Re: RGB monitor/capture options for the //e with RGB card.

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Egan Ford <datajerk@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 22, 6:09 pm, Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>> Egan Ford <dataj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I've search and found a number of discussions about incompatibilities
>>> between //e RGB, IIgs, and Mac RGB output with various monitors and
>>> v.v..  Is there a list of the recommend Apple monitors for use with
>>> the //e RGB card?  The docs have none listed.  I am looking for an
>>> Apple RGB monitor that can handle all of the //e RGB capabilities AND
>>> look like it belongs with the //e.
>> 
>> I think you're looking for an AppleColor 100.
>> It's a digital RGB monitor for the //e.
> 
> Yep.  And after an evening of searching, it appears to be my only
> option.

Unfortunately, they are hard to find. 

>>> 2nd question.  I'd like to capture the RGB output, "crystal clear" if
>>> possible.  I already have a VGA capture setup, so an RGB to VGA device
>>> would work.  What are you all using for RGB to VGA?  Will a IIgs or
>>> Mac solution for RGB to VGA work equally as well with the //e RGB?
>> 
>> Many, myself included, use an emulator and host screen capture software.
>> The results are as good as the RGB emulation of the emulator.
> 
> I do the same with Virtual ][, however there are those times where
> something cannot be emulated and it would be nice to get the highest
> quality output.

Several emulators now do quite well even with high-speed synchronized
page/mode flipping, so most programs' displays are faithfully emulated. If
you have a program that does not emulate well, the first thing (and the
cheapest thing) to try is a newer emulator. 

If you describe your program(s) and emulator, I'd bet that someone here
could suggest a solution. Or, perhaps, even a bug-fix for an emulator!

> I found some docs on how to convert //e RGB to CGA.  And there are
> many CGA to VGA devices/boards.  I'll give that a shot.

I think you may find that approach disappointing, for many of the same
reasons that composite-to-VGA converters disappoint when used with Apple
II's. 

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon