16 July 2024, 10:02 | #21 |
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With a pistorm can you output all video modes via the HDMI port or do you still need a rgb2hdmi mod too?
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16 July 2024, 10:08 | #22 | |
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The Framethrower, when released, will make all of that redundant however. |
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16 July 2024, 10:09 | #23 | |
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I've only seen the A600 and A1200 versions but I am sure an A500/A2000 version is just a variant of the A600 version and so also in development. https://twitter.com/Claude1079/statu...96588183011406 |
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16 July 2024, 10:26 | #24 | |
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That seems to be a separate board to the pistorm so how does that differ to the rgb2hdmi one? |
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16 July 2024, 10:51 | #25 | |
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RGB2HDMI has it's own HDMI port meaning if you have a Pistorm too you have two HDMI cables and have to manually switch between HDMI ports on your monitor to select between Native and RTG. Framethrower internally sends the digital RGBS data from Denise/Lisa to PiStorm via the RPi Camera port and PiStorm can control in software which one to display. This means only one HDMI cable. Framethrower is a small FPGA and will almost certainly be lower power / heat than RGB2HDMI (which is a Raspberry Pi Zero W). If you're going to be using a Pistorm then Framethrower is the scandoubler/deinterlacer/monitor switcher for you. |
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16 July 2024, 10:54 | #26 | |
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Here you go & probably MORE than you will ever need.... https://www.retrorgb.com/amiga-500-h...rgbtohdmi.html |
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16 July 2024, 11:39 | #27 | |
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Thanks for the clarification. |
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17 July 2024, 07:56 | #29 |
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I'd say that it depends on what you want to do with the computer. If you're interested in just old games, the A500 is probably going to fit your needs at a cheaper price. You can add an extra 512kB for next to nothing, and you can replace the floppies with a Gotek emulator for cheap too.
If you want to start using applications and Workbench, I'd recommend something faster than the stock 68000 CPU. This means an A1200 with accelerator, or an A500 with Pistorm since it gives you (very) fast CPU, hard drive, more memory, and RTG graphics, but can stray from "Amiga" in a sense, if that matters to you. It also introduces a few incompatibilities with some games, usually the result being music doesn't play entirely smoothly. Same thing can happen on other high speed CPU upgrades. There's very few AGA games that are worthwhile. Most of the good ones are just PC ports. |
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