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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
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Posted: Wed Jul 15 03:30:12 1987
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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