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From: cdouty@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Christopher Douty)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.periphs,comp.graphics,rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Monitors with EGA and VCR video inputs
Keywords: monitors, EGA, VCR, video
Message-ID: <363@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 4 Mar 89 00:42:52 GMT
References: <505@cullsj.UUCP>
Reply-To: cdouty@jarthur.UUCP (Christopher Douty)
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Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
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In article <505@cullsj.UUCP> david@cullsj.UUCP (David Taylor) writes:
>We are about to buy both an IBM AT-compatible with EGA and a VCR player.
>Since we do not own a TV and do not want one, both need a monitor.
>Since we won't be using both simultaneously, we'd like one monitor for both.
>When we used a Commodore 64 and composite monitor, this was easy.
>But now the composit monitor is dead and when I ask computer dealers 
>about watching videos on an EGA (or multisync) monitor, I draw blanks.
> I understand that EGA uses digital signals on a 9-pin connector 
>and VCR (at least the one's we've rented), use a composite analog signal 
>on an RCA jack. Aren't there any monitors that can handle both? 


Try using a Commodore-Amiga monitor.  The current model, 1084D, has inputs
for digital and analog RGB, composite video, Y-S separated video and stereo
sound.  I believe that it lists for about $300 and the image quality is 
decent.

I think that Panasonic and probably Sony also make TV/monitors with RGB and
composite input.  Unfortunately I do not have any information on those
products.

						Christopher Douty
						cdouty@jarthur.claremont.edu

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