Re: CRT TV as monitor working backwards

[KP <kjpmail@gmail.com>]

On Aug 13, 7:50 pm, Michael Black <et...@ncf.ca> wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Aug 2012, KP wrote:
> > I plugged a IIgs composite-out into the composite-in on a 13" CRT
> > Sharp TV.  Much to my surprise, I was shocked that, when put in
> > GRAPHICS mode (lo-res, hi-res, any res), the picture is crystal clear
> > (including the text portion of the screen in GR or HGR mode).
> > Likewise much to my surprise, I was further shocked that, when put in
> > TEXT mode, the text is ludicrously fuzzy and blurred.  The latter
> > effect disappears when I reduce the COLOR setting on the TV to 0.
>
> > See, I thought that the composite out was supposed to be super clear
> > in text mode, and that it was the graphics modes that were supposed to
> > struggle.
>
> I thought it was text that was the problem.  The Apple II did 40
> characters, I thought that was a deliberate decision because the average
> tv set would have problems with 80 columns.  You need to tell the
> difference between an "8" and a "B" and so on, which requires sharp
> characters.  Graphics is different, they can blend together and you still
> see them, though I suspect they aren't generally as small as characters so
> the issue isn't there.
>
>     Michael

The TV in question has NO problems whatsoever with text mode coming
out of a //e.  The problems with text mode are SOLELY with the IIgs.