Is this a good replacement monitor for older systems?

Bloodwych · 24 October 2010, 14:28

Microvitec still churning out the low sync displays it seems:

http://www.microvitec.co.uk/products...can%2015dt.htm

What do you think?

alexh · 24 October 2010, 14:35

I'd imagine that is infeasibly expensive.

Just get a 15" 4:3 LCDTV from the supermarket for £99

Bloodwych · 24 October 2010, 14:38

That's what I was thinking - what's the point of these displays? I guess they have some use in the industry.

It also still doesn't have the scanlines, so still looks wrong for retro systems.

Just thought it interesting they still churn these kinds of displays out - used to own a 1438 for the Amiga, with it's shoking black borders due to no horizontal stretch control. Still, it was cool at the time seeing Workbench in Productivity and playing Dune II in DBL-NTSC/PAL.

AmigaEd · 24 October 2010, 17:11

I have a 1438. Two weeks ago I was flipping through the manual for it when I noticed that in the past their distributor in the U.S. was not too far from me. I then thought about visiting the Microvitec website; which I did.

After looking at the website, I kind of also figured that their panels would be too pricey for a poor hobbyist like me. Might be worth looking into though.

Regards,
AmigaEd

Madcrow · 30 October 2010, 17:22

It looks like it's mainly intended for things like old medical scanners and the like. It has an LCD response rate (20-30 ms) that's so high that it's only useful for mostly static images AND it's got a really crappy contrast ratio. The only thing that it has going for it is the ability to accept TTL digital video signals of the sort that the CGA and EGA cards produced.

Anemos · 30 October 2010, 17:46

@ Bloodwych, i like this monitor!

Quote:

* 15" TFT metal cased
* Designed for 'low scan' signals 15-60kHz line rate
* CGA / EGA compatible on 9 pin D
* RGB with SOG and 5 x BNC inputs
* TTL, Analogue and interlaced signals accepted

im sure is compatible Amiga-Atari !

Edit: What is the price of this?

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24 October 2010, 14:35	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,532	I'd imagine that is infeasibly expensive. Just get a 15" 4:3 LCDTV from the supermarket for £99

24 October 2010, 14:38	#3
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	That's what I was thinking - what's the point of these displays? I guess they have some use in the industry. It also still doesn't have the scanlines, so still looks wrong for retro systems. Just thought it interesting they still churn these kinds of displays out - used to own a 1438 for the Amiga, with it's shoking black borders due to no horizontal stretch control. Still, it was cool at the time seeing Workbench in Productivity and playing Dune II in DBL-NTSC/PAL.

24 October 2010, 17:11	#4
AmigaEd Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 35	I have a 1438. Two weeks ago I was flipping through the manual for it when I noticed that in the past their distributor in the U.S. was not too far from me. I then thought about visiting the Microvitec website; which I did. After looking at the website, I kind of also figured that their panels would be too pricey for a poor hobbyist like me. Might be worth looking into though. Regards, AmigaEd

30 October 2010, 17:22	#5
Madcrow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 228	It looks like it's mainly intended for things like old medical scanners and the like. It has an LCD response rate (20-30 ms) that's so high that it's only useful for mostly static images AND it's got a really crappy contrast ratio. The only thing that it has going for it is the ability to accept TTL digital video signals of the sort that the CGA and EGA cards produced.

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