| From: | David McMinn |
| Date: | 27 Aug 2001 at 17:41:40 |
| Subject: | Re: Scandoubler/flickerfixer and SVGA |
> 1. Which is better - an internal or external ff/sd? I'm a bit
> worried that an internal won't fit into my desktop A1200, cos theres
> already a hard drive, 1240 accelerator, hyperCOM1 crammed in there.
> Where do they connect to the A1200?
It depends. Internal ones are supposed to give better picture quality,
but generate quite a bit of heat. Externals ones stick out the back a
fair bit, which can be a PITA.
Internal ones connect directly over the graphics chip, which IIRC is
the chip directly towards the front of the motherboard from the HDD,
and also have a ribbon connector to a short stub which connects to
the AmigaRGB port on the back and gives you the 15 pin SVGA connector.
So it should fit in with all the rest of stuff you have, although I'd
be a bit wary of all the heat your machine will be creating,
especially for a desktop.
> 2. Can I use any SVGA monitor? I'm thinking of buying 2nd hand, so I
> can save my pennies for an AmigaONE. What are the best makes of
> monitor to get?
You can use any as long as they are capable of displaying screens as
low as 31kHz horizontal and 50Hz vertical.
I've got a Hansol 710P and it's quite a nice monitor, good display and
good control over the screen, works fine with my sd/ff (and
everything else). Ilyama monitors are good too (from what I've heard
on this list :).
If you are going to use it with an AmigaOne, chances are you'll have a
graphics card sometime in the future. You should go for at least a 17"
monitor. You'll also be wanting something which is capable of high
vertical refresh rates at high resolutions (well, for the future
anyway).
> 3. What does the pitch of the monitor mean?
It's the minimum size of the pixel on the screen. For example, 0.28"
is probably the most common you'll see (especially on cheap-o
monitors) and means a pixel can be as small as 0.28 inches. The
smaller the better.
> 4. In addition to the monitors main connection, do the monitor's
> speakers have to connect to the Audio connectors on the A1200, in
> order to get sound?
Yes, if your monitor has speakers, but most standard SVGA types don't.
Chances are the monitor speakers would be crap anyway. Best to connect
the Amiga audio to a hifi if you can.
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