New Amiga monitor

[sturulez]

Hello

I am looking at replacing my commodore 1084s monitor as it has appeared to of died.

Instead of buying another CRT monitor I am looking at getting a LCD monitor.

Can someone please advise what adapters I will need and what sort of LCD monitor I will need to get.

Thanks

[sturulez]

Thanks for the reply.

Is there a brand or a specific monitor I should get or would I be better at getting a LCD TV?

I just use the Amiga for Games. I'm looking for a screen that is about the same size as my commodore 1084s

I've seen there a few adapters on eBay. Can anyone recommend any?

Thanks

[sturulez]

I've seen Amiga kit do SCART to Amiga cable.

Is the the picture quality of SCART better than S video output?

[sturulez]

@ Sturulez

Just buy the 17" BenQ BL702A or19" BenQ BL912 LED monitor. They produce crisp screens. Don't hack your system with an internal scandoubler/flickerfixer. Many heat related problems (lock ups and such) are due to that SF/FF crap.

If I was to purchase one of the above. What would I use in connecting it to my Amiga 1200?

[sturulez]

Thanks everyone for your input.

Im still sitting on the fence deciding weather to get a LCD TV or a LCD Monitor. I suppose with LCD TV the setup is easier as all you need is a SCART converter cable?

If I was to purchase a monitor I would only need the following?

•             Amiga RGB to VGA Monitor Adapter
  

• Dual Phono To Stereo 3.5mm Socket Audio Cable
  

[sturulez]

Yeh I suppose CRT would be the better option.

Then again if I purchase a second hand CRT amiga monitor there is no saying how long it will last. Taking into consideration of the age of the monitor.

[sturulez]

The Benq BL702A LED monitor cost only about 81BP (113 Euro) by Amazon UK.
Maybe he can afford it!  

Ive seen the LED monitors on Amazon and looks a pretty decent price to pay for replacement. I have seen someone selling a Philips CM8833 colour monitor for under 100BP. Which I think is a quite good.

Would anyone else in my position go for a philips CRT over a LED monitor?

[sturulez]

Maybe a fuse was blown and the picture tube is still perfectly fine?
Do you get any power at all, or completely dead?
Of couse, fuses usually blow for a reason (like something went wrong
with the monitor's power supply) but that's more promising to fix
than the tube.

When I turn the monitor on the red power LED comes on. Sound works fine when trying to to load a game from floppy disk. There is no image on the screen. I have also touched the screen after turning it on and off a few times, and found no static on the screen.

[sturulez]

Has anybody ever had a old amiga monitor repaired? If so is it a heafty price worth paying for?

The problem with my current commodore 1084s is.

The monitor powers up
Red LED comes on
Sound works okay
No picture just a blank screen.
No static appearing on screen.

[sturulez]

Thanks for everyones input. I managed to get the monitor fixed from a local TV repairman.

Turns out there was a cracked circuit board somewhere near the flyback transformer. Didnt cost too much to repair. Thought it would be worth it in the long run. Will consider connecting a LCD monitor and see what output I prefer. :-D