Re: IIe and IIc USB interface in the works. Need input.

[Les Harris <"Les Harris"@lesharris.com.invalid>]

On 2013-03-21, Steven Hirsch <snhirsch@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/21/2013 11:00 AM, Les Harris wrote:
>
>>> I wish someone with a lot more domain knowledge than I would produce a scan
>>> converter that uses a sliding window to produce pure colors from a source that
>>> normally relies on CRT monitors blending things.  None of my older 8-bit
>>> machines look all that great on LCD monitors and it's surprising that no one
>>> has tackled this issue head on.  There would appear to be enough owners of
>>> Atari, Apple, Tandy Cocos, etc. to make this a reasonably sized market.
>
>> There actually is some stuff like this but it's mostly advertised to /
>> focused on the home videogame console market.  All those consoles from
>> the 80s and 90s also tend not to look very good on modern LCD screens
>> for similar reasons.
>>
>> The high end includes products like XRGB Mini (expensive but by far the
>> best), the lower end has more reasonable price requirements but lots of
>> contention on if they actually improve anything.
>
> If I had some proof that unit actually produced legible 80-column text from an 
> Apple 2 or 2e, I would have no qualms about purchasing it.  I've wasted at 
> least that much money on converters that cannot do the job.
>
> Google turns up no first-hand experiences with XRGB-anything and Apple 2.  At 
> 450USD I'm not going to raise my hand and volunteer to be the first.
>
> Steve
>
>

I actually have an XRGB Mini on the way.  I only have an Apple //c to
test it with but I can certainly post 80-col text displayed on a 42" LCD
screen when it arrives.

I didn't order it for use with the //c but hey, I'll try it out. Wasn't
trying to suggest that it's the perfect solution for Apples so I
apologize if it came across that way.

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