[Coco] 15kHz LCD monitors for the Coco

[Kandur]

This one says RGB, but I doubt it.
http://tinyurl.com/kg5unsx

Kandur

Saturday, November 8, 2014, 9:43:12 AM, you wrote:
> but keep in mind they are not rgb. You will need some conversor. They must
> be composite or maybe s-video.

> Luis Felipe Antoniosi

> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 9:55 AM, <farna at amc-mag.com> wrote:

>> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 22:31:59 -0800
>> From: Kandur <k at qdv.pw>

>> Would these monitors make a good display for the Coco?
>> Screen Size: 7 inch $40
>> Display Component: Color TFT-LCD
>> Number of Dots: 480W * RGB * 234H
>> Video Frequency: PAL/NTSC7"
>> http://tinyurl.com/pb8elxb

>> 9 inch LCD display $52
>> Specifications:
>> Screen: 9-inch 16:9 TFT LCD
>> Resolution: 800*480 Pixels
>> System: PAL/ NTSC (video)
>> http://tinyurl.com/ptwg5uh
>> ===========================================

>> They say PAL/NTSC, but appear to only have an S-video input. eBay item
>> number: 271520428413 appears to have composite input as well as VGA. Never
>> used it, don't know how it works, but it says "reversing priority
>> function", so it seems to have some composite converting circuitry built
>> in.

>> Note that any screen with composite inputs isn't going to work well with
>> an 80 column screen. 40, and maybe the 64 character mode in monochrome.

>> I found 64 character width to be very useable on an old B&W TV or
>> monochrome composite monitor. Color not so good. I did a lot of word
>> processing with Telewriter 64 (think I have the name right...) and a B&W
>> TV on a CoCo2 (and later the updated version on a CoCo3). I printed at 64
>> characters too, so I essentially had a WYSIWYG word processor on the
>> CC2...




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