A520 on an A600?

Fissuras · 19 November 2002, 00:14

Is it possible to plug an use an A520 on an A600??? (you know, my A600 has a buggy video output).

Interceptor · 19 November 2002, 00:28

i'm sure i recall saying you could in your last thread....

....and i'm sure i recall testing one on my a1200....

...but it was a while back.

BippyM · 19 November 2002, 00:37

Yes they can be used on any Amiga with an RGB port/monitor port

Fissuras · 19 November 2002, 01:12

WORKED PERFECTLY!!!!!

Amiga1992 · 19 November 2002, 04:55

Then something is fucked with yer composite video and rf modulator. This is quite strange....

Anyway, you have some BAD luck fiss...;/

19 November 2002, 11:51

A520s can be used with ANY Amiga.

Fissuras · 19 November 2002, 14:13

I was afraid the video problem would persist, but with the A520 everything is fine.

Oh well, I tried to open the A600 but I couldn't... it resited and I feared I could break something. I am not a delicate person, you know...

Unknown_K · 19 November 2002, 14:17

How crappy is the A520 on a tv set? Thats one device I never bothered to get for my A500 since i have a monitor

Fissuras · 19 November 2002, 15:10

Since I use the composite output, the image looks perfect to me, but I don't have a monitor to check the image quality...

Amiga1992 · 19 November 2002, 22:37

Try to get a 1084 ASAP. You will see how CACK composite video is

Syko · 20 November 2002, 15:33

it's not that composite video or rf modulated are so much worse, it's that the TV is bloody afful res compared to monitor, and deliberately fuzzes the picture to make up for it.

The recomended viewing distamce for a 24" TV is 9 feet or 2.75m
For a 14" monitor you're usually less than 75cm away... when you view th TV at the right distance it doesn't look so bad. Also try comparing with the composite output from a PC GFX card - not much difference. But a proper monitor is always best for sharpness - it's just that you cant get 28" widescreen monitors

20 November 2002, 17:26

I dunno the details of your video problem, but when I use a composite lead from my CD32 or A600 to my 14" Sony TV the picture is quite clear. That was until I had a Scart lead plugged in for my video and dvd. For some reason, even when the mentioned devices are off or unplugged, having the Scart in the back of the TV caused interference with the composite connection(Maybe beacuse they both count as AV1?).
I thought it was to do with the RF and while trying to take it out of the back of my TV I accidentally knocked the Scart Lead out, and found that the picture became good again. I have also had the picture and in particular the sound quality go bad when I was on channel 0 and then switched to AV. The interference from the untuned channel 0 came through onto the composite video. I just tuned the channel to a blank spot to fix it.

Amiga1992 · 20 November 2002, 17:49

Quote:

Originally posted by Syko
it's not that composite video or rf modulated are so much worse, it's that the TV is bloody afful res compared to monitor, and deliberately fuzzes the picture to make up for it.

Yer wrong there mate.

The reason why RGB looks oh-so-much better, is that each signal has its own cable. There's only so much bandwidth you can transmit through a cable, and in RGB, you have one cable for red, one cable for blue and one for green, and also some cables for sync and other things. In composite, you have one cable for RGB+sync, and on RF, it's RGB+sync+audio! This brings down the picture quality a -LOT- because lots of shite goes through the same cable!

Try it yaself if you have a 1084.. Connect your Amiga to it through both RGB and Composite (if you have an A500 you can't do this, an A600 or 1200 are needed). Click on the switch that changes from composite to RGB... notice the bloody giant difference. In the same monitor

Using an RGB-capable TV/arcade monitor would bring a similarly brilliant resolution. I just recommend a 1084 because it's the most common RGB monitor around.

Syko · 20 November 2002, 19:05

when connecting my A500(+) to the TV I always use the RGB enabled
SCART lead for finest TV quality - SWOS on 28" wide screen is ace!

Unknown_K · 20 November 2002, 19:45

Seen a scart connector on a website before.. big and ugly

You brits like driving on the wrong side of the road and have wacky tv resolution too

Syko · 20 November 2002, 19:56

true, but having RGB and composite IN & OUT also stereo audio IN and OUT, oh and digital RGB, and control switching - so your video can controle your satallite/digital receiver - all in one standard connector - no exceptions allowed - means we can do a lot with it... and our screen res is better than yours :-P

PS I ride a bike and use any side of the road I please!

Paul · 20 November 2002, 20:05

Amiga1992 · 21 November 2002, 01:54

SCART and PAL rock
;D

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19 November 2002, 00:28	#2
Interceptor Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 414	i'm sure i recall saying you could in your last thread.... ....and i'm sure i recall testing one on my a1200.... ...but it was a while back.

19 November 2002, 00:37	#3
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Yes they can be used on any Amiga with an RGB port/monitor port

19 November 2002, 01:12	#4
Fissuras Old Luny Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Brazil Age: 54 Posts: 574	WORKED PERFECTLY!!!!!

19 November 2002, 04:55	#5
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,658	Then something is fucked with yer composite video and rf modulator. This is quite strange.... Anyway, you have some BAD luck fiss...;/

19 November 2002, 11:51	#6
oldpx Posts: n/a	A520s can be used with ANY Amiga.

19 November 2002, 14:13	#7
Fissuras Old Luny Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Brazil Age: 54 Posts: 574	I was afraid the video problem would persist, but with the A520 everything is fine. Oh well, I tried to open the A600 but I couldn't... it resited and I feared I could break something. I am not a delicate person, you know...

19 November 2002, 14:17	#8
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 56 Posts: 1,380	How crappy is the A520 on a tv set? Thats one device I never bothered to get for my A500 since i have a monitor

19 November 2002, 15:10	#9
Fissuras Old Luny Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Brazil Age: 54 Posts: 574	Since I use the composite output, the image looks perfect to me, but I don't have a monitor to check the image quality...

19 November 2002, 22:37	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,658	Try to get a 1084 ASAP. You will see how CACK composite video is

20 November 2002, 15:33	#11
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 60 Posts: 584	it's not that composite video or rf modulated are so much worse, it's that the TV is bloody afful res compared to monitor, and deliberately fuzzes the picture to make up for it. The recomended viewing distamce for a 24" TV is 9 feet or 2.75m For a 14" monitor you're usually less than 75cm away... when you view th TV at the right distance it doesn't look so bad. Also try comparing with the composite output from a PC GFX card - not much difference. But a proper monitor is always best for sharpness - it's just that you cant get 28" widescreen monitors

20 November 2002, 17:26	#12
NytroX86 Posts: n/a	I dunno the details of your video problem, but when I use a composite lead from my CD32 or A600 to my 14" Sony TV the picture is quite clear. That was until I had a Scart lead plugged in for my video and dvd. For some reason, even when the mentioned devices are off or unplugged, having the Scart in the back of the TV caused interference with the composite connection(Maybe beacuse they both count as AV1?). I thought it was to do with the RF and while trying to take it out of the back of my TV I accidentally knocked the Scart Lead out, and found that the picture became good again. I have also had the picture and in particular the sound quality go bad when I was on channel 0 and then switched to AV. The interference from the untuned channel 0 came through onto the composite video. I just tuned the channel to a blank spot to fix it.

20 November 2002, 19:05	#14
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 60 Posts: 584	when connecting my A500(+) to the TV I always use the RGB enabled SCART lead for finest TV quality - SWOS on 28" wide screen is ace!

20 November 2002, 19:45	#15
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 56 Posts: 1,380	Seen a scart connector on a website before.. big and ugly You brits like driving on the wrong side of the road and have wacky tv resolution too

20 November 2002, 19:56	#16
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 60 Posts: 584	true, but having RGB and composite IN & OUT also stereo audio IN and OUT, oh and digital RGB, and control switching - so your video can controle your satallite/digital receiver - all in one standard connector - no exceptions allowed - means we can do a lot with it... and our screen res is better than yours :-P PS I ride a bike and use any side of the road I please!

20 November 2002, 20:05	#17
Paul RIP Friends Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,157

21 November 2002, 01:54	#18
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,658	SCART and PAL rock ;D

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