You gotta love those Commodore monitors. I have 2
1702s , 2
different model 1802s and a 2002. Unfortunately no 1084 or more
desireably a 1084S. I use mine for most of my different home
system needs and with a VCR they make a nice TV.
That's exactly what my buddy used his spare 1702 for; when it wasn't
connected to his SX-64, he watched TV on it. :-)
My spare 1702 is usually connected to the Tomy Tutor. I have another 1702
plugged into a 64, a 1902 plugged into two 128s (one into the RGB input
and one into the composite), and a 1084S.
Why do you consider the 1084 the most versatile ? I
had
thought they could only be used on an Amiga.
No, they take composite as well and a crapload of video modes. My only
complaint with the 1084 is that the controls are very inconveniently placed;
if you switch video modes a lot like I do with my 1902 and the two 128s,
the front control panel of the 1902 is much nicer rather then screwing
around with the settings in the back.
My 2002 has the Video-Chroma-Audio RCA jacks and
9pin RGB inputs. It also has a digital Pos-Neg and analogue
switch. What was the dig.-neg. position used on ?
Dunno -- the 1902s have that also.
The only Commodore monitor I dislike is the 1802. It came two flavours: the
black variety decked out in 264/Plus/4 style (a.k.a. the CM-141 or the 1703)
and the white variety that also does monochrome RGBI (simply by hooking up
the RGBI luminance pin into the composite luma). I had the CM-141 and it
failed within a few months; I've heard similar complaints about it when
Commodore rebadged it as the 1802, and then when they introduced the white
model. You must be lucky to have yours still working. :-P
Just to be complete, there's a 1402 green-screen which was intended for the
Commodore PC clones, I believe, and the 1701, which resembles a 1702 and is
also a straightforward composite monitor. I've also heard of a 1202, and of
course, there's the famous 1080 and 1941 monitors as well.
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