1080 vs 1084

[Digiman]

Hello, I was just wondering which of these Amiga monitors is higher quality: the Commodore 1080 or Commodore 1084.  I know they have some obvious physical differences but which one in your opinion is sharper/clearer/higher quality/more solidly built?  Thanks.

Barney

The 1084SD (or 1084D? one that looks like the 1080 not the square looking sharp edged one) was terrible and blurry due to anti-glare coating, the regular 1084 has various CRT tubes.

The 14 inch Sony Trinitron of the mid-late 80s in white with RGB scart cable is what smart people purchased

(I owned both and had the Sony and 1084 running side by side and the difference was massive)

[Digiman]

I never had a 1084 but I had 3 1080s and they lasted 20 years before they died. I doubt these new HDTVs  or flat screen pc monitors will last that long.They built them to last back then. I know the 1080 was made in Japan, but were the 1084s made in japan too?

I have some early 90s laptops and the TFT LCD screens are perfect on them still.

[Digiman]

I don't recognise the aspect ratio problems of our American friends at all. Whenever I've used a 1084 or 8833, the screen has been filled both in 50 and 60 Hz modes. The monitor resyncs when you switch modes. Is this some 1080 specific problem or something specific to American 1084 monitors?

My 14 inch Sony Trinitron from the 8833 era did the same, 60hz mode on ST or Megadrive stretched the screen so no border.