Does the A520 RF Modulator (used to be referred to as Y-connector) work with PAL 500+

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IF I have a little converter box that's PAL to NTSC separate...  I already bought it.  Wanted this neat Amiga 500 + that has that 8375 newest version Agnus in it.

If that for sure isn't going to work, is the 23-pin to 9-pin cable the standard monitor cable for Amiga?  I bought a converter that's called CGA to VGA/SVGA and it's DB-9 to DB-15 since the 9-pin doesn't go into any PC monitor.  Of course I'll still need an NTSC booter for NTSC games and probably a monitor that displays PAL if I have to go that route.  I think one of my old monitors might have PAL but really not sure.  I'm betting no.  So the best case scenario would be that the PAL to NTSC converter that takes RCA (yellow for video, red & white for audio) will just work with the A520.  I don't see why it wouldn't but I'm a positive thinker.  My goal here is to get this A500+ PAL working and I already have enough PAL games and if anyone has an NTSC booter for a PAL amiga (floppy copy for sale), and the NTSC to PAL booter as well if you got it?  Let me know.  The coolest solution would be to get a PAL Amiga monitor but that's another 2 weeks and more money :/ and I do not have my NTSC Amiga monitor anymore of course otherwise I wouldn't be asking this.

The gentleman I'm waiting on that to come from says no A520 won't work on a "PAL Amiga" and that would be very bad for me because I have the video converter as long as video is coming out.  BTW: he said black & white with scrolling it'd show up like.  Isn't that what an unconverted PAL looks like on NTSC TV/monitor?

I will let you know what the conclusion was with the A520 whether good or bad when the thing comes.  From Budapest, Hungary to Minneapolis, MN US is a long long way :confused:

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Oh no I saw this thing.  It was REALLY expensive at least on ebay.  I'd imagine that would be around the same price most places.  I think it was over $100 the listing I saw.  Just no chance of getting that no way.

I got schill bid out of a Philips CM8833-II monitor at the last minute.  It was in the last 30 seconds and I would've ended up paying $70 US probably including shipping.  But they threw in an insane 105 GBP (192 USD) in the last 30 seconds.  So I sort of didn't want it that bad and it looked ugly.

My friend advises I should try to get a Commodore 1960 monitor.  Is this the great best Amiga monitor made for Amiga's ever or no?  Opinions?

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What about the Microvitec M1538?  Please just rattle off what monitors you like.  Not just the last poster, BTW thanks I am glad to hear at least one opinion that there isn't some immaculate monitor you must buy for Amiga games.  OMG they're so sharp etc and regular monitors can't handle the graffics even though it's from early 90's and is 16-bit :p

1084S monitors are way easier to find.  Should I just get one of those instead.  I do believe that's the one I had back in the day (early 90's).

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Gaming is what any Amiga 500 I own is dedicated to.  There's still some cool Amiga utilities that were once ahead of their time.  I still think I like Deluxe Paint IV better than any art utility I've ever played with.  Hah yes $20 would be cool.  Maybe even Craigslist.  Problem here is the shipping with these things adds so much to the cost making it unreasonable to order used ones.  I'm going to get whatever Amiga monitor I can get a good deal on basically.  BBOAH does list that Phillips 8833-II as being an Amiga monitor but that seller wasn't willing to let one go for 31 GBP plus 40 GBP shipping so guess I won't be getting from him (guy who schill bid at last second very obviously.  He even relisted the same monitor already.  I yelled at the guy and he said "i've got another one going up tomorrow you can bid on.  The guy who bid 105 GBP paid.  Ya right!)

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Voltage conversion wasn't a problem.  Waiting for a Commodore 1960 in the mail.  Also does my A4000 (new box I picked up (old but new)) not work with the A520 because it's probably got too late a version of kickstart installed? It's trying to output 31kHz horizontal maybe?

Also I'm going to put in another thread this machine, the A4000/040 has a key on the front.  Like a locking key.  And I was able to open the machine up to upgrade it without owning the key but I'm quite worried I don't have a monitor for this thing yet and I don't have this key thing as the seller didn't provide it with the computer.  It turns on and registers there's a HDD there but I'm kinda worried a bit till I can see a display, because seems like none of my floppies really get properly accessed.  Not even sure if this thing works yet.