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| 72.1 | Yes... | CYBORG::LAMBERT | Max Headroom....Catch the wave... | Tue Aug 05 1986 09:46 | 14 |
| You could use it on a color TV, however you will need some type
of modulation device to take the composite video signal out of the
Amiga and convert it to channel three or four. If you have a Video
recorder you can pipe the composite video signal from the Amiga
to the Video in on the VCR and do it that way. If your tele has
Video in jacks (monitor) it will also work that way.
I thing that because you are not using a monitor you will be limited
to 60 characters of screen width, as 80 characters can be very hard
to read (depending of course on the quality of your television set)
I also heard mention that the number of on-screen colors is SLIGHTLY
less on a television set that on a monitor. (???)
brian
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| 72.2 | | MOSAIC::BANKS | Dawn Banks | Tue Aug 05 1986 10:01 | 24 |
| There's one of two things you have to do to get the Amiga to work with a Color
TV:
Either get an RF modulator to produce a channel 3/4 signal (I think Amiga
may sell one of these, but I'm pretty sure it ain't standard)
or
Get a Color TV/Monitor. Turn the thing around and look for something
labeled Video In or some similar babblage, usually on a female RCA
connector. Connect this to the Video out on the back of the Amiga
(another female connector), and you're in business.
In both cases, it helps a lot to have a fairly decent color TV. Even with
a fairly decent color TV, NTSC composit video isn't going to give you all
the color resolution that the Amiga is capable of producing.
On the other hand, we've plugged our Amiga into our RCA TV/Monitor a bunch of
times, and the results, while not being as good as our RGB monitor, are better
than I expected. The 80 column font is barely readable, so you'd be better off
using the 60 column font.
It's completely reasonable to use a color TV, but extended use will probably
make you want an RGB monitor real bad.
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| 72.3 | | DONJON::BRAVER | | Thu Aug 21 1986 14:03 | 4 |
| Would there be any difference between a color TV monitor that had RGB
inputs versus just and NTSC input?
Would you be able to get 80 chars/line clearly?
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| 72.4 | RGB | HYSTER::DEARBORN | The One to Watch <> | Thu Aug 21 1986 14:10 | 14 |
| A color monitor with ANALOG RGB will give you the best picture possible
for your Amiga. If it is a digital RGB monitor, it will not be
much help.
Make sure it is analog. Otherwise, you are throwing money away.
An analog monitor will give you the complete palette of Amiga colors.
A digital one is limited to 8 colors (I believe). There seem to
be a lot of digital monitors available, and not very many analog
ones.
RGB will give you 80 columns, and will support 130 columns...as
soon as there is software to provide it. The terminal package coming
from Amiga will have 130 columns.
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| 72.5 | more... | HYSTER::DEARBORN | The One to Watch <> | Thu Aug 21 1986 14:12 | 4 |
| I forgot to add that RGB is much, much better than NTSC composite.
Composite, as noted earlier, is OK for a while, but RGB is so much
clearer and sharper....you will want to upgrade.
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| 72.6 | Buy the Sony. | NINJA::HEFFEL | Owned by a cat | Mon Aug 25 1986 22:41 | 10 |
| One small nit to pick. The RGBI (digital) monitors will display
16 colors. The Commode-door 1902 monitor for use with the 128 will
display its 16 colors.
Also, spend the extra $$'s for an RGBA monitor if you can. The
picture they produce is beautiful, easy on the eyes, and worth every
penny.
Happy he sprung for the Sony,
Gary
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