Re: Best LCD for IIGS

[Drew <GoggleDrew@gmail.com>]

On Sep 13, 8:17 pm, Drew <GoggleD...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Been doing some research and testing of Apple IIGS connected to
> various TVs with RGB scart and have had very varied results and still
> haven't really found a currently available LCD monitor that seems to
> sync fully  (used standard VintageWare RGB Scart cable and also one
> that i modifed to sync on composite) or look very good. I am not sure
> that LCD will look very good anyway even if i was able to get one that
> did sync properly due to the way LCDs display low res content.In my
> process of testing lots of TVs I did find try a friends 14inch Sony
> CRT Trinitron (KV-14LT1U) which was really good quality very close to
> RGB monitor  (though was better in other aspects due to newer tube i.e
> brighter etc), and have infact picked one up off ebay for £10 :-) as
> it was so good. Though this isn't very practical for me at the moment
> due to space on my computer desk. Though the monitor is quite a newish
> monitor, think in the last 5 years.
>
> I am trying to find a 20/22inch LCD that will work with a GS and allow
> me to use my PC happily and is currently a model that is still for
> sale. Ideally the LCD should support PIP etc as find it quite handy to
> have GS on small screen at points (current monitor has composite input
> and PIP). Don't want much do i ;-)
>
> I was wondering what people had tried? I know a Samsung 910mp (though
> not forsale anymore as far as i can tell) should work and I myself
> have tried a Samsung 220HD monitor which wasn't too bad (but it costs
> £300), but didnt support PIP and the picture quality wasn't as good as
> the 14inch CRT, but this might be the fact it was an LCD and was
> 22inch screen.The main thing was the black text seemed to have a bit
> of shadow. I did also try an LG 19inch in PCworld and that was awful
> output, looked like a composite output.
>
> I will post some links to pictures from the 220HD for comments if this
> is what i can expect from an LCD.I have been thinking i might go for
> the 20inch version which won't be trying to stretch the low res so
> much and is about £230.
>
> Cheers
> Drew

Have put some photos here:-

ftp://drewbie.dyndns.org/

Several pictures listed as T220...etc. Looking at the photos doesnt
look too bad actually lol.

Drew