New Amiga monitor

[sturulez]

Hello

I am looking at replacing my commodore 1084s monitor as it has appeared to of died.

Instead of buying another CRT monitor I am looking at getting a LCD monitor.

Can someone please advise what adapters I will need and what sort of LCD monitor I will need to get.

Thanks

[trekiej]

An Amiga Survival Guide book is a project for some one.
I hope you find a good monitor.
I have a 19 inch Vizio with composite/component, RGB, HDMI, and Coax for PC,etc.
A converter could be a good idea to convert RGB to SVGA.
There is a dealer on Ebay UK that sells one.
I do not know how good it is.
Happy hunting.

[sturulez]

Thanks for the reply.

Is there a brand or a specific monitor I should get or would I be better at getting a LCD TV?

I just use the Amiga for Games. I'm looking for a screen that is about the same size as my commodore 1084s

I've seen there a few adapters on eBay. Can anyone recommend any?

Thanks

[sturulez]

I've seen Amiga kit do SCART to Amiga cable.

Is the the picture quality of SCART better than S video output?

[Rob]

Yes SCART is better quality because it carried RGB signals separatley.  I think all UK TVs have still have SCART and probably will for some years to come.  Some LCD TVs will even eliminate the flicker in interlaced modes.

You might even be able to test your Amiga with TVs at the one of the shops to see what works best.  If they say no, play them off against each other and say Currys or whichever are happy to let you test it out.  Most sales people won't want you buying it from a competitor.

[orb85750]

You might be disappointed on the picture quality if you don't know exactly what to look for.  I watched a youtube comparison some time ago that clearly concluded the CRT monitor had a better picture for Amiga than a modern LCD -- but I don't recall the specific set-up used.  Don't just grab any converter from ebay and expect it to look up to par with the 1084.

[tonyvdb]

Why not just get one of these Indivision AGA adapters and use what ever LCD monitor you like.

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1148

[Rob]

@orb85750 and tonyvdb

You don't need a converter box or Indivision to up an Amiga to a UK TV and he can get an LCD TV for the about the same price as an Indivision.  Only trouble I think he'll have is getting something of similar size to the 1084.  The smallest TV advertised on Tesco's site is 22 inch.

[paul1981]

Don't buy a tv from Currys, ever (or buy anything from PC World). Their customer service sucks, and if you change your mind and want to return your purchased goods for whatever reason then you're out of luck...they will not accept returns or refunds or even an exchange for a different model, unless you purchased from them online (they have to abide by distance selling regulations in this case). Stay well away.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I've posted it before and I'll post it again.  If I had an Amiga 1200, I would do this:



Indivision AGA + Kipper2K HDMI adapter.  It's not the cheapest solution, but it is darn sure snazzy.  

[RobertB]

See the monitor discussion at

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?72457-BenQ-BL702A-perfect-monitor-for-amigas

and the related discussion at

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?72625-Amiga-VIDEO-VGA-(DSUB)-Adapter

Thinking of buying one of those monitors myself,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
July 18-19 Commodore Vegas Expo v11 2015 -
http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

[orange]

I'd get a MVA panel LCD TV.
or, perhaps, small plasma TV.

[AmiDude]

@ Sturulez

Just buy the 17" BenQ BL702A or19" BenQ BL912 LED monitor. They produce crisp screens. Don't hack your system with an internal scandoubler/flickerfixer. Many heat related problems (lock ups and such) are due to that SF/FF crap.

[sturulez]

@ Sturulez

Just buy the 17" BenQ BL702A or19" BenQ BL912 LED monitor. They produce crisp screens. Don't hack your system with an internal scandoubler/flickerfixer. Many heat related problems (lock ups and such) are due to that SF/FF crap.

If I was to purchase one of the above. What would I use in connecting it to my Amiga 1200?

[AndyFC]

I have a Technika (Tesco own brand) LCD19B-M3 connected using the RGB > Scart cable form Amikit. The picture is great, even up to super hi-res-laced. Because the Amiga output is 4:3, there are black borders either side of the picture and I don;t have the remote so there MIGHT be an option to stretch the picture.