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Indivision AGA Flicker Fixer/Scandoubler
« on: September 18, 2008, 10:17:46 PM »
Just received and installed mine in my PAL A1200 system this afternoon. AWESOME piece of "kit" as the Brits say. Thanks to Joe at Softhut for getting this out so promptly. Couple of minor gripes:

1) Can not use harddrive bracket any longer and had to modify the RF shield to get it to fit. Did not modify it too badly however. Placed come non-conductive tape/foam on top of the Indivision card and velcro'd my 2.5" HD to what was left of the RF shield.

2) NO VGA MOUNT! In the manual it states "may supply if demand becomes great enough". BS. That should have been included from the get go. Oh well, damn dongle just flapping in the breeze. No biggy I guess. Just kinda of amateurish looking.

3) there is a scan line missing, but only down the 2/3's spot on the bottom right of my monitor. Have played around with settings to no avail. Not a huge problem given I use my machines mostly for gaming, but what gives? Am I missing something here or is this an undesirable byproduct of using this device?

4) Star Trek 25th Anniversary AGA no longer works. No matter the mode, memory usage, etc., my machine crashes an ugly Windoze type death. Wreaks havoc on the HD also until it finally settles down and returns to zippy A1200 normal.

All in all, so far, I am extremely happy with the output quality. The fact it converts PAL/NTSC images to the slop they are producing today is a miracle for ALL Amiga users  :-)  
 

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Re: Indivision AGA Flicker Fixer/Scandoubler
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2008, 02:50:13 PM »
I am using an NEC MultiSync 70 17".

Flashing the card with the latest software did not alleviate the missing 1/3 scan line IN DoubleNTSC or DoublePAL modes and only goes away if I fiddle with the settings using regular NTSC or PAL screens.  

The problem I was having with Star Trek was in the really high res screen modes. Dumming the machine down to "hi-res" PAL or NTSC seems to allow the game to run again.

NEW problem: after the machine is on for a good hour or two, I begin to notice some flickering small scan lines on the display. Leave the machine on even longer, icons will flicker, ghost, flash, etc. I've mounted my 2.5" HD way off to the right of the AGA card, thinking heat might be the issue. My A1200 has an A500 power supply, so there should be plenty of power going around.

Anyone else experiencing similar problems with their AGA cards after being left on for a while or do I have a defective unit?