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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

3473.0. "Monitor differences" by BAHTAT::HILTON (Two in the box ready to go) Wed Feb 14 1990 07:27

    Hiya,
    
    Could someone explain to me the differences between a Monitor, a
    TV/Monitor and a normal TV?
    
    I'm interested in knowing what kind of resolution differences there
    are, and will I be able to see any differences.
    
    Also which ones will I be able to use with : a) a TV aerial to watch TV
    and b) my VCR.
    
    Basically I'm in the market for a high-res monitor to fully utilise my
    Amiga 500, but which will also allow we to watch the TV!
    
    Thanks in advance,
    
    Greg
    
    PS Yes I have read *ALL* the other monitor topics in this conference
    but I'm still unclear.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3473.1	I use a Philips 8833	KETJE::VLASIU		`Wed Feb 14 1990 08:59`	14
	Hello, I have a Philips 8833 connected via SCART to my A500 and connected also via its composite entry and sound entry (CINCH both) to my VCR or to my TV's SCART output. I use the switch button on the monitor to see my Amiga screen or the TV/VCR. It works fine and all I have to do is to push a little front button. The TV image is of a very good quality. When you execute programs which take long time it's nice to switch on TV (I know the multitasking is there to do something else but maybe I just want to wait). The 8833 is good also for PCs (CGA) but IT IS NOT a multi-sync. For multi-syncs I don't know the situation. Regards, Sorin
3473.2	It's all in the dots	WELMT2::FINNIS	Peter Finnis at Welwyn	`Wed Feb 14 1990 09:56`	11
	Monitors have a higher resolution. If you sit close to a screen you can see the individual pixels , the better the monitor the closer the dots are together, and hence a more realistic picture. Cost is higher but eye strain is less.. Pete
3473.3		LEDS::ACCIARDI		`Wed Feb 14 1990 10:23`	28
	A monitor is considered to be lacking a tuner. A TV/Monitor is simply a monitor with a TV tuner built in, such as the Sony KV1311. Now, there are monitors and there are monitors. The standard Amiga monitor happens to be a 15.75 KHz horizontal scan - 60 Hz verticle refresh monitor. This is clearly a limitation with today's high bandwidth computer displays, such as VGA and Macintosh II, which double the horizontal scan rate to 31.5 KHz. These newer video standards require either a fixed bandwidth 31.5 KHz OR a multisync type monitor, which can adapt itself to almost any horizontal scan rate. A typical application for a multisync might be for an IBM PC owner with a VGA graphics card. Some of his software is written to use the CGA mode (640 x 200), some the EGA mode (640 x 350), with the newest stuff utilizing the VGA mode (640 x 480). The graphics adaptor will select whichever output mode is appropriate for the given application, and the multisync monitor will happily switch to that mode. The new Amiga Denise chip will be able to create 400 line non-interlaced output at 31.5 KHz. In order to transparently use this mode, you'd best have a multisync monitor attached to your Amiga. This is why myself and others in this conference have repeatedly urged new buyers to spend a little extra $$$ up front and get a multisync monitor. They really are available in the $400 - $500 price range, thanks to the proliferation of low cost PC Clones and VGA cards. Ed.