Best LCDs for retrocomputing - Was: Re: New *square* 1:1 26.5"LCD monitor 1920x1920 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

21 May 2016

I tried the Dell on my Rainbow, but unfortunately it did not work. Looks like I would need
the scan doubler that was mentioned.

Regards

Rob

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 I?ll let you know in a few days when I get back home.

 Regards

 Rob

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 From: Ian Finder
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 26.5"LCD monitor 1920x1920

 Addendum-

 This thread  (http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=44692)  seems
 to indicate the 2007FP CAN do 15hkz on the VGA / RGB input... so maybe
 you're all good. Anyone here want to test?

 On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Ian Finder <ian.finder at gmail.com> wrote:
 This post: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-16744.html
 Seems to indicate that the Rainbow is a 15khz sync signal, more akin to
 normal interlaced video- which I called out in my other post as being the
 one type of signal that doesn't always work for these displays.

 You may find success using a GBS-8220 scan-doubler, (ebay, c. $28
 USD), perhaps with a sync-strainer circuit to feed the SoG signal to the Scan
 Doubler as composite sync, if it doesn't work directly with the 2007FP.

 Curious to hear what you figure out.

 On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jarratt RMA
 <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com> wrote:

     On 16 May 2016 at 22:52 Adrian Graham
<witchy at binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
 wrote:

     On 16/05/2016 20:13, "Ian Finder" <ian.finder at gmail.com> wrote:

  I dunno if it's relevant or not, but my go-to
LCD for retro stuff is the
  Dell 2007FP-
 There was a panel lottery, some are TN, some IPS. Both are solid.

 They are 4:3, 1600x1200 native.

 They have DVI, VGA, Composite and S-Video inputs, and very stellar
  scalers. 
     In fact there was one available for ukp35 so it's now mine. I
remember  these
     monitors from a few years ago at a customer that specialised in
video for
     aeroplanes, I used one not quite daily but remember being irked at
the  time
     that it was several button presses needed to get from VGA to DVI
input,
     hahaha.

 He had another one at that price (the last one apparently), so I have bagged
 that one. I tried my Viewsonic, which does SoG, on my Rainbow at the
 weekend, but that didn't work, perhaps this will. Even if it doesn't it will
still
 be a good second monitor for my everyday PC.

 Regards

 Rob

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