Re: IIgs RGB to VGA continued

["TomCh" <tomcharlesworth@blueyonder.co.uk>]

jsnospam@cimmeri.com wrote:
> This is a repost to restart a topic to earlier topics I'd been working
> on of:
>
> "IIgs RGB to YPbPr Component experiment"
> and
> "IIgs RGB to VGA experiment"
>
>
> A few days ago, I received from Highway Games their #100 SCART RGB->VGA
> converter.
>
> http://www.converters.tv/products/converters/rgb_converters/100.html
>
> I hadn't any luck with their #41 CGA(RBG)->VGA unit, so tried this
> model as a replacement.
>
> The #100 unit is a fully finished product w/ enclosure, worldwide AC
> adapter, and some cables.   You would still need to supply a IIgs->
> SCART cable.   It has an OSD menu where you can adjust output
> resolution and other variables.
>
> Accordingly, price is also much higher at $195 USD prior to shipping.
> Still a cheaper, more flexible, and possibly longer-lived option than
> an LCDTV, though.
>
> I tested with both a Sony 17" CPDE200 VGA CRT and a Samsung 19" 910MP
> LCD.   Results were very good with the CRT; even better with the LCD
> (perhaps due to processing unique within the LCD).  Of most interest is
> that color dithering (eg. in 640x200 mode) is intact, and backgrounds
> (eg. Karateka) are solid colors.  Images are rock stable.
>
> Will post photos here later.
> 
I'd be interested to see the photos.

Tom