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From: perley@caesar (Donald P Perley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: RF Modulators
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Date: 22 Sep 89 18:14:04 GMT
References: <24645@louie.udel.EDU>
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In-reply-to: DHowell.ESCP8@xerox.com

In article <24645@louie.udel.EDU>, DHowell.ESCP8@xerox writes:

>Why did Commodore remove the color from the
>direct video output on the 500 & 2000?

Aside from any expense consideration, a b/w signal can be as sharp as
the rgb format, but a color composite signal can't. So if you don't want
color you can buy a cheap monochrome monitor and still use 80 character 
lines, which would be fuzzy if viewed in color on a normal tv.

On the other hand, if they had kept the color video out (per the 1000),
you could use a monochrome monitor at "full sharpness" by making an
adapter plug for the rgb port which would just take the green signal
(I'm pretty sure the green has sync on it) and set your preferences
with that in mind.

-don perley

perley@trub.crd.ge.com