A3000 VGA output questions...

[Zac67]

There are a few weirdo monitors out there that don't accept a 31.5 Khz input.  I know because I saw it happen.

This is because the "31 kHz" output serves 31.25 kHz in PAL mode - double 15,625 Hz.

[matthey]

A CV64 would be nice, but the ones I've seen for sale have been around twice the price of a new Indivision AGA... But maybe it's twice the card? :-)

Not always. $120 U.S. for a CV64 right here...

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51365

Many times faster than an Indivision, more colors, and higher resolution. Yes, more than twice the card for a 3000.

[beller]

My 3000's VGA port has worked fine on both a CRT and an LCD monitors.  I've had a bit of a warm-up problem.  The video isn't stable until the system is warmed up.  Works well enough so I haven't bothered to fix it.  

I've got an Indivision in my A4000 and it's great!  Much better than the internal ScanMagic it replaced.  

I'd go with the built-in VGA on the 3000 if it's working.  If not, I'd likely get the ECS Indivision over an older display card.  Guess I've been burned by too many bad EBay deals!

Bob

[countzero]

Not always. $120 U.S. for a CV64 right here...

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51365

Many times faster than an Indivision, more colors, and higher resolution. Yes, more than twice the card for a 3000.

apples and oranges ? indivision is a scandoubler/flicker fixer. it's not a graphics card.

You'ld still need a scandoubler to view the native screenmodes even if you had a graphics card.

[tone007]

The original poster is asking about a 3000, so it will have a scandoubler.  Obviously in this case a graphics board beats out the Indivision ECS.

[TheGoose]

Is 1024x768 possible with A3000 VGA out? A driver on aminet?

[tone007]

Hm, never tried HighGFX on a 3000...  I wouldn't bet on it working, but who knows.

[Zac67]

Amber will only scan-double standard PAL and NTSC resolutions in ~15 kHz. Any 'exotic' mode will deactivate the flicker fixer and just pass through.

HighGfx will work with or without the scandoubler - 54 Hz vertical, 22 kHz horizontal - but I'm afraid it's interlaced...

[matthey]

apples and oranges ? indivision is a scandoubler/flicker fixer. it's not a graphics card.

You'ld still need a scandoubler to view the native screenmodes even if you had a graphics card.

The 3000(T) has a built in scandoubler with flickerfixer and the CV64 has passthrough so it's a 1 monitor solution for a 3000(T). The CV64 with a 3000 is almost as nice as a Picasso IV or Mediator setup for a fraction of the price.

[stefcep2]

This is because the "31 kHz" output serves 31.25 kHz in PAL mode - double 15,625 Hz.

Putting the vga_only driver in Devs:monitors is supposed to help with this.