When is Composite Video not composite video (was: Best LCDs for retrocomputing)

[Ian Finder]

FWIW, the port I have tested a lot and can vouch for is the RGB / VGA.
Haven't done much with the composite.
But... my Sinclair QL with composite mod (NTSC) seems to work, and I
thought it used the same chips?

- Ian

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Adrian Graham <witchy at binarydinosaurs.co.uk
> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> So, my 'new' monitor arrives today, beautifully packed and I wasted no time
> in testing all ports; should've brought home the monitor tester I have at
> work since it can generate Weird Frequencies, in fact I'll take the screen
> in tomorrow and hook it up.
>
> Anyhoo, all good apart from s-video which I can't test without something
> that outputs s-video. I know the Commodore 64 does but I haven't made up a
> cable for that yet, another thing on the TUIT list. Composite tested
> courtesy of an original Playstation and Raspberry Pi.
>
> Then I remembered that I've composite modded a Sinclair Spectrum and a ZX81
> and I get no picture at all with those, like the signal is too weak for the
> monitor to pick up. Said pair of machines work fine on my 2008-era LCD TV
> though so does anyone know what the difference might be?
>
> Just because I could I hooked the Spectrum up to an Apple ][ Monitor and
> that works fine - http://binarydinosaurs.co.uk/IMG_8839.JPG
>
> Are there variations to the PAL Composite standard?
>
> --
> Adrian/Witchy
> Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
> Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
> collection?
>
>
>
>
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> From: Adrian Graham <witchy at binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 22:52:48 +0100
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> Conversation: Best LCDs for retrocomputing - Was: Re: New *square* 1:1
> 26.5"
> LCD monitor 1920x1920
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> LCD monitor 1920x1920
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Adrian/Witchy
> Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
> Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
> collection?
>
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>
>
>


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