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From: seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: DCTV & Colorburst. Are there others?
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Date: 17 Dec 90 04:36:06 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from wright@etsuv2.etsu.edu

 
There are two other devices at around the $600 mark: Mimetic's FrameBuffer,
and Pyramid Video's Spectrum.
 
I've seen the FrameBuffer selling for about $419 in the Everything for
Commodore computers, or whatever the title is.  This is without the memory (1M
80ns DIP) needed to make it work, so add another $70-80 or so.
 
The Spectrum used to be made by Impulse under the name VD-1.  Supposedly the
design has been upgraded, but I'm not sure if they've added RGB output.  The
last spec I saw on the VD-1 was something like 512 x 482.  It also does
slow-scan digitizing.  
 
The FrameBuffer does real-time framecapture with an optional plug-in chipset
(about $150), and has a resolution of 764 x 484 at 21bpp out of 24.
 
Unless Pyramid Video has changed the VD-1 drastically, both devices only
support NTSC out, and aren't capable of realtime painting.  The FrameBuffer is
a Zorro ][ card, while the Spectrum is an external device.  It has a retail of
$699, but you should be able to find it cheaper.
 
Sean
 
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