1084s monitor on a GS?

[jeff.blakeney@canrem.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

 MC> Has anyone tried using a Commodore 1084s monitor on a GS?  How
   > does the picture look?  If it's not as good as on the Apple RGB,
   > I won't bother hacking a cable together.

I am currently using a Commodore 1084 (the mono version, not the stereo)
with my IIgs.  I have only seen the Apple RGB display from a GS on
display models in stores and that was a while ago so I can't really
compare.

The picture on my 1084 is great and I really appreciate having the
ability to hook up the sound from my GS to the monitor so I can use the
monitors volume control.  I don't have a stereo card yet so only having
the mono version of the monitor is no problem for me.

Another nice feature is being able to hook up other equipment to the
composite video input at the same time and use the front panel switch to
go from my GS's RGB display to a VCR or, as I currently have set up, a
Nintendo.  Mind you I could do pretty much the same thing with my Video
Overlay Card but I think I'll just leave that for now so I can hook up
my VCR with the Nintendo and my GS all at the same time.  :)

If you do put a cable together here is a tip.  The input on the monitor
requires different voltages than the output of the GS.  All I had to add
was a 75 ohm resistor between the composite sync and ground.  Without it
the screen wouldn't always sync properly and looked like a scrambled TV
signal.

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