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From: manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: FlickerFixer 2.0
Message-ID: <579.27a9312b@vger.nsu.edu>
Date: 1 Feb 91 13:13:15 GMT
References: <1991Jan31.053440.26713@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <18375@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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In article <18375@cbmvax.commodore.com>, hood@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Hood) writes:
> In article <1991Jan31.053440.26713@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> rjc@geech.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
>>
> Technically, this type of card would be possible, but would cost at
> least twice as much as the current de-interlacer/scan-doubler type of
> devices today.  The real problem is that instead of outputing 28Mhz
> pixels, such as these devices do today, the version 2 card would be
> outputing about 57Mhz pixel data.  You would have to buy a very
> expensive monitor that has a video bandwidth that high so that you could
> resolve these pixels on the display!!  So, instead of spending about
> $700 - $900 dollors for say the A2320 and A1950 monitor, you would have
> to spend about $1600 for this new display device and appropiate monitor.
> Not what I would call a high-volume or even a cost-effective solution!
> 
> But then again, some third-party developer may feel He/She has a market
> for such a device - go for it!

I wonder if this is the solution to the problem that Amiga Unix faces 
when placed next to the Sun Workstations.  The biggest complaint that
I have heard thus far about the 3000UX is that you can't hook up a 
mega-pixel 19" monitor that is color.

Is there a better approach to this problem??

> 
> Regards,
> Scott Hood
> 
> -- 
> --
> Scott Hood, Hardware Design Engineer (A3000 Crew),  Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
>    {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!hood   hood@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com
>   "The views expressed here are not necessarily those of my employer!" 

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