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Re: Amiga 2000 monitor Question
« on: June 24, 2011, 11:37:10 PM »
If you can find a cheap Y/C genlock and are able to solder a cable you could use the 1702's S-video input for ~90% sharpness of the full quality RGB video.
Stay clear of composite - even if you do get color (A520) the blur is just about bearable for games.
 

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Re: Amiga 2000 monitor Question
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2011, 10:51:08 AM »
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I've tried various scandoublers (PicassoIV, Amber..) and none of them are as good as C=1084 monitor.
The colors are just not as vibrant. and its the same with LCD or CRT VGA monitors.

Actually, color reproduction is 99% a matter of the monitor. The A2320 (or the A3k) use the exact same Vidiot DAC, so coloring is identical. I even verified that back in the days when I owned a Mitsubishi EUM that could run both 15 and 31 kHz.

Color perception on a 'glare' monitor like the 1084 tends to be crisper, more vibrant. More modern CRTs usually have (or should have) an anti-reflectant surface which does damage the colors a bit. But I wouldn't call the 1084 a 'quality' monitor or 'the best' for that...

An LCD otoh is something completely different. CCFL lighting is fair at best. For a decent colorspace LED backlight is a must - and even then it's somewhat different.