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From: miner@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu (Rich Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Flicker Fixer (was: Re: A2000 PC-AT slots, and 'Fatso' Agnes)
Message-ID: <1924@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu>
Date: 25 Jan 88 06:13:55 GMT
References: <4230011@hpfclq.HP.COM> <39214@sun.uucp> <9517@ccicpg.UUCP>
Reply-To: miner@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu (Rich Miner)
Organization: University of Lowell
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>In article <39214@sun.uucp>, cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
>> At COMDEX Microway showed a gadget called "Flicker Fixer" that plugged into
>> the Video slot of and Amiga 2000 (American version) and deinterlaced the 
>> video going out. They were mumbling $1000 for board (or was it board and
>> monitor?).


The price for Flicker Fixer will be in the $500-$600 price range, plus
it requires a multi-scan monitor.   I am a beta-tester for Micro-Way and
have been more then pleased with the product.  Since I received it a
month ago it has been performing flawlessly.  I am using it with a
Mitsubishi Multi-Scan monitor and the display is beautiful.   HiRes
interlaced work-bench, applications, and images are crystal clear, have
no visible spaces between scan lines, and are completely flicker-free.
It even helps the appearance of non-interlaced displays as it removed
the gaps between scan lines.

Flicker Fixer uses the full 12-bits of RGB available on the A2000 and can 
therefore display all 4096 colors simultaneously.  There are no software 
modifications required as it is purely a passive processes - grabbing the 
outgoing video.   Flicker Fixer was designed to work with all multi-sync /
multi-scan type monitors, including PS/2 VGA compatible monitors.  It is 
not yet available, they are currently going for FCC testing and will start
production once they get FCC approval.

I do _not_ represent MicroWay, I _am_ friends with the developer.
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Rich miner@ulowell.edu  617/452-5000x2693  ULowell CPE Imaging Research Lab