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Overdoc · 16 September 2015, 11:44

Hi,

I have this Monitor in use for my C64 as well as Amiga at the same time, for many years.
Never had an issue with the display.
I have connected the Amiga via SCART (which also includes the 2x audio pins), and the C64 to the 2x chinch inputs for composite video & audio.

The big advantage in my opinion is that this monitor has a switch (button) to change between inputs on the front, so I can easily use it for both machines.
The only disadvantage I can think of is that it does not have a chroma/luma input for video, but just one composite input instead. However, I did not notice any big picture quality difference compared to a 1084 monitor connected with chroma/luma.

One thing I can think of:
Do you have the C64 and Amiga running at the same time ? There might be some issue in this case. I think I remember I also experienced this long long time ago, and solved it with another SCART cable.
I can imagine it is some grounding issue ?
However, I almost never have both running at the same time, anyway.

Nevertheless, I alsways need to turn colour saturation a bit down for C64 usage, and a bit up for Amiga usage, to have a good and not over saturated picture. Maybe this is what you mean ? I think it cannot be solved without adding some resistors to the cable or something.

16 September 2015, 11:44	#9
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 53 Posts: 944	Hi, I have this Monitor in use for my C64 as well as Amiga at the same time, for many years. Never had an issue with the display. I have connected the Amiga via SCART (which also includes the 2x audio pins), and the C64 to the 2x chinch inputs for composite video & audio. The big advantage in my opinion is that this monitor has a switch (button) to change between inputs on the front, so I can easily use it for both machines. The only disadvantage I can think of is that it does not have a chroma/luma input for video, but just one composite input instead. However, I did not notice any big picture quality difference compared to a 1084 monitor connected with chroma/luma. One thing I can think of: Do you have the C64 and Amiga running at the same time ? There might be some issue in this case. I think I remember I also experienced this long long time ago, and solved it with another SCART cable. I can imagine it is some grounding issue ? However, I almost never have both running at the same time, anyway. Nevertheless, I alsways need to turn colour saturation a bit down for C64 usage, and a bit up for Amiga usage, to have a good and not over saturated picture. Maybe this is what you mean ? I think it cannot be solved without adding some resistors to the cable or something. Last edited by Overdoc; 16 September 2015 at 14:48.