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brett71 · 17 June 2021, 17:35

If you're in NTSC-land, I recommend the Viewsonic VX2276-SMHD. This is a 22" LCD that can handle 15KHz. The 24" and 27" variants probably will also. I bought 3 of these for my ReAmiga 1200's to utilize the VGA ports. A DB23 to VGA converter would probably work fine for the 500.

There are a few caveats, though. Interlaced screen modes look like crap on it. Non-Interlaced looks fantastic, although slightly stretched. The monitor doesn't have any setting for aspect ratio. If your 500 has a Super Denise, and you typically use Hi-Res Interlaced for your Workbench, changing to DBLNTSC Non-Interlaced will give you a fantastic Workbench, but only at 4 colors. It's a bit of a trade-off. On the 1200, DBLNTSC Non-Interlaced works at 256 colors just fine, and that's my default setting on my 1200's.

17 June 2021, 17:35	#17
brett71 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ames, IA, USA Posts: 521	If you're in NTSC-land, I recommend the Viewsonic VX2276-SMHD. This is a 22" LCD that can handle 15KHz. The 24" and 27" variants probably will also. I bought 3 of these for my ReAmiga 1200's to utilize the VGA ports. A DB23 to VGA converter would probably work fine for the 500. There are a few caveats, though. Interlaced screen modes look like crap on it. Non-Interlaced looks fantastic, although slightly stretched. The monitor doesn't have any setting for aspect ratio. If your 500 has a Super Denise, and you typically use Hi-Res Interlaced for your Workbench, changing to DBLNTSC Non-Interlaced will give you a fantastic Workbench, but only at 4 colors. It's a bit of a trade-off. On the 1200, DBLNTSC Non-Interlaced works at 256 colors just fine, and that's my default setting on my 1200's.