Posted by AlanG on 09/20/11 11:29

On 16 Oct 2005 19:51:36 +0000, "Angus Manwaring"
<angus@angusm_ANTISPEM_.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>On 16-Oct-05 13:17:57, AlanG said
>>On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:09:38 +0100, Colin Wilson <void@btinternet.com>
>>wrote:
>
>>>> >but I don`t have a monitor I can plug the mig into to allow me to copy
>>>> >them :-(
>>>> No TV?
>>>> The A1200 I have here seems to have RF and composite output.
>>>
>>>LOL that`s twice in as many days the blatantly bleeding obvious escaped
>>>me :-}
>>>
>>>Having said that, I don`t know whether i`d be able to boot up to a
>>>viewable TV based wbench, as the previous owner had it rigged for one of
>>>the ISA PC based pseudo scsi adaptors, and the display adaptor was set
>>>to VGA - I haven`t booted it up since I got it off him (about 4 years
>>>ago!)
>
>>If it is anything like the one I've just tested don't bother. The
>>display..... Shudder. I reckon I'm remembering using the Philips CM??
>>monitor.
>
>The display of various games you ought to be able to gauge from
>screenshots on various websites, HOL (Hall of Light) for example. The
>Amiga I'm writing this on goes through a Voodoo 3 3000 graphics card which
>gives a very nice 2D display, but for games I put the Composite signal
>through a TV card and view it as a screen on the workbench, as most games
>do not have retagetable graphics. I found the quality of the composite
>lead makes a significant difference, but obviously you're better off
>picking up an Amiga RGB to scart lead and putting it through your TV or
>Amiga monitor.
>
>

I got this for free. Spending money is a big nono unless I can get it
cheap off a boot sale

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