Best LCDs for retrocomputing - Was: Re: New *square* 1:1 26.5"LCD monitor 1920x1920

[Robert Jarratt]

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Rob Jarratt
> Sent: 17 May 2016 07:31
> To: Ian Finder <ian.finder at gmail.com>; General Discussion: On-Topic and
> Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: RE: Best LCDs for retrocomputing - Was: Re: New *square* 1:1
> 26.5"LCD monitor 1920x1920
> 
> I’ll let you know in a few days when I get back home.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rob
> 
> Sent from my Windows 10 phone
> 
> From: Ian Finder
> Sent: 16 May 2016 23:48
> To: Jarratt RMA; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: Best LCDs for retrocomputing - Was: Re: New *square* 1:1
> 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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