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From: hood@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Hood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: ICD Flicker Fixer
Message-ID: <20796@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 19 Apr 91 21:22:48 GMT
References: <178.280BE812@weyr.FIDONET.ORG> <6515@bwdls58.bnr.ca> <1991Apr19.172421.15923@cbnews.cb.att.com>
Reply-To: hood@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Hood)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Apr19.172421.15923@cbnews.cb.att.com> itch@cbnews.cb.att.com (richard.m.brack) writes:
>In article <178.280BE812@weyr.FIDONET.ORG>,
>David.Plummer@p0.f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) writes:
>|>Has anyone had the chance to see the ICD flicker fixer up and running? 
>|> I'm considering this unit, as long as it works with standard VGA, and 
>|>would like some input from someone who has actually SEEN on running.   
>
>Well,  I saw the Flicker Free Video running on a 2000 at store.  I didn't
>spend a lot of time with it, but it certianly didn't flicker in interlace
>mode.  I think they had an IBM PS/2 monitor hooked up.
>
>One thing I DID notice is, when you move the mouse...Bing, two mouse pointers.
>I've heard that the Flicker Fixer has this motion artifact also.  What about
>the 2320, does it do this????
>
>RichBrack
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The FlickerFixer(TM) does this in ALL Amiga video display modes, such as
non-interlaced and interlaced.  The Commodore A2320 does not do this in
non-interlaced mode (which is the most common mode for games and
therefore NOT a good idea to induce video motion artifacts like the
other non-Commodore products do) but does have these motion artifacts in
interlaced display modes.  I also do not believe that the ICD's FFV
board supports the ECS productivity modes as the A2320 does support it.
                                                      

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