What is a 640x400 LCD TV supposed to do with higher resolutions ?

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Can that monitor also handle lower resolutions well? A lot of LCD monitors have terrible display if not used with the native resolution...

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Yeah I know how it works, but do you know about this particular Samsung monitor how it behaves? I have seen monitors that display non-native resolutions quite ok and some that make a horrible mess out of it.

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I bought the Samsung SyncMaster 2032MW and I think it's great! Thanks Krusher for the tip!

It shows non-native resolutions quite well!

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Sadly, apart from my monitor, I kind of still live in the digital stone age; I don't have a camera and my phone doesn't have one either...

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For reference I can tell you this:

I have connected to this monitor:
- PC (DVI)
- Amiga (VGA)
- Digital TV via SCART

And I will use the S-Video port for my Amiga when I get an RGB to S-Video adapter.

The monitor has very good image quality; for TV watching you need a good quality signal because the screen quality won't hide any of the noise.

Also there's the option to switch between 16:9 and 4:3 screen proportions with the included remote.

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True but the Samsung can display 4:3 in the correct ratio. It has a switch to do that. Besides that the non-native resolutions look really good!

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Yeah I know, but somehow this monitor does that really good. I have seen some TFT screens that really suck at this but the Samsung does a great job. Damn I need pictures to show you ;-)!

Only "problem" is that I haven't been able to set a decent 320x240 resolution for now...

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The resolution isn't filling the screen enough (about a quarter). Must try some more tweaking in CGXMode.

This is no problem for AGA screens because those are connected through S-Video/SCART.

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Yeah I mean RTG modes; for playing around with emulators. For ScummVM I use 640x480 with double size screens.

The PAL screens work fine because they are handled differently; you do have to switch manually though but that's not a big problem for me.

EDIT: Don't put too much stress on me ;-)

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I'm in Friesland, I'll take a camera from work home tomorrow and make some pictures.

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Yeah Bopperdebop! I'm not Frysian anyway...

Will post some pics tomorrow!

So your vacuum cleaner really sucked! :lol:

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Some pics here...

I don't have a picture for AGA screens because I don't have the right cable yet but I tested the SCART and that works fine and you have a lot of options for screen size (4:3/16:9, Wide etc...). That will work with AGA screens too. I added a TV still so you can see.

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Yeah I think the translation isn't too bad ;-)!

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Yes, I'm happy with my purchase. Very good screen quality and vivid colours. Also no ghosting during fast animations; good monitor!

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I'm sorry you have a bad experience! I'm still very pleased with my 2032mw. I use it as my TV as well. I don't have any problem with the build quality; mine has a very sturdy foot and stands very stable.

About the picture quality; as I showed in my pictures (which are like I said of RTG screens), they are of good quality, at least in my opinion.

I still have to try AGA screens; I'm waiting for my S-Video adapter to try it. I will post when I have more info! What connection did you use for the Amiga to the monitor?

Once again I'm sorry you had this bad experience; I feel kind of guilty...