8-bit Computer TV Channel Use

tony duell ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Sat May 23 12:45:48 CDT 2015


> Getting an acceptable combination of crisp 80-column text and proper color
> aliasing from a converter is decidedly non-trivial.  I own one of just
> about every commercially available (and hobby) converters and precisely
> none of them provides a universal solution.  Some give great displays from
> an Amiga and suck for anything else.  Of my two (pricey) CVP CM-345S
> converters, only one provides useable display from an Apple IIGS.  My
> GBBS-8220 can occasionally be coaxed into giving a solid display from a
> Color Computer 3.  The list goes on...

Given that the OP is planning on using an FPGA in his converter (not surpisingly), 
is the solution to have different configuration files for different machines? So the 
setup for an Apple ][ is optimised for its aliased colour, while that for a BBC micro
handles 80 column text a bit better

-tony


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