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Re: lcd rgb confusion.
« on: January 07, 2008, 01:53:08 PM »
You could use the Amiga on it's own with the TFT monitor with an RGB adapter (SYNC dongle)using VGA/DBLNTSC screen modes but it would only work for workbench and OS legal apps. It wouldn't work for most games.

That TV adapter as you say only does composite (for the Amiga side) and so the picture quality will be low.

If you have one, you may as well use the TV input on your PC gfx card as a free scandoubler.
 

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Re: lcd rgb confusion.
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2008, 06:45:21 PM »
No. That TV box is AFAIK not an RGB scandoubler.

The VGA input of the TV Box is only for 31KHz passthrough (i.e. a PC)
 

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Re: lcd rgb confusion.
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2008, 08:53:43 AM »
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monami wrote:
i don't mind composite for games but wanted 800x600 for the net.

You wont get a non interlaced 31KHz mode of that res out of an Amiga without a gfx card. In 31KHz modes at 60Hz the best you'll get is 640x480 + a bit of overscan.

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basically just wanted to know if i would be wasting my time  getting the rgb adaptor.

An Amiga rgb adapter connected to to the VGA passthrough on the TV box and using the workbench screenmode dblNTSC or VGA (both 31KHz modes) will work.