Some questions about the Minimig.

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arkpandora wrote:
Hi,

I am considering buying a Minimig, but as I am not a specialist I would like to ask you Minimig users/specialists some questions/confirmations.

1. Can you confirm that the scan-doubled signal is digital, in other words that especially animation quality is identical to the one of an Amiga with a CRT video monitor or an Amiga through a Picasso IV's scan-doubler for example, and not the ugly animation quality I get with LCD TV/monitors scan-doubling analog Amiga input ?

2. Can you confirm that you need a 50 Hz monitor ?

3. Can I expect some games/demos to work perfectly although some others don't work at all, in other words can you confirm that what prevents some games/demos from working doesn't harm others in any way ?

4. Is it worth waiting for a possible update of the Minimig before buying one ?

Thank you for any help !

RE Question 4.

It could be argued that that attitude got the Amiga in the state it`s in now?

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arkpandora wrote:
Well, good question - I mean good answer.

Not as far as I'm concerned, as if I don't receive any answer I will buy one, and if the answer is "Yes" I would only wait because I already have what I need - that is a classic Amiga.  Anyway I don't think that waiting potential customers had any influence in the Amiga's destiny, as they are not a distinguishing feature of the Amiga, or only as a consequence of other factors, which as far as I'm concerned were and would still be a reason to buy an Amiga.

Fair enough.  I was just remembering a rant that CU Amiga Magazine had in it`s last issue.  It was basically blaming A500 owners who didn`t upgrade as the cause of Amiga development stopping.  I would agree with that statement.

However, a quick glance at one of the polls on this site reveals that most people`s first Amiga was an A500.  So without the A500, there would have been no Amiga user base in the first place!!

I started out with an A600 (all my mates had A500s).  It looked soooo much better than the A500 - shame about the lack of edge connector though.  Then after a few years I got an A1200, then several more A1200s, then an A4000. Yipee!!