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[Ian Finder]

I will do some tests of the composite input this weekend with and without
TBC and see what I find.
I'll have to do a bit of digging for composite devices but I should have a
few.

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Ian Finder <ian.finder at gmail.com> wrote:

> I mostly use the display for its fantastic handling and scaling of RGB
> formats via the VGA connector.
> I collect mostly old workstation class hardware and I care a lot about
> image quality.
>
> I'm not much of a microcomputer collector, and have used the composite
> input very, very sparingly.
>
> However, I have had enough issues in the past with the composite video
> "standard" on various non-analog CRT display devices that I keep a timebase
> corrector nearby and readily available. I find this a "must" for anyone
> relying on composite stuff in this day and age.
>
> I can try a IIgs- the only things I've tried over composite, I listed in
> the other post.
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Ian
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:16 PM, 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.
>> >
>> > They sync to SoG, and have no trouble with oddball resolutions like
>> > 1152x8-whatever.
>> >
>> > My SGI stuff can drive it at native resolution. As an added bonus, you
>> can
>> > disable scaling if you want black bars and native resolution.
>> >
>> > These are readily available for ~$35, and I have at least 6.
>>
>> Hi Ian (and list),
>>
>> Quick question, have you ever used a plain ol' composite input on yours?
>> Turns out my problem isn't just my problem, people have been having the
>> same
>> issue since the screens were new - composite input just doesn't work
>> unless
>> it's a very specific set of circumstances. That or there's a particular
>> setup required that isn't documented anywhere...
>>
>> So far I've tried:
>>
>> Spectrum (composite)
>> ZX81 (composite)
>> Raspberry Pi B
>> Apple ][GS
>> Amiga 1200
>> Amiga CD32 (this one *nearly* works, I get the splash screen)
>> Playstation 1 (ditto)
>> EACA VideoGenie
>>
>> Have you got any of those kicking around you could plug in and test for
>> me?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> --
>> Adrian/Witchy
>> Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
>> Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
>> collection?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
>    Ian Finder
>    (206) 395-MIPS
>    ian.finder at gmail.com
>



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