Could this device make it "cheap" and easy to connect a VGA monitor on an Amiga?

[JimS]

I did find an RGB to component circuit on the web a few weeks ago. It didn't seem too difficult. Like you say, some resistors and op-amps.

[Ronmor]

I think this will work on a Amiga. There is more info on Ebay.http://search.ebay.com/4x3-Video-Switcher-Video-to-SVGA-Converter_Desktop-PC-Components_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQcatrefZC12QQfclZ1QQfromZR10QQsatitleZ4x3Q20VideoQ20SwitcherQ20Q26Q20VideoQ20toQ20SVGAQ20ConverterQQsacatZ3667QQcatrefZC6QQsacurZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsalicZ1QQfsopZ1QQfsooZ1QQcoactionZcompareQQcopagenumZ1QQcoentrypageZsearch
 

[shayes1981]

Definitely looks like it should work, especially if that VGA port isn't just a pass through.  That rigging up of stuff is what made the Amiga the Amiga, but sometimes you just want to make stuff work without hacking cables together  (Though if there really isn't any other way of doing it - give me the cables and I'll start hacking!)

[adolescent]

All I can say is you get what you pay for.  Don't expect great results out of a $40 scan doubler.  If you want a good RGB -> S-Video encoder you're looking at $100 minimum.  ~$200 for a quality scan doubler like the Micomsoft XRGB-2.

[shayes1981]

Probably true  However, I bet it's better than looking at an A500 hooked up through an RF modulator to a B&W TV!

That's how my Dad used his C64 for years, then he thought he had a brain tumor from using it, and looking at it on a bad screen.  He finally figured it out, and in 1984, he bought a 1702 monitor - which is sitting behind me right now hooked up to my VCR, and still makes a great tv!

[JimS]

shayes1981 wrote:
Definitely looks like it should work, especially if that VGA port isn't just a pass through.  

If you go to the manufacturer's site, you'll see that the VGA port is a passthru, so you don't have to disconnect cables when switching between your peecee and the game or whatever other source. Too bad. You could use this on an amiga with composite, or s-video. For RGB you'll have to build something.

BTW, on the manufacturer's site they have an interesting little gizmo.... it lets you use a gameboy advance as a composite monitor.... now that's cool.

[Srdjan]

- I have it at home , i tried to use it with my Amiga 1200,
the picture was very low quality ......

[FastRobPlus]

Srdjan wrote:
- I have it at home , i tried to use it with my Amiga 1200,
the picture was very low quality ......

Was that with the 1200's composite output?