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Offline Ilwrath

Re: Original A1200, higher screen res???
« on: July 13, 2004, 08:02:34 PM »
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If not its no biggy really.


Well, you won't be able to with that monitor.  It only supports 15khz screenmodes, which, AFAIK, has no ability to do 800x600.  

On a 15/30khz multi-sync monitor (somewhat rare to find nowadays) the stock Amiga can display a somewhat flickery 800x600 by using "SUPER72 Super HiRes Laced."  It isn't fast, but it does work.  I used to use it as a picture viewing mode on my old A1200.  It flickered more than I cared for to use as a workbench, though.

Really, the best solution is tower the 1200, add a busboard and graphics card of some kind, and a scandoubler.  Then you can hook the machine up to a standard VGA style monitor.  Of course, it's a lot of work, and by the time you're done, you've replaced half your Amiga kit with new stuff.  ;-)  And it's not really a very cheap solution, either.  But, after all of that, you'll have a nice stable 800x600.   :lol: