[Coco] 1702 monitor

[Neil Cherry]

On 05/19/2018 02:49 AM, RETRO Innovations wrote:
> On 5/18/2018 1:03 PM, Mike Delyea wrote:
>> Jim, did you hack a regular composite video cable into 2 outputs?
> Hmm, no.  I jsut used a Y-connector to connect video to both chroma and luma on back.
>> Is the
>> image any better than the plain composite connectors at the front?
> It is not, but the 1701/1702 was one of the sharpest monitors of the time period (one 
> wonders how that happened, since Commodore was not know for quality.  In this case, CBM 
> did not make monitors and perhaps they could not dictate Thompson or whoever built the 
> monitor's design)

Correct, Commodore didn't actual make the monitor. It's just a rebranded monitor.

> I know it is heresy to have a CBM monitor alongside a TANDY or other system, but they 
> really are awesome monitors.  The boxy shape allows on to stack them easily and put stuff 
> on top (temporarily, of course).  The built-in 2 way video switch is a nice touch as well.

As you've noted, the Commodore monitors were quite popular at the time.
I have one I used with my Ataris & CoCos. So while it is the 'enemy' it's
correct for the time period.

PS, Atari didn't make a monitor (that I know of) during the A8 period.

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