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2007-03-05 18:12
d0c

Registered: Apr 2006
Posts: 186
Lastest C=VGA News....

okay i just found this... the latest news about c=vga project(use pc monitor with c64).... i just wanted to share this with you guys/gals, if anyone missed this little bit of news...

Quote:
LATEST UPDATE - 26th February 2007

Hi everybody, updates to the C=VGA page (and all the other pages here too for that matter) have not been foremost on my job list recently :-( I am still in the throws of sorting out the mess of all the refunds from orders relating to Maurice. Unfortunately I am only one person and as I am having to do extra work to refund people I have had to put all thoughts of Commodore related matters to the back of my mind.

So, whats happening with the C=VGA ? Well, after a spell of not being able to contact Neil about the project I have finaly managed to have a chat with him and simply put, he no longer can continue his work as his time and expertise are needed elsewhere - BUT - that is not the end of the C=VGA. This is what I have planned, in May I am in Florida on a family holiday, I will be collecting all my Commodore stuff from Neil and any stuff relating to the C=VGA and bringing back to the UK with me. Between now and then I am having talks with two or three people to see if it is viable to continue the project and get it finished this year. If nobody is willing to finish off this project then it will be cancelled and all money will be refunded to those who contributed over the years. On a personal note, to see this project fail would be a huge blow as I have spent a lot of time and a huge amount of money and hardware on it. Also, if this fails I will have the added hassle of refunding the money, most of which has been spent on purchasing components, software and all the other bits and pieces that go into such a project.

So, by the end of May 2007 we will know one way or the other if the C=VGA will be completed or terminated. Here's hoping !

Note : I have just tried to send everyone on the email list an updated note but the list is corrupt (yet again), I can't be bothered to rebuild it for a fifth time so all future news will be made here unless I can find a recent working email database.


http://commodorescene.servebbs.org/vga.html

lets hope the c=vga becomes a reality and not just a dream....
2007-03-05 19:18
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2969
Let's all dream of blocky pixels and slow graphics updates. \o/
2007-03-06 11:15
ptoing

Registered: Sep 2005
Posts: 271
The palblending surely would not work tho I take it?
2007-03-06 11:30
Oswald

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086
cant one buy lcd monitors with pal in ?
2007-03-06 11:50
ptoing

Registered: Sep 2005
Posts: 271
yeh good point, the dell ones (i have one) take component and composite. Have not tried it because i have no cable for the c64 to connect it up, but it does not look that supernice (hooked up ps2) at least component.
2007-03-06 13:07
WVL

Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 899
Quote: The palblending surely would not work tho I take it?

the PAL blending is inherent to the pal-signal, not the display. If you would decode the PAL-signal to make a VGA signal out of it, the blending would be there automagically, simply because it's a 'flaw' of the way PAL is encoded.

Ofcourse on normal tv's you can have additional blur too, but this has nothing to do with PAL, but with lousy tv's ;)
2007-03-06 13:41
ptoing

Registered: Sep 2005
Posts: 271
Ah, I see. Nice.
2007-06-08 08:51
Jope

Registered: Jul 2004
Posts: 25
I recently bought an LG TFT monitor/tv combo. Quite nice picture from the C-64s and Amiga. It takes in scart + composite + svideo and also syncs down to 15kHz horizontal/50 vertical on the VGA port.

I'm pretty happy.

The only problem is that it's 1280x1024, meaning 5:4 instead of 4:3.. Then again, the Amiga / C-64 resolutions aren't exactly 4:3 either.. ;-)

Oh and naturally the TV tuner is useless with everything going DVB these days.
2007-06-08 08:59
MagerValp

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1074
The PAL Amiga is 5:4, so that's perfect!
2007-06-08 19:16
Jope

Registered: Jul 2004
Posts: 25
Hehe yeah or 5:2 without interlace. :-)

Oh another minor issue about the monitor - no possibility to finetune the picture. If it's not centered, then you can't do anything. SCART shows a centered Amiga picture, but it's a little off to the right when plugged into the VGA connector.

The C-64 fills the screen well with S-Video, haven't tried it with a VIC-20 or the C-264 series yet, but I doubt it'll be much different.

And since I didn't mention the model.. LG M1721A
2007-06-08 20:06
MagerValp

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1074
It's been almost 10 years, but can't you adjust the screen's position in the Amiga prefs?
 
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