MiniMig with AGA

[Crom00]

Amigas rolling off an assembly line again...  

C'mon man! My A1200's are dying. Quirky keyboards, 030 cards, yellow cases, need a new A1200 class machine to compliment my MiniMIG.

[Darrin]

C'mon man! My A1200's are dying. Quirky keyboards, 030 cards, yellow cases, need a new A1200 class machine to compliment my MiniMIG.

It's just a shame that there's no way to connect an existing A1200 keyboard to this new AGA Minimig as I (and I'm sure others have) an empty shell of an A1200 (containing a Keyrah) that would make a perfect case.

[kolla]

It's just a shame that there's no way to connect an existing A1200 keyboard to this new AGA Minimig

Yes - a real shame it is - you hear, Yaqube? :lol:

[TheGoose]

Still on track, great!

Sooo, the Spartan 3 FPGA are discontinued I see. Did that make them cheaper? There will be a limited quantity? Would it be easy to move on to a newer kit board if need be?

Oh I'm sucha a worry wart...:lol:

[trip6]

I wonder what if any affect the release of these boards will have on the price of the ACUBE minimigs? Will the ACUBE minimig prices drop, do you think?

@Mike J - great news these boards are near completion.

[Crom00]

It's just a shame that there's no way to connect an existing A1200 keyboard to this new AGA Minimig as I (and I'm sure others have) an empty shell of an A1200 (containing a Keyrah) that would make a perfect case.

Actually I complain but the biggest issue is simply connecting the A1200 to a modern display. I use the indivision but it's a sem half assed solution as the thing even after warming up displays some glitches.

Funny enough a $90 15" LCD monitor from CVS pharmacies produces an NTSC/PAL composite flicker free display.

[TheGoose]

Funny enough a $90 15" LCD monitor from CVS pharmacies produces an NTSC/PAL composite flicker free display.

Huh, what's the brand?

[broken]

Huh, what's the brand?

Same here. Wouldn't mind know about this display as well.

Especially if its a 4x3 display. Though likely its 16x9.

[Crom00]

Same here. Wouldn't mind know about this display as well.

Especially if its a 4x3 display. Though likely its 16x9.

The brand is "Craig" it's a shite brand but it has the following cool features:

less than 2 lbs
15" Composite, component, VGA, Stero audio inputs.
12v powerr supply external (can run off batteries if you have the right adapters)
Remote 16:9 native aspect ration 4:3 switchable.
Builtin speakers just a few degrees swivel.
I do live streaming and it makes for a perfect monitor in that this fits in an office cart tote along with the Tricaster and 3 HV30 cameras.
This is used a a field monitor by HV30/30/40 Canon cam enhusiasts with DOF adapters.

[cicero790]

The LCD monitor Dell 2001FP does a decent job of displaying composite. Picked it up on the local ebay for a small sum.  Perhaps something to look for. Its also one of these screens that can be tilted. Great for reading pdf's (Not with the Amiga perhaps.) Sorry for the sidetrack.
Here some specs

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/2001fp/en/specs.htm#general

[kolla]

Actually I complain but the biggest issue is simply connecting the A1200 to a modern display. I use the indivision but it's a sem half assed solution as the thing even after warming up displays some glitches.

And what does this have to do with Minimig AGA?

[broken]

The brand is "Craig" it's a shite brand but it has the following cool features:

do you have the Model number handy?

[Crom00]

And what does this have to do with Minimig AGA?

Don't mean to go too far off topic but this is a realted topic when you consider the case that MiniMIG AGA is modern hardware solving the unique probelm some of us face in getting classic hardware to display on modern monitors.

Well using a MINIMIG AGA will solve these display quirks as it connects to a modern display. The whole PAL/NTSC issue North Americans face will be a thing of the past. Just make sure your monitor does 50hz VGA and you're set.

Wish I could get a SCART enabled monitor here in the usa but no luck.

[alexh]

Or for a fraction of the price of a MiniMig AGA board (when they arrive) you could get an Indivision AGA, ECS, CD32 (or any other scandoubler). Not to mention having better compatibility in the short term.

I use the indivision but it's a sem half assed solution as the thing even after warming up displays some glitches.

User error when you fitted it? There are now several guides on how to correctly fit the Indivision AGA and make a proper connection especially on difficult HP Lisa chips.

There are too many people using this product without problems for it to be a general problem.

[Crom00]

User error when you fitted it? There are now several guides on how to correctly fit the Indivision AGA and make a proper connection especially on difficult HP Lisa chips.

There are too many people using this product without problems for it to be a general problem.

Where are these guides?

[mongo]

Still on track, great!

Sooo, the Spartan 3 FPGA are discontinued I see. Did that make them cheaper? There will be a limited quantity? Would it be easy to move on to a newer kit board if need be?

Oh I'm sucha a worry wart...:lol:

Only the XC3S50 is discontinued.