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Re: What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #331153 is a reply to message #331047] Tue, 01 November 2016 09:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kevin Dady is currently offline  Kevin Dady
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On Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 8:01:06 PM UTC-5, Matthew Power wrote:
> The responses to this topic have all been great! One in particular, sorry I'd have to re-read all to say from whom... said basically "Use a TV."
>
> So I found a Panasonic 20-inch CRT TV with RCA video-in on Craigslist for $20. It was 5 minutes from my house, even! Works great. The color bleed was rather strong until I dialed it all down, and now I just have this HUGE color monitor sitting on top of my Apple II and two floppy drives. The colors are great, and while 80-column mode isn't exactly crystal-clear, it's legible. I loaded up Ultima IV, and it looks amazing.
>
> My girlfriend thinks I'm nuts for having this huge thing on top of a 30+ year old computer... Ha!
>
> So this $20 gamble has informed me that if I find a cheap flat-screen TV with modern high resolution, it would be a worthy gamble again...
>
> Thanks to everyone who responded. I've learned a lot.

Yea I actually went though a few CRT tv's from good will including trinatrons and whatnot, but I saw this china brand 13 inch 720p screen on clearance for 50 bucks and its now my little computer and game console screen ... could be a bit bigger but its fine where its setup
What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #336729 is a reply to message #330686] Fri, 03 February 2017 08:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: SHartz40

Ed, does it hook up directly to the composite port? Would it work on a llgs?
Re: What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #336730 is a reply to message #330620] Fri, 03 February 2017 09:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I have two A2M6014 Applecolor RGB monitors, one RGB cable, and one A2M6016 Monochrome monitor, all working, that I will give away if someone will come and pick them up. I'm in the northwest Phoenix area (Surprise, AZ).

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What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #336762 is a reply to message #336729] Sat, 04 February 2017 05:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Delfs

Was this question for me? I've used both composite and 15pin to 15 pin adapter on my older HDTVs, and gotten fantastic results from the IIc composite and the IIgs RGB video out ports. Trick is it really needs to be from the 90s/2000s to support the upscale of the 15kHz signal with the synch signals on the color lines. I've never split/inverted the synch signals.
Re: What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #336772 is a reply to message #336729] Sat, 04 February 2017 10:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Friday, February 3, 2017 at 8:02:36 AM UTC-5, SHartz40 wrote:
> Ed, does it hook up directly to the composite port? Would it work on a llgs?

It will work with the composite video port of the IIgs, but I can't speak to the quality of the video output. I don't own a IIgs and can't really test the quality, but it's my understanding that the IIgs video is at it's best quality when used with some sort of compatible RGB display. However, finding that may be easier said than done, I suppose it wouldn't look too bad if you set the computer up correctly, but I can't imagine GS/OS looking all that great with it. Text mode perhaps, but not GUI. Like I said, from my perspective it's only speculation as I don't own a IIgs. :/
Re: What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #336802 is a reply to message #336772] Sat, 04 February 2017 22:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ed's Universe of Interest <rockandroll1991@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, February 3, 2017 at 8:02:36 AM UTC-5, SHartz40 wrote:
>> Ed, does it hook up directly to the composite port? Would it work on a llgs?
>
> It will work with the composite video port of the IIgs, but I can't speak
> to the quality of the video output. I don't own a IIgs and can't really
> test the quality, but it's my understanding that the IIgs video is at
> it's best quality when used with some sort of compatible RGB display.
> However, finding that may be easier said than done, I suppose it wouldn't
> look too bad if you set the computer up correctly, but I can't imagine
> GS/OS looking all that great with it. Text mode perhaps, but not GUI.
> Like I said, from my perspective it's only speculation as I don't own a IIgs. :/
>

And, as usual, even 80-column text may be very difficult to read on a
composite color monitor

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Re: What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #339649 is a reply to message #336802] Sat, 18 March 2017 15:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Apple Monitor II, Sanyo VM 4509, Benq Projektor.
Re: What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #339651 is a reply to message #330620] Sat, 18 March 2017 15:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: leelandheins

On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:00:25 PM UTC-5, Matthew Power wrote:
> With my IIe I'm currently using a Texas Instruments Color Monitor (designed for the TI-99 4/A), but honestly that monitor is not very good. I know it's kinda rare... but the colors are terrible, and it cannot handle Apple IIe hi-res very well (the top of the screen gets all wonky). Also, it's too small. When I switch to 80 column mode, the text is illegible.
>
> I think the TI monitor is more of collectors item than it is usable. It does look good on top of my TI Peripheral Expansion Box, lol!!!
>
> Back to the Apple II, what is a good monitor solution? I thought there might be a good composite-to-VGA solution out there, but apparently that's not the case. Let me know if I'm wrong on that.
>
> The only monitor I can think of is the Commodore 1701. It has a composite input, and it looks like it holds up over the years. Bigger size over the TI as well...
>
> I'd love to put a 17" VGA on this Apple IIe but dreaming I suppose...

I'm currently using an Emerson 22" LCD flat panel TV that has a composite input. It is only a 720p TV but it works reasonably well as a monitor. Of course it has zero vintage vibe. But it is also a lot lighter than a vintage CRT monitor.
Re: What monitor do you use with your Apple II? [message #339652 is a reply to message #339651] Sat, 18 March 2017 15:49 Go to previous message
Michael J. Mahon is currently offline  Michael J. Mahon
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<leelandheins@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:00:25 PM UTC-5, Matthew Power wrote:
>> With my IIe I'm currently using a Texas Instruments Color Monitor
>> (designed for the TI-99 4/A), but honestly that monitor is not very
>> good. I know it's kinda rare... but the colors are terrible, and it
>> cannot handle Apple IIe hi-res very well (the top of the screen gets all
>> wonky). Also, it's too small. When I switch to 80 column mode, the text is illegible.
>>
>> I think the TI monitor is more of collectors item than it is usable. It
>> does look good on top of my TI Peripheral Expansion Box, lol!!!
>>
>> Back to the Apple II, what is a good monitor solution? I thought there
>> might be a good composite-to-VGA solution out there, but apparently
>> that's not the case. Let me know if I'm wrong on that.
>>
>> The only monitor I can think of is the Commodore 1701. It has a
>> composite input, and it looks like it holds up over the years. Bigger
>> size over the TI as well...
>>
>> I'd love to put a 17" VGA on this Apple IIe but dreaming I suppose...
>
> I'm currently using an Emerson 22" LCD flat panel TV that has a composite
> input. It is only a 720p TV but it works reasonably well as a monitor.
> Of course it has zero vintage vibe. But it is also a lot lighter than a
> vintage CRT monitor.
>

AppleColor Composite monitor here.

For more transportability, the 8" (?) LCD Black Hawk security monitor is
quite readable and displays graphics well--and it runs on 12v!

You can probably find them on eBay for $30 or less.

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