How to Use an A2320

[paul1981]

So I got a Viewsonic VA1912wb.  It's not a great monitor but it also detects no signal; and purportedly supports 50hz - someone (please) feel free to contradict me there.  It's starting to look like the problem is with the card itself.

Have you tried 60Hz yet (NTSC) ?

[paul1981]

Your Amiga won't mind or even know that you're using the A520 and/or the A2320 output or even the mono composite output.

As Mike said earlier, if you'd like the best picture on a VGA monitor you'd be best to purchase an IndivisionECS.

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=918

If you want a new monitor, then you might want to read this thread from start to end:

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?72457-BenQ-BL702A-perfect-monitor-for-amigas

BenQ BL702A does work with the Amiga series without anything extra, but you will need a buffered VGA converter adapter for your Amiga video output port on 'big box' Amiga's, as yours is an A2000. Read the last page regarding the Dell monitor... it gives the best picture by far but it doesn't remember screen position!

I'd sway towards an Indivision. But, how about getting a 1084S or something for the authentic experience?

[paul1981]

Could I be misunderstanding the purpose of all this?  I just wanted a higher resolution display mode.  Currently I'm also locked into max 16 colors.  I just assumed this was a limitation of composite output mode.

It sounds as though what you're looking for is a Zorro graphics card. These will give you higher resolution screen modes in Workbench with more colours. You'll be also wanting a CPU expansion to drive it though, so there's more expense...