A couple of Amiga hardware questions.

[drewz21]

Has anyone used this device and software?  If so, what are your thoughts on it?
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=440&osCsid=b9769e6404e67df7d7d66d3f80cc6f12

Also, is this device all I need to connect an A1960 monitor to my A1200?  Will it then display all modes possible for the standard AGA chipset?  Including games?
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=183&osCsid=b9769e6404e67df7d7d66d3f80cc6f12

Thanks to all!    

[Jose]

Regarding the 2nd, no it won't. It will only allow you to display the AGA 31Khz (or near) modes. 99% of Amiga games used 15Khz modes, even AGA ones.

[Matt_H]

Actually, the 1960 is a true, 15KHz capable monitor, so that adaptor will work for the full range of AGA.

Probably won't work with genlocks, though - they need the additional circuitry of a SyncStrainer or Commodore adaptor.

[da9000]

drewz21 wrote:
Has anyone used this device and software?  If so, what are your thoughts on it?
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=440&osCsid=b9769e6404e67df7d7d66d3f80cc6f12

I use a similar device (that I was using on PCs/Macs), with a 256MB Compact Flash card, and it's GREAT! Very handy for moving files from non-Amigas to Amigas with a PCMCIA slot like the A1200 and A600. I recommend getting one if you find yourself doing this often. Floppies aren't so much fun when trying to copy Doom wads lets say!

As for your 2nd question, what Jose said. So basically: if you want to view high res Workbench screens on a VGA (not sure what your A19xx can do), then this is the cheapest way. But for anything else (games, demos, many older utils), then it won't do. You need a scandoubler/flickerfixer ( Matt! When are you getting some? :-) )

[drewz21]

Ok, I'm a bit confused on the Commodore A1960 monitor then.  I thought it was compatible with all Amiga modes.  It seems 2 to 1 so far in opinions.  Any others?

Thanks for the feedback on the PCMCIA card.  I'm thinking it will do the trick for me since my A1200 is not on the network or the Internet.  What about making ADF's?  Is that difficult to do?  Are the ADF's what I would use with WHDLoad?

[Dragster]

Hi folkz,

The Commodore 1960 Monitor actually supports ALL amiga modes, 'cause it goes from 15KHz to 31 KHz.. it will display all amiga native modes as well as VGA modes, etc.

Dragster

[da9000]

drewz21 wrote:
Ok, I'm a bit confused on the Commodore A1960 monitor then.  I thought it was compatible with all Amiga modes.  It seems 2 to 1 so far in opinions.  Any others?

Remember, I said what I said about VGA, and said I don't know what your A19xx monitor can do. So since the others seem to know, then my stuff only applies to non A19xx monitors.

drewz21 wrote:
Thanks for the feedback on the PCMCIA card.  I'm thinking it will do the trick for me since my A1200 is not on the network or the Internet.  What about making ADF's?  Is that difficult to do?  Are the ADF's what I would use with WHDLoad?

Yes, it's very easy to make ADFs. And I believe that WHDLoad does indeed use ADFs by default. 99% sure. Google it.

[drewz21]

Ok, thanks for the clarification on everything.  Guess it's going to be ADF making time!!!

[AmiDude]

@drewz21

You won't need a scandoubler/flickerfixer.
The C=1960 will do just fine with all Amiga srceenmodes,
as it sync's from 15Khz to 38Khz:

C=1960