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1084s Monitor as a preview video monitor on PC. Possible?
« on: November 10, 2008, 06:42:35 PM »
I've got this 1084s-D1 Commodore Monitor that I bought brand new in 1990 toghether with my A500, and I was wondering if it can be connected to a PC video card to use as a external preview monitor for video editing. Is that possible? For color correcting I think a monitor like this is better than an LCD, and Amigas always were good for video production.

If I build a custom cable will it work?
Besides it work or not, anyone with experience recommend this monitor for this purpose?

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Re: 1084s Monitor as a preview video monitor on PC. Possible?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 06:53:36 PM »
I see..., A year ago I build an Arcade Machine that uses an arcade monitor (15khz) with a PC. I remember I've used a little app called Soft15khz to output the signal. So maybe I had to do a similar work on the 1084s.

edit: thanks Crom00, I didn't remember the composite input on the monitor. I'll try that and see how it works.
 

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Re: 1084s Monitor as a preview video monitor on PC. Possible?
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 07:14:17 PM »
IT WORKS!!!!

Looks pretty good, now I'm gonna calibrate it for better color correction.

BIG THANKS!
 

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Re: 1084s Monitor as a preview video monitor on PC. Possible?
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 08:44:24 PM »
Thanks for the help as always! Can't believe I'm working with my Commodore monitor again!

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Re: 1084s Monitor as a preview video monitor on PC. Possible?
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2008, 09:55:44 PM »
As Chrom00 said, using the composite video-in instead of VGA, and plug it into the S-video out of the video card on the PC.

Like a TV-out!