What´s the use for an x-tension ProVideo card ???

[Effy]

I want to know what you can do with this x-tension ProVideo card. According to Amiga.Resource it is :

deinterlacer
-max 640×512 PAL resolution at 70 Hz
-no overscan support
-works in the A4000 but only in 12 bit (4096 colours), no AGA and ECS compatibility
-9 pin DSUB connector
-delivers sync-on-green signal
-not compatible with genlocks
-configurable with 16 DIL switches
-sandwich card



Can I use this as a gfx card in my A4000

[Piru]

Can I use this as a gfx card in my A4000

Since it's not a gfx card, I doubt it!!!

[Effy]

Does this scandouble only the 640x512 screenmode to a vga monitor

[BenShep]

If it only delivers a sync-on-green signal you may have to hunt down a sun monitor to use it?

[Effy]

So what has the card been sesigned for  :-?

[Piru]

It's a deinterlacer. It removes the interlace flicker by buffering the alternating frames (much like those "100Hz" TVs I guess).

[Effy]

Okay, then I am lucky that I didn´t buy THIS auction. Thanks for the useful help !!!

[Ilwrath]

So what has the card been sesigned for

Looks like a scandoubler for an A2000.  Would pull a base NTSC or PAL frequency into range of a VGA display.

Doesn't support AGA or ECS screenmodes, though, according to the description.  So if you need to display a basic 16-color workbench on a VGA display, that is your card.  Otherwise, it doesn't seem to have much use in a more modern system.