New Amiga monitor

[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.

[paul1981]

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.

Why would you want to stretch the picture? Drives me crazy when I see other peoples tv's / games with everything squashed vertically because they want to fill the screen (most people oddly enough).
A stretched screen is totally wrong for 4:3 games for another reason too - moving the joystick or mouse along x-axis results in an unnatural increase in perceived speed...so that things feel wrong as well as look wrong.

[AndyFC]

I don't, but I thought it would be worth pointing out that the image doesn't fill the screen.

[paul1981]

I don't, but I thought it would be worth pointing out that the image doesn't fill the screen.

Thanks, might buy one myself.

[AndyFC]

p.s. it has a digital TV tuner and a DVD player built in.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

A stretched screen is totally wrong for 4:3 games for another reason too - moving the joystick or mouse along x-axis results in an unnatural increase in perceived speed...so that things feel wrong as well as look wrong.

In general I hate it, but this effect this is kind of awesome in games like Ruff'n'Tumble, and probably also in Sonic/Zool-style games.  Zoom-zoom!  

[sturulez]

Thanks everyone for your input.

Im still sitting on the fence deciding weather to get a LCD TV or a LCD Monitor. I suppose with LCD TV the setup is easier as all you need is a SCART converter cable?

If I was to purchase a monitor I would only need the following?

•             Amiga RGB to VGA Monitor Adapter
  

• Dual Phono To Stereo 3.5mm Socket Audio Cable
  

[orb85750]

This guy says to go with a CRT for Amiga gaming.  His
YouTube vid might be worth a watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3SZkjF1RDI

(problems may or may not be specific to his own setup)

[sturulez]

Yeh I suppose CRT would be the better option.

Then again if I purchase a second hand CRT amiga monitor there is no saying how long it will last. Taking into consideration of the age of the monitor.

[Rob]

So how do Amiga games look on an LCD TV if you use RF or composite?

[AmiDude]

Thanks everyone for your input.

Im still sitting on the fence deciding weather to get a LCD TV or a LCD Monitor. I suppose with LCD TV the setup is easier as all you need is a SCART converter cable?

If I was to purchase a monitor I would only need the following?

•             Amiga RGB to VGA Monitor Adapter
  

• Dual Phono To Stereo 3.5mm Socket Audio Cable
  

Yes, that's correct, you only need those two for sound and vision.

[AmiDude]

Yeh I suppose CRT would be the better option.

Then again if I purchase a second hand CRT amiga monitor there is no saying how long it will last. Taking into consideration of the age of the monitor.

Don't worry about the quality of playing games on the BenQ LED monitor (yes, it's a LED - NOT LCD!). The horizontal and vertical scrolling in games is just as smooth as on a CRT monitor. The only thing is that you can't fill the whole screen (except for overscanning the Workbench screen with the "Overscan prefs"). But because it's a 17" inch screen, the games are displayed as 15''. Just like you're old Amiga CRT monitor.
If you buy the 19'' BenQ, the display is even bigger!

[AmiDude]

So how do Amiga games look on an LCD TV if you use RF or composite?

It looks like crap! NEVER use RF or composite.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Thanks everyone for your input.

Im still sitting on the fence deciding weather to get a LCD TV or a LCD Monitor. I suppose with LCD TV the setup is easier as all you need is a SCART converter cable?

If I was to purchase a monitor I would only need the following?

•             Amiga RGB to VGA Monitor Adapter
  

• Dual Phono To Stereo 3.5mm Socket Audio Cable
  

Go for a good crt monitor/tv with rgb (scart) input if you want to play games on it, otherwise it's gonna be very expensive to get a decent picture.

[AmiDude]

Go for a good crt monitor/tv with rgb (scart) input if you want to play games on it, otherwise it's gonna be very expensive to get a decent picture.

The Benq BL702A LED monitor cost only about 81BP (113 Euro) by Amazon UK.
Maybe he can afford it!  

[sturulez]

The Benq BL702A LED monitor cost only about 81BP (113 Euro) by Amazon UK.
Maybe he can afford it!  

Ive seen the LED monitors on Amazon and looks a pretty decent price to pay for replacement. I have seen someone selling a Philips CM8833 colour monitor for under 100BP. Which I think is a quite good.

Would anyone else in my position go for a philips CRT over a LED monitor?