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From: ali@rocky.STANFORD.EDU (Ali Ozer)
Newsgroups: rec.video,comp.sys.ibm.pc,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: HELP!! NEED HELP!!
Keywords: VGA, Black Boxes, Video, Cable TV Systems, Amiga
Message-ID: <1041@rocky.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: 13 Feb 88 05:38:51 GMT
References: <259@fedeva.UUCP> <173@lrakAT.UUCP>
Reply-To: ali@rocky.stanford.edu (Ali Ozer)
Organization: Stanford University Computer Science Department
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In article <173@lrakAT.UUCP> Karl Vollbrecht writes:
>In article <259@fedeva.UUCP> gmw8868@fedeva.UUCP (Mitch Wood) writes:
>>Does anyone know of a EGA/RGB convertor to Composite Video encoder
>>that is less than $15,000.00??? 
>I am also looking for such a device, it seems unfortunate that one
>must buy an Amiga with a genlock device to get real, usable composite
>video. ...

You don't need genlock to get composite; an Amiga 1000 provides composite
signal directly, or you get a $40 RGB to composite converter (such as the
Commodore A520 or the C-Ltd unit whose name I forget) to get color
composite from an Amiga 500 or Amiga 2000. The genlock unit, in addition, 
gives you the capability to overlay Amiga graphics on an external video
source...

Well you say, what good does an Amiga genlock do? Well, go get yourself
an Amiga 2000 with an XT card (the Bridgeboard) and a $160 AmiGen genlock.
You can run *all* IBM software, all Amiga software, and get a wonderful
composite signal (from Amiga side, or IBM side, or both!), and genlocking
as a bonus. All for under $2500... The system even allows you to run
IBM software at full speed concurrently with Amiga software.

Ali Ozer, ali@rocky.stanford.edu