system and I found that Software Hut and Amigakit don't appear to carry the Toastscan boxes anymore.

Then a co-worker showed me this product from TigerDirect:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=674680&CatId=1427

The Kworld XPert TV LCD TV Box w/ High Res 1280x1024 output.

Basically it has 15 pin VGA in (Via included adapter cable) and 15 pin VGA out (As well as a host of other input and output options.) and it brings the "TV" quality VGA signal up to a frequency that standard LCD computer monitors can use.

The idea of this product was that you could turn any computer monitor into a television monitor with this little $69.00 box.

Will this work as a low cost scandoubler for the Amiga? Will this work on a toaster system?

Did I mention that it has Picture-In-Picture capability?!?!
 

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Re: External 15khz to 31khz video converter?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2006, 11:57:38 PM »
One person that wrote a review on that box also suggested this one as an alternative:

http://www.aver.com/products/tvtuner_AVerTV_box5.shtml#3
 

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Re: External 15khz to 31khz video converter?
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2006, 12:09:35 AM »
I don't have to use a composite out from the computer for my signal though. It supports VGA in. I have a 23 pin to 15 pin adapter, it just doesn't up the sync to 31khz.

The biggest concern (Unless the quality from the Amiga 23 pin video out) is if the image quality really would suffer.

Well, that and the VGA in would need to have the ability to recognize a 15khz signal in.
 

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Re: External 15khz to 31khz video converter?
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2006, 12:15:31 AM »
Ahh, that sounds disappointingly accurate.

Thanks ;)