Nice resolution/colors possible without gfx card?

[Ancalimon]

What about HighGFX? http://aminet.net/package/driver/moni/HighGFX40_6

Used it on my A1200 (BPPC) and it ain't bad for 1024x768

Yes I can use it with my "rare" Microvitec M1438S monitor but just like other AGA modes, the maximum you can get on your WB using that mode is only 256 colors and that's slow as hell. 32 or 64 colors is usable but still slow (For example you can not solid move your windows properly unless you set your wb to 4 colors or less)

[paul1981]

Yes I can use it with my "rare" Microvitec M1438S monitor but just like other AGA modes, the maximum you can get on your WB using that mode is only 256 colors and that's slow as hell. 32 or 64 colors is usable but still slow (For example you can not solid move your windows properly unless you set your wb to 4 colors or less)

Hmmm, I've used HighGFX in 256 colour mode and I don't think it's slow at all.  I find it to be perfectly usable for me.  It's slower than PAL 256, but PAL 256 for me runs really quickly.
Suppose it comes down to patches installed and also what's under the bonnet as to the overall apparent speed of AGA.
I have the same monitor as you (minus the speakers) and I find that on my monitor HighGFX doesn't quite fit onto the screen as there is insufficient adjustment control on the monitor, and that's the only reason I don't use it, otherwise I would do.

[bbond007]

I would love to have a nice flickerless high resolution high color display.

Is this possible on my A1200 (060/64mb fast) with NO flickerfixer and No GFX card ?

I am currently using 640x256 PAL Hi-res as its the only one without flicker that does not look like decomposed dog s!#t.

Perhaps you can kick up the overscan.

I'm using 724x283 on my Minimig which looks pretty nice on a widescreen monitor.

On the 1200 I'm using Multiscan, 640x480 which does not allow much overscan.

[Ratte]

I have the same monitor as you (minus the speakers) and I find that on my monitor HighGFX doesn't quite fit onto the screen as there is insufficient adjustment control on the monitor, and that's the only reason I don't use it, otherwise I would do.

Try the "TOTCLKS" Tooltype !!!
You can shrink the size of hgfx to fit into your display.
Read the hgfx-guide for more / how-to.

[stefcep2]

I am using an LCD TV connected with the RGB to Scart cable but in interlaced modes it still flickers though not as bad as CRT does.

I have also a scan doubler but without flicker fixer. Its not being used right now.

Put the VGAonly monitor driver in devs/monitors, along with dblpal, dblntsc and multiscan, plus the fblit, ftext patches.  32 colors can be dithered to look nice enough, without everything crawling.

[fishy_fiz]

A nice looking desktop isnt really so much about color resolution. Granted they help for people who are artistically incompetant, but its not essential. There's just as many horrible looking desktops that are high res/high color as there are nice ones using lower resolutions and lower color depths.

Another thing to consider is that the Workbench screen isnt all a person will use when using an amiga, so if you use too high a resolution and color depth you'll quickly run out of chipram when you try to use other software. And this is even when using FBlit/Ftext/etc.