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Offline Legerdemain

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Re: REQ: Someone Mass-Produce Scandoubler/Flicker Fixers
« on: October 11, 2005, 09:54:50 AM »
Well, I think it is a good idea, although very uncertain concerning the eventual sales. Though, the market, at least now, doesn't seem to be saturated at all when it comes to scandoublers/flickerfixes. However, I didn't notice this demand before the 4:4:8 issue was recently re-introduced here on AMiGA.org... after that very post it all seemed to explode.

I have an internal ScanMagic in perfect quality, but it only produces a 4:4:8 output and it looks terrible when it comes to AGA. I, for one, can't understand why this problem never have been adressed before, widely, not even when I asked around for what scandoubler/flickerfixer to get hold of. The problem seemed non-existent. I can't remember how I got hold of them, my current is the second one I have owned with the first one being an external, but neither of the times I got adressed with this very 4:4:8 issue before buying it. When I realised it, it seemed like no-one even had noticed it... really odd.

My point, though, is that I am actually thinking of selling it off. I have got no use for it whatsoever, because I am more than satisfied with the picture quality that a RGB-scart produces. It is next to perfect. Only thing is that I can't have it all on one screen (like when using a switch together with the Voodoo3 and the Scanmagic), but considering that AGA games and demos looks ugly a switchless solution seems like a rather small problem.

So... I would for sure buy a new scandoubler/flickerfixer if some were produced, but it would have to support 8:8:8, otherwise I don't really see the point. I want it to show off AGA perfectly, nothing else, and if it can't, then why bother?
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