Re: Apple Hi-Res RGB

[kloesch@pgh.nauticom.net (KEVIN LOESCH)]

Joseph Lee (nugundam@netcom.com) wrote:
: David Empson (dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
: : Hm... a thought just occurred to me: how hard would it be to make an
: : external box which plugged into the IIgs RGB port, sampled each video
: : line and regenerated it twice, at double the scan frequency?  This
: : would allow the IIgs to work with most modern analog RGB monitors.

: Scan-rate convertors/doublers are commonly available for video applications.
: Try asking in rec.video.*.  These things go from a few hundred $ to a few
: thousand $.  The expensive ones do component video, s-video, composite, RGB
: at a variety of horizontal scan-frequencies.  Most frequent applications
: involve SGIs.  I believe http://www.sgi.com might have info.
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	These are not that expensive. A local Amiga shop sells one for 
around $50. The allow you to hook and Amiga 500 or 1000(Which has the 
same H-sync as the GS) to a VGA monitor.

K.L.