Addendum- This thread (http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=44692) seems to indicate the 2007FP CAN do 15hkz on the VGA / RGB input... so maybe you're all good. Anyone here want to test?
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Ian Finder <[email protected]> wrote: > This post: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-16744.html > Seems to indicate that the Rainbow is a 15khz sync signal, more akin to > normal interlaced video- which I called out in my other post as being the > one type of signal that doesn't always work for these displays. > > You may find success using a GBS-8220 scan-doubler, (ebay, c. $28 > USD), perhaps with a sync-strainer circuit to feed the SoG signal to the > Scan Doubler as composite sync, if it doesn't work directly with the 2007FP. > > Curious to hear what you figure out. > > > > On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jarratt RMA <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > >> > On 16 May 2016 at 22:52 Adrian Graham <[email protected] >> > >> > wrote: >> > >> > >> > On 16/05/2016 20:13, "Ian Finder" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > I dunno if it's relevant or not, but my go-to LCD for retro stuff >> is the >> > > Dell 2007FP- >> > > There was a panel lottery, some are TN, some IPS. Both are solid. >> > > >> > > They are 4:3, 1600x1200 native. >> > > >> > > They have DVI, VGA, Composite and S-Video inputs, and very stellar >> > > scalers. >> > >> > In fact there was one available for ukp35 so it's now mine. I >> remember >> > these >> > monitors from a few years ago at a customer that specialised in >> video for >> > aeroplanes, I used one not quite daily but remember being irked at >> the >> > time >> > that it was several button presses needed to get from VGA to DVI >> input, >> > hahaha. >> > >> >> >> He had another one at that price (the last one apparently), so I have >> bagged >> that one. I tried my Viewsonic, which does SoG, on my Rainbow at the >> weekend, >> but that didn't work, perhaps this will. Even if it doesn't it will still >> be a >> good second monitor for my everyday PC. >> >> Regards >> >> Rob >> > > > > -- > Ian Finder > (206) 395-MIPS > [email protected] > -- Ian Finder (206) 395-MIPS [email protected]
