scandoublers/flickerfixers ( The missing links)

[IOWASURFER]

Man what does a Amiga hobbyist...
have to do to get a /flicker fixer/scan doubler
who do you have to kill or inherit who's estate man
they seem as rare as hens teeth or golden eggs..

I have been checking ebay all summer now fall??
Running several 1200's have a couple
flat screens and want to show the kids Amiga can be cool!

--Joe

[RW222]

First you have to charge up your karma by humping my leg or sending me an '040 or '060 A1200 trapdoor accelerator...

Then a magic fairy will appear and give you this link...
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/video-vga_adapter.html

[Damion]

IOWASURFER wrote:
Man what does a Amiga hobbyist...
have to do to get a /flicker fixer/scan doubler
who do you have to kill or inherit who's estate man
they seem as rare as hens teeth or golden eggs..

I have been checking ebay all summer now fall??
Running several 1200's have a couple
flat screens and want to show the kids Amiga can be cool!

--Joe

See my first post in this thread.

The device RW222 linked to looks pretty cool (reasonably priced anyhow), *if* the VGA input isn't simply a pass-through.

[whiteb]

Get a minimig

It has a scan doubler built into its core.

[guru-666]

does that vga converter work?

[Everblue]

Not with games.

[alexh]

Yes it does, and with games but it sucks ass and is over priced.

It has only analog CVBS (or S-Video) input and 16-bit output so the quality is HORRIBLE.

You need an RGB one to have even tolerable quality.

[IOWASURFER]

So I guess I will just have to go with a monster cable and my good ole composite video out to a TV..

Since scan doublers/flicker fixers are so rare

Joe..

[hamtronix]

IOWASURFER wrote:

So I guess I will just have to go with a monster cable and my good ole composite video out to a TV..

Joe..

If you mean the brand Monster Cable. Save your money they are not worth it at all. Just get a decent shieled cable and you will be just as happy with the output.

[trip6]

Somebody also mentioned once that this will work also instead of a scandoubler:

http://www.js-technology.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=52&osCsid=62be0e33cbe8cae027ea801bb2b18169

Can't say if it will or won't... I haven't tried it...

[alexh]

It wont.

That is a HDTV component to VGA converter!

This RGB to VGA adapter from the same place WILL work but at £99 it is overly expensive.

http://www.js-technology.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=33&osCsid=62be0e33cbe8cae027ea801bb2b18169

[Speelgoedmannetje]

RW222 wrote:
First you have to charge up your karma by humping my leg or sending me an '040 or '060 A1200 trapdoor accelerator...

Then a magic fairy will appear and give you this link...
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/video-vga_adapter.html

Only s-video input? And then, 89 dollar?
What a lousy deal, really. For that price it should also support RGBS.
I got my e-tech TV box for app. 40 euros, and it has the same functionality plus it has a tv tuner.

[hamtronix]

I posted here to get mine. Some nice other Amiga user had one and responded. Why nottry that. They do also show up on Ebay occasionally.

[sweetlilmre]

Hi,

As hamtronix said: eBay. I have bought a few from there, but be prepard to pay (80-100 quid +). Also try amibench  www.amibench.org

I got a Micronik SD (no FF) internal from an ad on there. The plain SD's can sometimes be a lot cheaper. With Hires No Flicker mode (dblPal driver I think) WB looks great. Load games via WHDLoad and you are all set.

I currently have this setup with a 4GB SD card and an 030 which makes for a sweet gaming machine.
HTH
-(e)

[hardlink]

alexh wrote:

This RGB to VGA adapter from the same place WILL work but at £99 it is overly expensive.

Overly expensive? That's about the price an old Amiga external SD/FF seem to sell for on ebay. And You would get a warranty. Expensive, yes, but probably the only way to get a SD/FF immediately, at least if you can make the required Amiga-to-converter cable.