Amiga Monitor

[kr0nique]

Hi,

I'm a newbie in this realm, I used to play on amigas all the time, loads and loads of awesome games. I then went to PC's and windows for a long time and now I've found myself running Linux and have just inherited 2x Amiga 500's

One of them doesn't have a monitor.

I want to know if there is anyway of interfacing the Amiga with an old run of the mill PC monitor?  my instincts tell me no... I have to get an original Amiga monitor... but I thought I'd ask anyway in case some one is in the same boat.

Thanks !!

[Gavilan]

Hi Kr0nique!! welcome aboard!!! Hope you have fun here!!

Regarding your question, i assume you cant use a normal pc monitor.
Just curious...with the machines you inherited...dont you have a modulator??  Small box you plug on the back of the A500, it allows you to connect it via RF to a normal TV...

Or...you will have to hook to an Amiga monitor...1084 for example.

If you need more help dont hesitate!!!! Just ask!!!!

Saludos!

Seba
 :-D  :-D  :-D

[EdKing]

They made an adapter which plugs into the RGBVideo port on the Amiga that lets you use
a VGA moniter, (there is on on eBay right now) the trick is finding a moniter that syncs
at 15 khz. You can also use an Amiga 520 RF Modulator, which lets you hook the Amiga to
a TV. You will see them on eBay fairly often.

Ed King
 

[Hyperspeed]

You can buy a Scandoubler which is a box that plugs into the 23-pin
video port and doubles the 15Khz Amiga output to 31Khz PC monitor
frequency.

They are expensive if you get a Scandoubler/Flicker-Fixer all in one
unit (the flicker fixer stops interlaced screens flashing in Hi-Res
Laced)

Alternatively, you can get the silver Commodore VGA box and run your
machine in Multiscan Productivity - don't think this would work with
games though.

I have an EZ-VGA Plus and there are many more Scandoublers for
Amiga->PC monitors.

If you want games on it maybe try the Philips CMK88II (can anyone
remember that one!?) and the old Commodore 1940.

The best 15Khz monitors though are the Amiga badged Microvitec 1438
(14"), Microvitec 1538 (15" with integrated speakers) or the
Microvitec 1701/1764 (17").

:-)

Hyperspeed wrote:

If you want games on it maybe try the Philips CMK88II (can anyone remember that one!?) and the old Commodore 1940.
The best 15Khz monitors though are the Amiga badged Microvitec 1438(14"), Microvitec 1538 (15" with integrated speakers) or the Microvitec 1701/1764 (17").

You forgot the Commodore 1942, who has a dot pitch of
0.28mm. Compared to the Commodore 1940's 0.39mm dot pitch,
that's a big improvement!
 :-D

[Hyperspeed]

0.39mm dot pitch on the 1940?

On a 14" monitor that'd be like looking through a cheese grater!

:-D :-D ;-)

Ha-ha, take a looky here:
www.amiga-hardware.com/1942.html
The 1940/1942 are 13". I have the 1942,
and I think it's better than many other
old Amiga monitors I have experienced.
 :-D