[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Monitor

[jimcox at miba51.com]

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 19:33:14 -0500
  Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net> wrote:

>On Friday 02 April 2004 16:53, chazbeenhad wrote:

>>--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Morrison"

>>

>><neilsmorr at h...> wrote:

>>> Be patient. I got one along with a Coco and a bunch of 

>>>software

>>> for $25. You have to read the descriptions - sometimes 

>>>they don't

>>

>>mention

>>

>>> the monitor in the title.

>>>

>>> Neil

>>>

>>> ----- Original Message -----

>>> From: "moat58" <moat58 at y...>

>>>

>>> > CM-8 would be just fine. Been looking on Ebay nothing 

>>>in the

>>> > last couple of weeks.

>>> >

>>> > -Moat

>>

>>I would really like to get a hold of a Magnavox 8CM515. 

>>Doesn't that

>>monitor do composite video and RGB???

>>

>>-Charlie

>>

>Yes, and in RGB its a whole lot sharper than a CM-8 ever 

>dreamed of 

>being.  There simply isn't any comparison. Unforch, mine 

>died (scan 

>transformer, and that part doesn't seem to be available 

>anywhere, 

>anypace, for any price) so I have also been reduced to 

>the CM-8 

>fuzzies.  The 1CM135, is the next generation unit, works 

>similarly, 

>has a cylindrical faceplate.  Also there are a few commie 

>1084's 

>around which are 8CM515's for all practicle purposes. 

> Many of those 

>are fading, or have the amiga screens burnt into them 

>forever.

>


All this talk about monitors makes me wonder if I should 
ask my anual question about a video card for the CoCo? 
 Naw :)

Jim


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