Date   : Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:15:29 +0000
From   : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Different monitor specs...

Pete Turnbull wrote:
> On 05/11/2007 10:28, Jules Richardson wrote:
>>    Cub
>>    AKF-12
>>    ADF-32
>>...
>
> I'd agree with the Cub as one choice.  I'm not sure which other.  It
> depends on what supports most modes.  I have an AKF53 on a 4-way KVM
> switch in the workshop, to which I have connected a BBC B's RGB output
> (without any level-shifting), an Archimedes, and a PC's VGA card.  All work.

Well I don't need to worry about anything other than the 8-bit stuff, so it's 
a case of whatever works best for that, I suppose. There's perhaps nothing in 
it (in which case I'll keep the ADF32 I think; I've got a manual for it and 
I've put quite a few hours on it with the Domesday system, so I'm reasonably 
happy that it works reliably)

> You might also check out some low-cost flat-screen monitors.  Some of 
> them are designed to work as TV displays, and will handle horizontal 
> rates in the 15kHz range as well as signals in the VGA (etc) ranges.

Not sure if you saw my classiccmp post asking about directly grabbing RGB via 
a PC; although I've not had any specific answers to that, I did have someone 
email me privately about a gadget which would take composite in (both NTSC and 
PAL) and output to VGA. It wasn't too expensive, so I'm tempted to give one of 
those a go and see if it works. (http://www.grandtec.com/videomate.htm)

cheers

Jules