The Amiga 1084S is the one vintage monitor I have out at all times. It does NTSC and PAL, and has composite, RGB and one other input that slips my mind at the moment. Beyond straight up composite, I also have a cable specific to my C-128, which came with, and one for my Amigas, which also came with it.
I have the 1081 which has mono sound and only understands the PAL color system but at 50 and 60 Hz.
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I'm curious how you use with a IIgs? I use my IIgs with a genuine IIgs monitor. Do you have a special cable to get it work on the 1084S? It would certainly save me some hassle to use one of my 1084's than the IIgs monitor all the time.
I also have the original IIgs monitor but it's very small (12") and it has a scratch over the screen (got it from ebay from a guy who collected it from a school for US troops kids in Germany - which explains the scratches on the equipment ;-).
However, after I discovered that the IIgs outputs standard RGB analog like the Amiga I immediately checked the possibility to connect it to the 1081 as it also has an RGB-compatible SCART input.
I then found out that the Mac LC uses a similar video output and that the plug is physically compatible. This was great as I had a defective Mac LC color monitor which "sacrificed" it's cable for higher needs. I then soldered the plug to a standard European SCART cable by following these instructions: http://vintageware.orconhosting.net.nz/apple2/scart.html
It's well worth it, IMHO, as the picture is larger and equally good. The only thing bothering me a bit is that the monitor shows some first signs of age after twenty years.
I didn't have the time to connect the IIgs to my new TV, yet, but I'm sure it will work as it's SCART input is fully RGB compliant, too. If the 1081 fails then I have at least a good interim solution...
The Amiga 1084S is the one vintage monitor I have out at all times. It does NTSC and PAL, and has composite, RGB and one other input that slips my mind at the moment. Beyond straight up composite, I also have a cable specific to my C-128, which came with, and one for my Amigas, which also came with it.
I have the 1081 which has mono sound and only understands the PAL color system but at 50 and 60 Hz.
I'm curious how you use with a IIgs? I use my IIgs with a genuine IIgs monitor. Do you have a special cable to get it work on the 1084S? It would certainly save me some hassle to use one of my 1084's than the IIgs monitor all the time.
I also have the original IIgs monitor but it's very small (12") and it has a scratch over the screen (got it from ebay from a guy who collected it from a school for US troops kids in Germany - which explains the scratches on the equipment ;-).
However, after I discovered that the IIgs outputs standard RGB analog like the Amiga I immediately checked the possibility to connect it to the 1081 as it also has an RGB-compatible SCART input.
I then found out that the Mac LC uses a similar video output and that the plug is physically compatible. This was great as I had a defective Mac LC color monitor which "sacrificed" it's cable for higher needs. I then soldered the plug to a standard European SCART cable by following these instructions:
http://vintageware.orconhosting.net.nz/apple2/scart.html
If your 1084 doesn't have a SCART input then you can at least use the pinout information of the IIgs video output and adapt it to your needs.
If your 1084 indeed has a SCART connector you can save yourself the trouble and buy a ready-made cable from them here:
http://vintageware.orconhosting.net.nz/
http://vintageware.orconhosting.net.nz/scart.html
It's well worth it, IMHO, as the picture is larger and equally good. The only thing bothering me a bit is that the monitor shows some first signs of age after twenty years.
I didn't have the time to connect the IIgs to my new TV, yet, but I'm sure it will work as it's SCART input is fully RGB compliant, too. If the 1081 fails then I have at least a good interim solution...
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