I will do some tests of the composite input this weekend with and without TBC and see what I find. I'll have to do a bit of digging for composite devices but I should have a few.
On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Ian Finder <[email protected]> wrote: > I mostly use the display for its fantastic handling and scaling of RGB > formats via the VGA connector. > I collect mostly old workstation class hardware and I care a lot about > image quality. > > I'm not much of a microcomputer collector, and have used the composite > input very, very sparingly. > > However, I have had enough issues in the past with the composite video > "standard" on various non-analog CRT display devices that I keep a timebase > corrector nearby and readily available. I find this a "must" for anyone > relying on composite stuff in this day and age. > > I can try a IIgs- the only things I've tried over composite, I listed in > the other post. > > Cheers, > > - Ian > > On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:16 PM, 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. >> > >> > They sync to SoG, and have no trouble with oddball resolutions like >> > 1152x8-whatever. >> > >> > My SGI stuff can drive it at native resolution. As an added bonus, you >> can >> > disable scaling if you want black bars and native resolution. >> > >> > These are readily available for ~$35, and I have at least 6. >> >> Hi Ian (and list), >> >> Quick question, have you ever used a plain ol' composite input on yours? >> Turns out my problem isn't just my problem, people have been having the >> same >> issue since the screens were new - composite input just doesn't work >> unless >> it's a very specific set of circumstances. That or there's a particular >> setup required that isn't documented anywhere... >> >> So far I've tried: >> >> Spectrum (composite) >> ZX81 (composite) >> Raspberry Pi B >> Apple ][GS >> Amiga 1200 >> Amiga CD32 (this one *nearly* works, I get the splash screen) >> Playstation 1 (ditto) >> EACA VideoGenie >> >> Have you got any of those kicking around you could plug in and test for >> me? >> >> Cheers, >> >> -- >> Adrian/Witchy >> Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator >> Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer >> collection? >> >> >> > > > -- > Ian Finder > (206) 395-MIPS > [email protected] > -- Ian Finder (206) 395-MIPS [email protected]
