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Re: Using 17in monitor/A2000? I need ideas

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From: hankduckman
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 03:41
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 BN> On 4 Apr 1996 11:20:06 GMT, hankduckman articulated:
 BN> <> >>On Sun, 31 Mar 1996 22:06:38 +0800, Brian Scott articulated:
 BN> <> >>[snip]
 BN> <> >><> The IDEK works and looks well on a friends 1200.
 BN> <> 
 BN> <>  BS> And on mine, some of the best money spent for a Monitor
 BN> <> 
 BN> <> >>If you get a graphics card and don't also get a flicker
 BN> <> >>fixer, you will lose the 15kHz. screenmodes. This includes
 BN> <> >>games, the GURU screen and the Early Startup Menu. I am, of course,
 BN> <> >>asuming that your monitor only syncs down to 30kHz. or so.
 BN> <> 
 BN> <> >>I have a Picasso II in my A2000, but I also have a flicker
 BN> <> >>fixer.
 BN> <> 
 BN> <>  BS> Probably an obviously dumb question, but ;-)
 BN> <>  BS> Hopefully soon I'l be getting a Picasso for my A2K, based on what
 BN> <>  BS> I've read, The IDEK will be able to handle all the screen modes
 BN> <>  BS> from the Picasso w/o a Flicker Fixer ??
 BN> <> 
 BN> <> You can see my setup below. I have no flicker fixer and get no visible
 BN> flicker
 BN> <> on any of my picasso mode screens I run an 800x600 WB screen with 256
 BN> colors. 

 BN> What about the native Amiga screenmodes?

Hi res, lo res, super hi res and multiscan:productivity modes run without flicker.
All interlaced modes still flicker. 


                                Cordially;   
                         
                                  Hank Duckman
                          
    from beautiful northwest New Jersey where the deer and the bear run free
                    Amiga 2000, GVP '040@33, 64 megs ram, 
                    PicassoII, Emplant, Opalvision, VLab
                    
                                                                                                   
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From: hankduck@postoffice.ptd.net (hankduckman)
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Subject: Re: Using 17in monitor/A2000? I need ideas
Date: 13 Apr 1996 03:41:44 GMT
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