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Re: LED TV?
- Subject: Re: LED TV?
- From: Eric Rucker <bhtooefr@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:46:30 -0700 (PDT)
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On Sunday, April 14, 2013 6:52:08 PM UTC-4, Steven Hirsch wrote:
> Haven't seen an LCD monitor yet that could produce crisp, usable 80-column
> text from an Apple 2 or 2e - even with a scan converter.
>
> I'd pay up to $200US for a converter that can accept composite output from a 2
> or 2e and generate text on a VGA or HDMI output that's suitable for
> word-processing or coding.
I usually use a Dell 2001FP with my retrocomputers (completely overkill for anything composite, but I already own it, and it has a very good composite input). Can't exactly call it crisp 80-column, but it is usable, even with color. Need to see if I can easily disable color for even better 80-column.