Drew wrote:
Thanks Charlie, at least I know its not just the one i got. I also tried a Scart>Component converter box (CSY-2100) and though i got a picture and and no blur; colours and picture were rubbish. I think i will end up waiting and getting a Samsung T200HD (which works fine apart from a bit of ghosting (as all all LCDS that i have seen) and no PIP) when it comes down in price. Still want to try a Samsung SM-225MW/MD though as that supports PIP which I would find very handy....though so far it would seem that the majority of LCDs don't work correctly with the RGB being outputed from the IIGS.... Thanks Andrew
Andrew,Are you in the US? I see the international Samsung T200HD model has a SCART RGB input, but sadly the US model seems to delete that particular port (doh!). Are you using the VGA in port for the IIgs video on the T200HD? I know my Samsung 930MP won't take the IIgs' 15.75khz RGB video from its VGA-in, only the SCART input. Its a silly limitation that I wish LCD and Plasma displays didn't have as their internal video processors can easily handle it.
As for the artifacts, its likely from the upscaling of the video to fit the LCD panel. The IIgs technically outputs 240p (progressive) video, although the internal processor may handle it as standard 480i (interlaced) video and add in scanline artifacts as well (the first field is the IIgs video, the second field is blank). At a minimum you can turn off the stretching of 4:3 video to 16:9 (if its a widescreen display). Otherwise you could try using a VERY expensive external video processor like the DVDO series from Anchor Bay for better results and tweakability. They will allow you to use any DVI/HDMI equipped monitor with your IIgs as well.