Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!bloom-beacon!think!ames!ptsfa!hoptoad!academ!killer!elg From: elg@killer.UUCP (Eric Green) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Monitors for the C128 Message-ID: <1138@killer.UUCP> Date: Wed, 15-Jul-87 03:30:12 EDT Article-I.D.: killer.1138 Posted: Wed Jul 15 03:30:12 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Jul-87 06:45:53 EDT References: <199@mtuxo.UUCP> Distribution: comp Organization: Bayou Telecommunications Lines: 34 in article <199@mtuxo.UUCP>, tee@mtuxo.UUCP (T.EBERSOLE) says: > I've missed any discussions on the relative merits of various monitors > for use with the C128. Is the 1902 the best choice? Well, it DOES seem to be cheaper than most IBM-type monitors, and accepts all the signals that the C128 produces, including the composite signal. I think Magnavox also produces a similiar monitor (or maybe the same monitor in their own case :-), because a friend here has a non-Commodore monitor with that desirable feature (ability to use the 40 column output as well as the RGB output). > CMO advertises an > Amiga 1080 to C128 adapter cable. Is the 1080 a better monitor than > the 1902? To be brief: NO. Not for the C128, at least. The 1080 has analog RGB capabilities. But since the C128 only produces IBM-style TTL-level RGB signals with a "brightness" line, analog RGB is of no utility. > What about non-Commodore monitors (e.g., Amdek, NEC > Magnavox, ...) in the $250 to $400 range? Any I should avoid or > be attracted to? Any limitations (or added value over 1902) when using > these with the C128? Be sure that it will accept a color composite input as well as an RGB input. Otherwise, you won't be able to see 40-column text. If you just want to read 80 column text, you might just want to get a monochrome monitor... I'm typing this at a NAP amber-screen monitor that I got at Service Merchandise for $50. Finally found a use for that TV/Monitor switch-box that came with the computer -- ripped out the inductance coil, and use it to switch between 40 column and 80 column mode (after a brief trip to Radio Shack to outfit the box with another RCA input jack). Eric Green {ihnp4,cbosgd}!killer!elg elg@usl.CSNET