Monitor cable for Amiga 500

[EmDzei]

Yo!


I was very lucky to got four Amiga 500 and one Amiga 1200HD. What kind of monitor cable it use? I got one Philips and one Commodore 1084 original monitor too.

Philips seems to have normal Scart female plug on backside. Commodore have two kind of RGB holes (TTL and Lin.).

I am not sure does any of them (Amigas) work, but that the reason I took all five to build one working machine. Problem is only now the cable; where to find it or where to get instruction how to make it myself.


-EmDzei

[leofoe]

The Philips works fine with an RGB-SCART cable.You can make one yourself. The 1084 uses a DIN-connector on the monitor side. It was supplied with the monitor. As far as I know it is not sold seperately,

[motorollin]

I wanted to make an Amiga RGB->SCART cable but couldn't find a 23 pin D connector for the Amiga end. In the end I bought a ready-made cable from eBay.

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moto

[pVC]

Amiga to C1084:
http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/av/amigatoc1084monitor.html

And remember that Amiga to scart cables are bit different for video monitors and tv. I've heard that someone blew some tv-equipment with monitor cable, but don't know how true rumour it is

[EmDzei]

motorollin wrote:
I wanted to make an Amiga RGB->SCART cable but couldn't find a 23 pin D connector for the Amiga end. In the end I bought a ready-made cable from eBay.

I have looked the female 23-pin D-connector too very hard and seems there are any of them left. They have died with extinction.  ;-)

Some other n00bie question. Which monitor should be better: the Commodore 1084 or Philips CM8833 and why, and if we forgot the stereo. I think I plug stereo cables to my home stereo system anyway. Philips have Scart and Commodore have both 6- and 8-pin DIN: analog and digital. If Commodore if better so do I get better picture with analog or digital?

[pVC]

I don't know any technical facts or have much experience with more monitors, but I've had one C1084 for some time and tried one CM8833 with intention to buy it if it'd been better. I didn't buy it, because in my eyes C1084 looked better by picture quality and outward appearence too CM8833 had bit unfocussed colors at some parts and crt looked more rounder... also the power switch was in difficult place at back of the monitor.

[Lando]

EmDzei wrote:

motorollin wrote:
I wanted to make an Amiga RGB->SCART cable but couldn't find a 23 pin D connector for the Amiga end. In the end I bought a ready-made cable from eBay.

I have looked the female 23-pin D-connector too very hard and seems there are any of them left. They have died with extinction.  ;-)

http://www.rpelectronics.com/English/Content/Items/DBM-23.asp
http://www.rpelectronics.com/English/Content/Items/DBF-23.asp

http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/iec/DB23MS?
http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/iec/DB23FS?

http://www.ba-electronics.com/asccustompages/products.asp?ProductID=2442
http://www.ba-electronics.com/asccustompages/products.asp?ProductID=2447

http://www.amabilidade2002.com/computer3.htm

[K7HTH]

There is always...ebay.  :-D