Amiga 1200 to VGA

[lekgroda]

Hello all!

What kind of converter do I need to connect my 1200 to VGA input?
My Amiga has been in a box to long now, and if there are any way to hook it up to my LCD TV it would be awesome.. the old monitor does not work that well :/


Cheers!

[runequester]

Depends

1: If you set the 1200 up to output a VGA screen mode (DBL PAL or Productivity should work), you just need an adapter for the monitor cable. (RGB to VGA or some such). Those are a couple bucks from amigakit.

This works great for workbench and a few (very few) games.

2: If you want to play games etc, you need either a scan doubler (indivision or an external box) or an LCD that supports the amiga screen modes.


edit: If you are in europe, and have an LCD with scart, you can get scart adapters and you'll be all set. Damn NTSC standard

[lassie]

Hello all!

What kind of converter do I need to connect my 1200 to VGA input?
My Amiga has been in a box to long now, and if there are any way to hook it up to my LCD TV it would be awesome.. the old monitor does not work that well :/


Cheers!

Hi you can use Composite video out cable, you know red, white, yellow and then connect them back on the tv, or RGB AV Scart Cable TV Lead. You can buy them on ebay or AmigaKit.com

[runequester]

Hi you can use Composite video out cable, you know red, white, yellow and then connect them back on the tv, or RGB AV Scart Cable TV Lead. You can buy them on ebay or amikit.com

In europe, yes. In North America, they don't have scart, and the TV's are NTSC, while almost all amiga stuff is in PAL format. :mad:

[danbeaver]

There are several answers to that question; do you want cheapest cost, best AGA output, RTG output, best speed, most future expansion? There are as many answers as there will be responders; many folks will give their opinion as fact. Take each answer with a "grain of salt," and weigh the options yourself. You are the one you want to please, not someone with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

[lassie]

In europe, yes. In North America, they don't have scart, and the TV's are NTSC, while almost all amiga stuff is in PAL format. :mad:

Yes you are right, i have not thought of that. glad you pointed that out

[runequester]

There are several answers to that question; do you want cheapest cost, best AGA output, RTG output, best speed, most future expansion? There are as many answers as there will be responders; many folks will give their opinion as fact. Take each answer with a "grain of salt," and weigh the options yourself. You are the one you want to please, not someone with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

You mean the answer isn't "run out and buy 6000 dollars of obscure equipment on ebay, on the recommendation of some nutter on the internet" ? :angry:

[lekgroda]

Well then, seems there are some advantages to Europe after all haha.
Excellent... my LCD TV has scart connector.

Does Amigakit have any scart cables that would do the trick?

[runequester]

THey do, though I'm not sure which exact cable you'd want. Search for "scart" on their site, and you'll find a few.

And yes, for amiga stuff, being in Europe is the bee's knees

[lassie]

In europe, yes. In North America, they don't have scart, and the TV's are NTSC, while almost all amiga stuff is in PAL format. :mad:

Are there not many televisions in america that have scart? What are your standard connection in tv,s?

[lekgroda]

Yes, I had a look and found:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=226

guessing that is what I am looking for

also, I found:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1094

*drooooling …* seems there will be quite a bit of nostalgia taking place here very soon

[lassie]

Yes, I had a look and found:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=226

guessing that is what I am looking for

also, I found:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1094

*drooooling …* seems there will be quite a bit of nostalgia taking place here very soon

Yes your are about to take a trip back to yesteryear, where games were fun

[lassie]

But that cable you found is the same i use in my 43 inch plasma and it works fine

[lekgroda]

But that cable you found is the same i use in my 43 inch plasma and it works fine

In deed

Sounds awesome
I only have 32”, but still much better than (I think) 14” commodore monitor..

[lassie]

In deed

Sounds awesome
I only have 32”, but still much better than (I think) 14” commodore monitor..

Yes 32" is big for Amiga