Commodore 2002 monitor question...

[elinscheid]

I have an old Commodore monitor model 2002. Will that be sufficient for my Amiga 1200 or will I need to get a different monitor? I don't know if it would support all the different resolutions that this newer Amiga can output. The last time I used the monitor was with my old Amiga 500 and that was about eight years ago.

Thanks

[elinscheid]

Well I finally received the power supply for my A1200. I connected it to my Commodore 2002 monitor and there was no picture. I disconnected the monitor cable and used a composite cable instead and the picture worked. I'm not sure if there was a problem with the cable or the monitor. So next I am going to purchase a VGA adapter and use one of my older multi-sync monitors instead.

[elinscheid]

Maybe the cable is bad then. If I can't get my 2002 to work with my A1200 then I will simply use that monitor with my C64 instead  :-P

[elinscheid]

Thanks for the help. One more question. I see on the back of the 2002 there is a switch that says RGB Mode. Which position should the switch be in? I tried all three positions.

[elinscheid]

So does 15KHz allow for the greatest compatibility? I have seen some RGB to VGA adapters that mention they work with 35KHz.

[elinscheid]

I didn't know about the switch under that flip down panel....if that's all I need to do then I am going to kick myself!!! I won't have a chance to find out until I get home tonight. Thanks again for all the responses.

[elinscheid]

Ok! So, I flipped the magic switch and voila, it works. I did notice though, that any interlaced resolution I chose has an absolutely horrible re-fresh rate that hurts my eyes. All the non-Interlaced resolutions are perfectly fine, except that they are not the resolution sizes that I want to use.
Shouldn't this monitor handle the different resolutions? Perhaps I simply need to run some sort of program to make things right?

My Amiga is supposed to be a NTSC version. The monitor was purchased in the US.

The different options I seem to have are:
640X400 Interlaced
640X200
320X400 Interlaced
320X200
1280X400 Interlaced
1280X200

[elinscheid]

Does being nostalgic mean suffering from optical induced seizures? :crazy: Sorry, I'm being whiney. So what colors should I use to minimalize the effect?

The good news is that the games I've tried look brilliant.
Now it's time to install WHDLoad and hunt down some more Amiga games.