Re: IIgs Monitor Repair

[Jerry <SNIPawanderin@yahoSNIPo.ca>]

ferdimh@gmx.de wrote:
> There will be another problem coming up: Even if we are able to keep
> the electronics running we can't stop the picture tube's aging
> process.
> Sooner or later the picture will be dim and blurry.
> 
> We really need to watch out for alternatives. Maybe transplants are
> possible, but we should watch out for replacement monitors.
> If you live in Europe, you can use your TV-set because they're fitted
> with SCART connectors here. And most picture tubes used in PAL TV sets
> are even sharp enough for the 80-column-mode.
> One could add RGB inputs to a TV-set, or one could try to convert RGB
> to YUV and connect it to a TV-set.
> I'm working on a VGA adapter board for the //e, but I don't think this
> can be adapted for a GS. It would be possible if there's digital RGB
> video available.
> Sooner or later we'll have to use LCD monitors on our good old Apple ]
> [ gear.

I recently bought a Benq FP241W LCD monitor since my old Dell 19" CRT was
dying.  This new monitor has all sorts of inputs, including an NTSC RCA
jack, plus individual R, G, and B RCA inputs.  I haven't tried my IIgs on
it yet, but an Apple IIc works quite well.  There is a very slow roll to
the image, but it's quite usable even in 80-column mode.  So, this is
certainly an option for today and a few years into the future, and it
requires no additional hardware if you use the NTSC output on your Apple
II.  I will have to try a cable from the IIgs to the RGB inputs on the LCD
panel sometime.

-- 
--  Jerry