Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:66810 comp.sys.amiga.tech:14632 comp.sys.amiga.hardware:3704 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!sco!brianm From: brianm (Brian Moffet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: 24 bit graphics Message-ID: Date: 24 Sep 90 16:09:53 GMT References: <1990Sep22.222816.28754@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Sender: news@sco.COM Distribution: na Lines: 32 gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin) writes: >I do not think that HAME or DCTV are the answer >at all, as they are very much a kludge and are CPU intensive. I don't think that they are a kludge. They can be CPU intensive, but considering what they have to work with, this is okay. Consider... HAM-E gives a user essentially VGA graphics (not Super-VGA), for any amiga at a good price/performance ratio. The price of a HAM-E box from Black-Belt is 300 dollars list. The price of a VGA and monitor (you have to buy a new one) is about 450 or so. This seems to be fairly good. In addition, and this is where the CPU intensive part is, you get the HAM-E mode for free. This gives some huge number of colors on the screen, with the appropriate fringing effects for fun and profit. Having said that, I would like to agree with you on a few points. I personally would like to see a 24-bit (32 with Z-buffer?) which used standard NTSC frequencies. Yes, 1280x1024 is nice, but I could easily live with my 640 x 400 interlaced if I had this many colors. Until then, I will be putting in my order for the HAM-E box for my amiga as soon as the bank accounts have reached their low-water mark again. I also suspect I will not be buying another Amiga, but that remains to be seen. brian moffet