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From: Harvey_Taylor@mindlink.UUCP (Harvey Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: DCTV, COLORBURST, TOASTER tech info wanted
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Date: 14 Mar 91 23:38:26 GMT
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In <1991Mar14.183305.11387@unhd.unh.edu>, lcc727@unhd.unh.edu
                                                    (Layton C Cote) writes:
|Could someone please email me a description of these peripherals too?
|Unless an indepth comparison is finally posted by someone for the net.
|
   Okay here is a repost of a Richard Tillery doc from last December. Can
 anybody fill in some of the holes here?
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Repost of <1990Dec7.194258.16221@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>, by
                drtiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Donald Richard Tillery Jr)

>OK, folks, I made a boo-boo last week when I mentioned the resolutions of
>DCTV.  As penance I've compiled as much information as I could about the 24
>bit boards that are out there for the Amiga.  The following is as much
>info as I was able to obtain (long distance phonecalls included).  If
>anything is incorrect or you can fill in my blanks, let me know via e-mail
>(and I'll update this post) or the net so everyone will see.
>
>
>
>             Commodore Amiga Extended Color Board Comparisons
>             ------------------------------------------------
>
>
>                 Toaster    DCTV   ColorBurst  HAM-E    A2140   Firecracker 24
>                 -------    ----   ----------  -----    -----   --------------
>Vendor           (NewTek)  (Digital (M.A.S.T)  (Black (Commodore)  (Impulse)
>                          Creations)            Belt)
>
>                        1         1         2        3          4
>Highest Res.     768x480   736x480   768x560  384x480  1024x1024   1024x480
>                        1         1                  5        6
>Onscreen colors   16.7 M    16.7 M    16.7 M 256/256K    256+3      16.7 M
>
>Palette size      16.7 M    16.7 M    16.7 M   16.7 M    16.7 M     16.7 M
>                               7        8,9      7                     9
># of framebuffers   2         r        1        r          ?          1
>                       10
>Compatible Amigas 2x000      All       All      All    2x00/3x00   2x00/3x00
>
>NTSC/PAL           NTSC      NTSC      NTSC   NTSC/PAL     ?         NTSC
>                       11        11
>Output format     comp.     comp.      RGB      RGB        ?         RGB
>
>Overlay            Yes       No        Yes      No         ?         Yes
>Animation          No        Yes       Yes      Yes        ?         No
>On-board effects   Yes       No        Yes      No         ?         No
>Framegrabber       Yes       Yes       No       No         ?         No
>Live Video Effects Yes       No        No       No         ?         No
>
>Software included                                                      12
>   Paint           Yes       Yes       Yes      Yes        ?         No
>   Conversion      Yes       Yes       Yes      Yes        ?         Yes
>   Effect control  Yes       N/A       Yes      N/A        ?         N/A
>   3-D render      Yes       No        No       No         ?         No
>
>                               13        14
>Shipping           Yes       No        No       Yes        No        Yes
>
>
>Price             $1495     $495      $495     $399        ?        $1595
>
>
>
>
>NOTES:
>    Commodore's A2410 info is preliminary and is not complete or official.
>
>    1.  Subject to limitation of composite output resolutions and colors.
>    2.  768x480 in NTSC mode.
>    3.  Including "Magic Cookie" code line above image.
>    4.  Special monitor required for highest resolutions (above 800x600).
>    5.  Normal/Extended HAM modes.
>    6.  256 colors plus 3 overlay colors.
>    7.  Dependent on computer chip memory.
>    8.  Expandable from 1.5 to 8 megs of on-board memory.
>    9.  More frames in reduced resolutions/colors.
>   10.  Will fit into 3000 with a blowtorch (not included).
>   11.  Shipping to registered owners in January.
>   12.  Composite video limits the palette to around 1/4 to 1/2 million
>        colors and horizontal resolution to around 350 pixels.
>   13.  Shipping around December 7, 1990.
>   14.  Shipping around first of January.
>
>
>Rick Tillery
>(drtiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu)
>
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