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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Another A2000 Question (LP monitor smear?)
Message-ID: <2534@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 18-Oct-87 20:32:37 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 18 20:32:37 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 19-Oct-87 02:47:41 EDT
References: <177@tahoma.ARPA> <1767@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu> <1926@ucbcad.berkeley.edu>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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Keywords: LP, long-persistence, smearing?

In article <1926@ucbcad.berkeley.edu> whitcomb@ic.UUCP (Gregg Whitcomb) writes:
> 
> I just received my B2000 (It's hard to believe after all the waiting).
> Since I couldn't decide on a monitor when I ordered it, I decided to use
> an old <$100 zenith monochrome (amber) monitor which has been sitting idle for
> two years.  I was VERY impressed with the quality of the picture the 2000
> produces with it! (Great job GR and C= !).  I was also able to reduce
> flicker almost entirely by adjusting the "colors" in preferences.  I am
> now leaning towards a standard RGB monitor for color/animation and using
> the zenith for text processing (in fact, both can be running at the same
> time!).  

Well, that was the idea for having the monochrome composite output, with
full grey scale.  It lets anybody attach a low-cost monitor for text or
graphics activity.  I don't know if it was a great trade-off relative to
having built-in color composite, but when we were working on the A500,
there was strong emphasis on "productivity" applications and the feeling
that Amiga video capabilities were "too good" to survive the effects of
an RF modulator or color composite monitor.  All the ballyhoo about
"desktop video" didn't come along until later.

The key item is that the monitor have "composite monochrome" input
*NOT* "IBM TTL" and should have a long persistence Amber or Green
phospher.  I've used amber displays made by Amdek and Magnavox/
Phillips.  (Warning: I've seen some with short persistence green
phosphers).  Check the "Computer Shopper" or similar publications
for advertisments.

I would appreciate hearing of any other brands/models that work well.

-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!grr
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