New Recruit to the Amiga Ranks

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you have two choices here, go with a TV set which has some kind of video input and use a A520 modulator, or get a .htm]scandoubler and use a PC monitor. Scan doubler will give you better result, but will cost you more.

when going for the modulator, keeping mind that NTSC/PAL units are different, so you'll be wanting a NTSC one.

also this guy will be producing some s-video/component adapters for NTSC, it seems to be a good compromise of price/quality. (not really sure how much he will ask for them atm, but will probably be less than the scandoubler)

a scandoubler is universal though, so you may go PAL in the future if you want access to more European software.

btw, amiga mice are different to PC serial mice. Never ever connect a PC serial mice to your amiga, spare some bucks and buy a authentic amiga mouse.

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also keep in mind that getting a picasso or any other graphics card will only give VGA resolutions inside workbench only. Any application (read, any game, demo, software) using the native graphics chipset will switch the output to Amiga RGB output, taking you back to square one. If you're not interested in games/demos and stuff though, you'll be fine.

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yes, but also keep in mind that amiga monitors are OLD devices, and prone to failures anytime unless they're very well maintained (change caps etc). If you're going to pay more than 60-70$ (including shipment) I'ld seriously consider a scandoubler, which is more versatile, and will last longer.

I suddenly felt like a individual computers representative :lol: but yeah, it's the way to go, unless you can source a monitor/tv cheaply. :afro:

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The Picasso IV has a scan doubler and flicker fixer built in.  It shows games and demos on a VGA monitor perfectly well.

？ yeah but you forgot to mention they go for 300 to 400 bucks ...

Also you need to break the scandoubler module to use in a a2000 which is blashphemous ！:madashell: