Remembering monitors....

[ghost_of_war]

Anyone remember the model numbers of the popular monitors used primarily for Amiga 500's back in 1989 through 1991 by any chance? I am trying to a good one on eBay....

[cosmicfrog]

1081 the one and only, shame mine mono but it dose say Amiga on the front

[ghost_of_war]

Cool, thanks bud...

[ghost_of_war]

Well, while we are on topic, what would I need in order to hook the A500 to a standard NTSC television or monitor (today's monitor)...

[cosmicfrog]

err wires hehehehe

[PowerPie5000]

I like (and still use) the old Philips CM8833 and CM8833 MKII... but the Commodore one's are probably still a better choice I also have a decent Microvitec multisync monitor hooked upto my A1200

[Jope]

The 1084 is far more common than the 1081..

[ghost_of_war]

Thanks, Cosmic I never would have guessed. LOL

Thanks for all other responses. What about directly to an older color TV? Possible?

[PowerPie5000]

Originally Posted by ghost_of_war

Thanks, Cosmic I never would have guessed. LOL

Thanks for all other responses. What about directly to an older color TV? Possible?

As long as it's got an RGB scart socket and your using an RGB scart cable then it should work well Just avoid using the modulator and RF cable as the picture quality is not so good.

[cosmicfrog]

yep jope, I was thinking 1084 but it came out all 1081 hehehhe

[ghost_of_war]

Will the A500 hook up with a C64 1701 or 1702 monitor? Is it possible to use one monitor for both a C64 and A500 by using some sort of switching box (like the ones used to switch back and forth between Xbox, ps3, ETC)...?

[Loedown]

Yes, depending on which outputs you're using, I had a 1084 that I used a C64 and an Amiga on, in the end just kept it primarily for testing purposes.

http://image1.dhgate.com/upload/2009...1794931593.jpg

[ghost_of_war]

Yup, that's what I was looking for - many thanks!

[Jope]

1701 and 1072 are s-video / composite only, so you won't be able to enjoy the glorious RGB output of the Amiga. :-)

[Hewitson]

Theres no point using the old Commodore monitors you just about need a magnifying glass to see them and they're all on their last legs.

A modern CRT TV with RGB SCART will give you an even better picture than a monitor, plus itll be far bigger to boot.

[Loedown]

Originally Posted by Hewitson

Theres no point using the old Commodore monitors you just about need a magnifying glass to see them and they're all on their last legs.

I've just fixed a circa 1981 synthesizer, I recapped it and fixed up some logic issues, should I have simply thrown it out because it was old?

Tubes degrade over time, very true, but every technology has its flaws and if people are happy to use old Commodore monitors, why can't they?

[PowerPie5000]

Originally Posted by Loedown

I've just fixed a circa 1981 synthesizer, I recapped it and fixed up some logic issues, should I have simply thrown it out because it was old?

Tubes degrade over time, very true, but every technology has its flaws and if people are happy to use old Commodore monitors, why can't they?

I still prefer to use the old crt monitors for my Amiga's I have 2 x Philips and 1 x Microvitec which are old but still working perfectly

[Loedown]

Completely OT, but PowerPie, I do like your Avatar, Salad Fingers is one of my favourite series.

www.fat-pie.com

[Hewitson]

Originally Posted by Loedown

I've just fixed a circa 1981 synthesizer, I recapped it and fixed up some logic issues, should I have simply thrown it out because it was old?

Tubes degrade over time, very true, but every technology has its flaws and if people are happy to use old Commodore monitors, why can't they?

Completely irrelevant comparison.

There is absolutely no reason to use a shitty old Commodore monitor over a nice big SCART TV. I'm obviously not saying people can't use the monitors, but to be quite honest I think you'd have to be mad.

There is plenty of reasons for using old musical instruments/equipment.

[cosmicfrog]

I quite like being MAD !!