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From: san@cositex.UUCP (Steve Sanderson)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Making Interlace usable (wrt: flicker)
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Date: Fri, 9-May-86 17:11:03 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  9 17:11:03 1986
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Boy... have I got one for y'all.

The other day I was playing with my Amiga while using the workbench
etc. in Interlace and (once again) playing with the monitor knobs to
reduce the flicker.  For some reason, I squinted while looking at a
flickering screen, and noticd the flicker appeared to go away!  Taking
a guess, I put on my (cheap polarized Foster Grant (TM?)) sunglasses
and the flicker went away!  Now, I did feel a little strange staring at
the monitor, inside my house with my ``shades'' on, but hey... my eyes
liked it!

Getting serious for a moment, I understand the when squinting you
partially polarize light, and of course the same happened with my
sunglasses.  Is it possible that polarization somehow reduces the
apparent flicker?  Have I just given away a simple product idea to an
adventerous type (or two)?  Presumably, (if anything I've been saying
is true) you could have a piece of polarized film (or other polarized
transparent material) and place this over the monitor.  How this would
affect the overall display quality is another ballgame altogether.

Not having done extensive test, I am just assuming that it is polariztion
that causes this, though it may not be as simple as that.  Either way,
if you want to use interlace w/out flicker, and don't mind wearing
sunglasses indoors, rush out to your local store and get a pair.

	Steve

P.S. If someone does comeout w/an attachment for the monitors, I'd love
to hear about it. Since I'm all software, I'd never get around to doing
it anyway!
-- 
Steve Sanderson, COSI Texas
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