Switching to Amiga

[SamuraiCrow]

The only GFX card for the desktop A1200 is the BlizzardVision which only works with a PowerPC accelerator card and is very expensive as such.

There is another accelerator with a graphics cardslot and sound chip being designed right now called the PowerVixxen from ACK Software Controls which is what I'm going to upgrade my A1200 to when and if it comes out.

[SamuraiCrow]

@sparky

If you look closely at my post I said "when and if" it comes out.  ;-)

[SamuraiCrow]

If 640x512 isn't high enough resolution isn't high enough for you you can boost the resolution horizontally to 1280x512 interlaced but it will be slow in super-highres mode.

Vertically will be the big challange.  You can use overscan to get a few more pixels vertically but I doubt a PAL display will go over 560 and still be completely visible.

If you have a "silver-box" adapter for the AGA chipset then you'll be able to connect to a VGA monitor and, depending on the monitor you choose, be able to get 800x600 super-high resolution.

The moments that a "silver-box" adapter will come in handy will be rare if you play a lot of games so a scan-doubler would be your next option and there are only a few available.