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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Monitors
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Date: 25 Sep 90 11:06:30 GMT
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In <4ati9QW00WBK43iZF5@andrew.cmu.edu>, cl3a+@andrew.cmu.edu (Chee Lee) writes:
>I have seen an extremely CHEAP VGA monitor (Magnovox) priced at $300, at
>the local SEARS store.  
>
>Can anyone tell me:
>
>    Can a standard VGA monitor be used for the Amiga 500s and 2000s, if
>supplied with the proper cables?

No, or at least not as-is or with just a cable.  The VGA monitors require a
31.5 KHz horizontal scan frequency.  You can do it, but not unless you use
something like a flickerFixer (easy on the 2000, requires hardware hacking on
the 500)

>    And is there a difference between a VGA monitor and a Multisync monitor?

Yes. A Multisync will handle both 15.75 KHz and 31.5 KHz horizontal scan
frequencies. The standard 500 and 2000 both use 15.75 KHz.

-larry

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