LCD TV with an amiga classic

mrodfr · 07 April 2007, 17:08

hello,

I don't know what happened recently on french forum but some guys would like to use again their old a500,a1200,... but have problem with monitors/screens for PAL/NTSC games.

They try to found the cheapest solution. SD/FF is hard to found.

I just want to know id a LDC TV (with PAL/NTSC tuner and with peritel, comp, svideo,...) can be used with amiga for PAL/NTSC games and workbench with a good result on screen ??.

alexh · 07 April 2007, 17:36

It does work. If you can get one with a SCART connector and an RGB SCART cable then the picture quality is good to great.

mrodfr · 08 April 2007, 07:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

It does work. If you can get one with a SCART connector and an RGB SCART cable then the picture quality is good to great.

SCART is the rectangular big connector with lots of pins ??? (peritel name in france).

for you, just choosing a tv lcd with scart is enough to have good quality with pal or ntsc amiga picture ??? even if the screen is big ???

Flashlab · 08 April 2007, 14:50

Yes Scart is Peritel.

Picture quality should be fine with a good TV and good quality cable.

alexh · 08 April 2007, 15:21

The quality is directly affected by the quality of the video scaler chip in the LCDTV they vary from model to model and manufacturer to manufacturer

mrodfr · 08 April 2007, 18:32

hello,

there is some eab amiga users here, with good TV LCD with scart/peritel, who can give example of their TV LCD name, who work well with amiga PAL / NTSC ???

thanks in advance.

Paul_s · 09 April 2007, 13:38

Hmmm how would a good LCD compare to something like a Philips CM8833 Mk2 ???

alexh · 09 April 2007, 15:06

Non interlaced would look Fuzzy, like bilinear filtered.

Interlace be the same, but the absence of flicker would of course make it look 10x better.

Anubis · 09 April 2007, 17:24

It's shitty that we don't have scart here in USA...

Paul_s · 09 April 2007, 17:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

It's shitty that we don't have scart here in USA...

But you have beaches and chicks in bikinis

Anubis · 09 April 2007, 17:56

All we have are biatches and ugly NYC EAB members...

I was surprised when I first got here to learn that there is no scart on TV, no drinking on the street and no toples girls on the beach.

How dissapointing, especially last part.

orange · 10 April 2007, 00:40

it would be real nice to see posts with photos of LCD TV and Amiga WB, zoom on details, like that guy who made S-Video hack for A1000..

alexh · 10 April 2007, 11:05

What for? You pays your money you takes your chance.

When you buy your LCDTV just ask if you are not 100% satisfied can you return it (with all packaging) for you money back / a different model.

alexh · 10 April 2007, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

It's shitty that we don't have scart here in USA...

What are you bitching about? USA has the largest available selection of RGB Arcade monitors in the world, ultra cheap prices, great shipping rates. I just wish I could get some shipped over here.

I'll ship you a 15" LCDTV with RGB SCART input and you ship me a 25" Wells Gardner 15KHz Arcade monitor and Chassis?

DDNI · 10 April 2007, 14:59

I see Tesco are selling 19"widescreen LCDs with TV, Composite, SCART and PC inputs for £179.99

http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=100-6432

Jope · 10 April 2007, 16:05

Widescreen :-(

alexh · 10 April 2007, 16:25

You dont want widescreen with an Amiga unless you are sure it has a good 4:3 scaling mode with left & right borders.

Probably better getting a cheaper 4:3 LCDTV

dambuster · 13 April 2007, 21:56

I use a Digitrex (Currys) 15" LCDTV Model JTF1500RE, £129 last November. Pictures great with RGB/Svid/Comp/VGA and tuner.

darksun9210 · 27 April 2007, 19:18

i got one of those earlier this year for my A500, an end of line special for £99 from currys. must get an RGB to Scart cable, as composit is a little fuzzy, but still very usable for games.
so generally, all fine. takes a PC RGB signal too, so i can feed it 1024x768 from my A1200/PPC/Bvision. looks great!

dambuster · 28 April 2007, 18:58

Pictures crystal clear with the RGB cable

07 April 2007, 17:08	#1
mrodfr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 62-France Age: 56 Posts: 413	LCD TV with an amiga classic hello, I don't know what happened recently on french forum but some guys would like to use again their old a500,a1200,... but have problem with monitors/screens for PAL/NTSC games. They try to found the cheapest solution. SD/FF is hard to found. I just want to know id a LDC TV (with PAL/NTSC tuner and with peritel, comp, svideo,...) can be used with amiga for PAL/NTSC games and workbench with a good result on screen ??.

10 April 2007, 14:59	#15
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,432	I see Tesco are selling 19"widescreen LCDs with TV, Composite, SCART and PC inputs for £179.99 http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=100-6432 Last edited by DDNI; 10 April 2007 at 15:08.

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07 April 2007, 17:36	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	It does work. If you can get one with a SCART connector and an RGB SCART cable then the picture quality is good to great.

08 April 2007, 14:50	#4
Flashlab Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 158	Yes Scart is Peritel. Picture quality should be fine with a good TV and good quality cable.

08 April 2007, 15:21	#5
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	The quality is directly affected by the quality of the video scaler chip in the LCDTV they vary from model to model and manufacturer to manufacturer

08 April 2007, 18:32	#6
mrodfr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 62-France Age: 56 Posts: 413	hello, there is some eab amiga users here, with good TV LCD with scart/peritel, who can give example of their TV LCD name, who work well with amiga PAL / NTSC ??? thanks in advance.

09 April 2007, 13:38	#7
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,335	Hmmm how would a good LCD compare to something like a Philips CM8833 Mk2 ???

09 April 2007, 15:06	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Non interlaced would look Fuzzy, like bilinear filtered. Interlace be the same, but the absence of flicker would of course make it look 10x better.

09 April 2007, 17:24	#9
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,061	It's shitty that we don't have scart here in USA...

09 April 2007, 17:56	#11
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,061	All we have are biatches and ugly NYC EAB members... I was surprised when I first got here to learn that there is no scart on TV, no drinking on the street and no toples girls on the beach. How dissapointing, especially last part.

10 April 2007, 00:40	#12
orange Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belgrade Posts: 567	it would be real nice to see posts with photos of LCD TV and Amiga WB, zoom on details, like that guy who made S-Video hack for A1000..

10 April 2007, 11:05	#13
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	What for? You pays your money you takes your chance. When you buy your LCDTV just ask if you are not 100% satisfied can you return it (with all packaging) for you money back / a different model.

10 April 2007, 16:05	#16
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,862	Widescreen :-(

10 April 2007, 16:25	#17
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	You dont want widescreen with an Amiga unless you are sure it has a good 4:3 scaling mode with left & right borders. Probably better getting a cheaper 4:3 LCDTV

13 April 2007, 21:56	#18
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	I use a Digitrex (Currys) 15" LCDTV Model JTF1500RE, £129 last November. Pictures great with RGB/Svid/Comp/VGA and tuner.

27 April 2007, 19:18	#19
darksun9210 Because i can. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London Age: 45 Posts: 25	i got one of those earlier this year for my A500, an end of line special for £99 from currys. must get an RGB to Scart cable, as composit is a little fuzzy, but still very usable for games. so generally, all fine. takes a PC RGB signal too, so i can feed it 1024x768 from my A1200/PPC/Bvision. looks great!

28 April 2007, 18:58	#20
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	Pictures crystal clear with the RGB cable

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