RTG GFX card options for an A4000?

[mingle]

Hi,

I'm thinking of looking for a GFX card for my A4000, but am unsure which is the 'best' one.

There's info out there, but no real side-by-side comparisons...

I'd like the following features :-)

1: To be able to connect ONE video cable, which will display Amiga native and the GFX card RTG on the one screen.

2: Standard VGA connector and 31Khz output.

3: Up to 1280 x 1024 in 24bit colour.

4: Non-interlaced Amiga native screen modes.

Not asking for much, am I? :-)

Any suggestions or feedback from A4000/GFX card owners would be great.

thanks once again,

Mike.

[utri007]

Actually there is only one GFX card wich do all that, Picasso 4.

But you can get new GVP spectrum GFX card wich has a passthrough, but no flicker fixer or 1280x1024 screenmode.

How about nice lcd tv? Some of them accept video signal through vga connector and do flicker fixing

[mingle]

Hmm... So I bet the Picasso 4's are rare and VERY expensive then? :-)

I went through the saga of trying to hunt down an LCD TV/monitor, but here in Australia they seem to be almost impossible to find.

Mike.

[mfilos]

PIV are indeed rare beasts. If you don't wanna search for long time (you might get lucky though who knows), you can get an Indivision 4000 SD/FF along with whatever RTG you may find, and switch with a UMON RTG/AGA switch from AmigaKit, or for a little worse quality an KVM switch. That way you got 1 output for your Monitor and 100% RTG/AGA modes (with only glitch... that you have to use a switch)

[zipper]

Easy, the only solution in one piece is Picasso IV.
...well, being late....

[Tumbleweed]

Although the PIV is probably the best card for the A4000D with standard bus board and if you were willing to compromise have a look for a Cybervision 64 3D with scandoubler module. There is one for sale on amibay at the moment.

Weed.

[zipper]

As I had PIV and CV3D+sd/flifi in my A4000 concurrently, I'd say PIV is the better one but nothing to blame on CV3D either.

[utri007]

You could buy brand new GVP Spectrum gfx card

http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/hardware/accelerators/gvp_spectrum.html&cart_id=578997_32044

There is Picasso drivers and CyberCraphicks drivers for this

[zipper]

Regrettably it's older and slower technology and does just 800x600@24bit. But still a good card.

[utri007]

1024x768 16bit is possible

[Golem!dk]

I was very happy with the Picasso IV in my A4000, well worth getting if you can find one.

[stefcep2]

I have a Cv64 3d and scan doubler.  Works well.  A CV64 with the the 3D's scan doubler works faster.

[mingle]

Does the scan-doubler also remove the interlace flicker?

Mike.

[Tumbleweed]

I think it does. I use the CV64-3D in my A4000D and its works fine with LCD and CRT screens.

Here's one without the SD module for sale on Amibay http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5838  or with the SD module also on Amibay http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5820

Weed

[Amigaz]

I think it does. I use the CV64-3D in my A4000D and its works fine with LCD and CRT screens.

Here's one without the SD module for sale on Amibay http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5838  or with the SD module also on Amibay http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5820

Weed

The CV643D SD is a pure scandoubler, no flickerfixer and it's only a 16bit SD so you lack 24bit colour depth