Path: utzoo!dciem!king
From: king@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca (Stephen King)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Warning: New User Question
Message-ID: <1728@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca>
Date: 15 May 89 17:32:01 GMT
References: <1082@altos86.UUCP>
Reply-To: king@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca (Stephen King)
Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada
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In article <1082@altos86.UUCP> clp@altos86.UUCP (Chuck L. Peterson) writes:
>flicker!  Are these new Agnus chips supposed to fix this problem?

As reported, the new Agnus will offer flicker-free hi-res mode in 4
colours, but you will need a multisync monitor to make use of it.

>Is it me, or is there something inherently wrong with a product
>requiring the purchace of an expensive 3rd party device (flicker fixer)
>to give acceptible output?  The technology is obviously there,
>so what is the problem with the Amiga Hardware Dudes using it?

It is not you, nor is there anything wrong with the product. The
shortfalling exists with our television standard, NTSC, which specifies
30Hz interlaced frames (60Hz fields). The Amiga was designed to be TV
compatible; this is one of the reasons it is so popular. Things will not
get better with HDTV, either, as this (proposed or whatever) standard is
also interlaced.


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