What is the official A500+ monitor?

[sim085]

Hi,

When my A500+ came to my family it came without any monitor. At first we connected the A500+ to our television set and after that we connected it to an older Amstrad CPC 464 monitor through an RGB converter. Now I was thinking to actually buy a monitor for my A500+ however I do not know what was the (sort to speak) the official monitor for it. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks and Regards,
Sim085

[sim085]

I personally did a small research on this. My opinion is that the Commodore 1084 is the most official monitor for the A500+. However there are so many versions of it!! and I cannot figure out what the differences are and which one of these versions is mostly related the A500+ (since if I am not wrong it was also available for the A500).

Thanks for your reply,
Sim085

[sim085]

The 1084s image on amiga-hardware.com is different then the one on the link provided - I guess as you suggested there where different models of the same type.

Also what do you people think of the 1084s-D1? Or this came later then the A500+ (I do not know why I like that one more then the curvy 1084s).

Regards,
Sim085

[sim085]

Yes but there are so many versions of the 1084s that it is hard to pick one!

[sim085]

This is the one I like most What are the numbers behind the 'S' for this model? Because as I said there are many variants of the 1084S!

Thanks again,
Sim085

[sim085]

Thanks to everyone for the replies. I made a quick search on eBay and the price is not that high, however shipping is too much. I will wait to see if something in the UK or other parts of Europe becomes available and check what the shipping costs would be.

Thanks again,
Sim085

[sim085]

Hi Sorry to bring this up again... but had another question!

If I buy a 1084s monitor then what will the picture quality be? Will it be something like this:

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/photo.php?lid=2533&cid=1
(Amiga.org site in the background image is very pixilated)

or will it be better? If it is like the above then would there be any way to improve it?

Thanks and Regards,
Sim085

[sim085]

So considering I have an A500+ can I do anything to solve the flickering? I saw on eBay some flicker fixers but do not know if they are related!

[sim085]

And also not with a 1084s monitor ... right?

[sim085]

Hi again,

I bought the 1084s (I hope D1 and not D2) monitor from Germany. I do not know if it will turn on or not when it arrives. However I wanted to ask something. Is there anything to keep in mind before connecting it to my A500+? Also could I just change the plug from the Germany 2-pin style to the UK 3-pin style? In Malta (the country I live in) electricity plugs is the same as that in the UK, i.e. - 3-pin.

Regards,
Sim085

[sim085]

Hi,

Wanted to ask another thing about the 1084s. In some photos (like this one: http://www.amiga-hardware.com/display_photos/10842sd1_1_sm.jpg) the front door has a small elevation on it, while in other photos (like this one: http://www.amigau.com/aig/newa500.jpg) the front door does not have this elevation. Does this mean anything?

Thanks and Regards,
Sim085