Re: Difference between GS RGB monitor & SVGA monitor

[dalloff@gcfn.org (Dave Althoff Jr)]

Allen Bong (sfbong@tm.net.my) wrote:
: Hi

: What are the differences between a GS rgb monitor and a PC SVGA monitor?

: I ask this because I want to mail order a used IIgs without monitor from
: ebay and modify a SVGA monitor to work with it.  Could it be done?

The differences are fairly significant, and getting it to work might not
be pretty.  But in the mean time while you are looking for a suitable RGB
monitor, you can still use the IIgs, as it has an NTSC composite video
output on it which you can connect to virtually any VTR, composite
monitor, or modern TV set.  Recently I hooked mine to my 32" color TV and
was surprised that the 80-column text...while not as crisp as on my IIgs
monitor...was surprisingly readable.

--Dave Althoff, ][.


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