Re: Source for GS monitor replacement.

[behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens)]

Terry Yeung (terryy@OCF.Berkeley.EDU) wrote:

: 	I've been having some troubles with my GS monitor and it looks like
: it's going to die soon. :( So I've begun looking for sources for a
: replacement monitor.  I've been told that the Amiga 1084S monitor can work
: with the GS provided you get a special cable for it.  Anyone know where I

You can make the cable yourself. However, having used such a setup, I don't
recommend it. Does 0.41 slotted mask make you shiver? If not, by all means
go ahead.

: schematics?  And what about other Amiga monitors, will thos work too?  There
: seems to be a few other monitors made by Commodore that are suppose to be
: just like the 1084, but would these work on the GS?

Yes, certainly. They just have to have RGB analog and support 15.75 kHz,
which is the same frequency old Amigas used.

: 	And any other sources of a replacement monitor would be appreciated
: as well.

The Nec 2A works fine, and has a much neater picture. You may find other,
now defunct syncs that can go down to 15.75, look at the specs for them.

Soenke

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