[Coco] 15kHz LCD monitors for the Coco

[Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)]

When they say RGB they mean color LCD

Luis Felipe Antoniosi



On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

> 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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