On 13/01/2017 18:02, "Tony Duell" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 4:17 PM, Adrian Graham > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 13 January 2017 at 15:49, Tony Duell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > [Sony PVM9044QM] > >> I bought one of those recently ostensibly as a monitor for my Apple ][s but >> like you say it's capable of pretty much anything you can throw at it. >> ukp25 too, bargain. > > You can get the service manual from elektrotanya, and believe me you > need it! Just looked at the pics of someone servicing one, I'll go looking for the manual :) >> I didn't think of putting my Einstein through my big TV, instead I spent >> quite a bit on the official Tatung monitor for an exhibition I was doing. > > The Einstein can output either RGB (analogue) + sync or 'Component > video' (luminance and 2 colour difference signals). There are links on the > PCB to select which. When it was released it was 'unique' for a home computer in that its video output was YUV, I remember that being mentioned specifically. > I've never seen the official Tatung monitor for it. I assume it's based on > a common TV chassis design. (The Einstein PSU is very similar to some > 1980s Decca/Tatung TV power supply circuits). The monitor is a Hitachi chassis I think, dark-ish picture of my machine is here: http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/einstein.jpg And why oh why did I look on ebay for Einstein stuff....grr.... :) -- Adrian/Witchy Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer collection?
