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From: swan@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US (Joel Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Interlace on Multisync Monitors
Message-ID: <1950@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US>
Date: 1 Nov 89 05:12:31 GMT
References: <627@crash.cts.com>
Reply-To: swan@jolnet.UUCP (Joel Swan)
Organization: Media Specialties LTD
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In article <627@crash.cts.com> bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (System Administrator) writes:
:
:I don't understand why anybody would even consider buying a FlickerFixer board
:for the outragously high price of about $500 just to stop interlace flicker. 
:It continually amazes me that people want to do this.  Interlace flicker is
:normal and the interlace feature is actually intentional.  It is a requirement
:of NTSC video and shouldn't be non-interlace in the first place.

The intention of interlace is for NTSC - that's video, like composite.
I don't know about you, but I do most of my work on an RGB or multisync
monitor, NOT composite.  The flicker is a killer on the first two.
Maybe you use a TV set do your wordprocessing on?  Yes, it's intentional
for video production, not for normal computer viewing.

:In the second place, you can wait a few months when Commodore releases it's
:complete ECS (or at least the Denise) and get the "Productivity Mode" display
:of 640x400 non-interlace and pay alot less than the $500.00 the FlickerFixer
:costs.

Frist, months have been years.  Second, you only get 16 colors.  Third, it
will eat lots of CPU time, slowing your computer down.
Flicker Fixer has none of these problems. (lack of Productivity mode is not
a problem, you can still get it with the ECS.  Let's see you get the FF
benefits without the FF.)

:I have a prototype ECS and combined with a MultiSync monitor, the display is
:rock solid and clear as can be.  Don't waste your money on a FlickerFixer. 
:Just wait until the Denise is final and released and you will thank the day
:you didn't blow that $500.00!

Actually the price is down to around $440 US.  It most certainly is not
a waste, if your eyes mean anything to you.

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:-- Bob
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I see by your signature that you work in "graphics."  Does this include
video?  If so, please realize that the Amiga is very usefull for other things
as well, moreso with the FF.

Joel