Getting my A4000 on an LCD

[Bastich]

Hello all

I am after a bit of advice on how to proceed with getting my A4000 onto my PC LCDs. The two choices seem to be get an Indi or get a RTG card.
Although I would love to have an RTG (and some are around the same price as the Indi) I am not sure if they would work on my LCD screens.
I recently tried a Scan Magic which worked perfectly on my old CRT (Philips t107) but failed on my LCD (I did get a picture once, literally just the once thou)
I currently have a GBS8220 which works but isnt quite what I want (probably go up for sale soon). I only really use my Amiga to play WHDLoad games and recompile my old AMOS / Blitz2 projects.

So what would everyone's advice be?

 

[CrashMidnick]

Indivision AGA 4000 MKI or MKII

 

[Laudrup]

Indivision AGA 4000 MKI or MKII

100% agree

 

[merlinkv]

In my opinion the best SD/FF board is the Indivision AGA 4000 but is not an RTG board.

For RTG with or without SD/FF & 3D capabilities you have a large variety of boards like the Picasso IV, Cybervision 64, Cybervision 64 3D, .....

Any of these boards can work with almost all LCD Monitors or TV-Monitors in the market.

 

[Bastich]

Thanks for the response
Looks like I should get an Indivision AGA 4000 mk I/II.

What other than DVI is the benefit of the mk II over the mk I?

 

[Dragonheart]

I decided against an Indivision because it wouldn't allow me to run Workbench in higher resolutions... once you've worked on 1024x768 24bit you really don't want to go back
Also, you should be aware that there is no configuration tool for the MKII released yet... so you're kinda stuck with the factory settings.

I'd go for a RTG card with built in FF/SD like the Picasso IV.

 

[slk486]

Thanks for the response
Looks like I should get an Indivision AGA 4000 mk I/II.

What other than DVI is the benefit of the mk II over the mk I?

I believe the timing can go higher, so it can potentially get closer to a 50kHz smooth scroll on a monitor that supports it, but other than that not really.

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I'd go for a RTG card with built in FF/SD like the Picasso IV.

Or a more accessible Indivision + Piccolo/Cybervision RTG, which essentially does the same thing.

 

[Laudrup]

I decided against an Indivision because it wouldn't allow me to run Workbench in higher resolutions... once you've worked on 1024x768 24bit you really don't want to go back
Also, you should be aware that there is no configuration tool for the MKII released yet... so you're kinda stuck with the factory settings.

I'd go for a RTG card with built in FF/SD like the Picasso IV.

Thats exactly the resolution i use on my A1200 with Indivision MkII.

I only really use my Amiga to play WHDLoad games and recompile my old AMOS / Blitz2 projects.

A picasso card doesnt help him with his whdload games.

If you need a higher resolution like 1280*1024 it even works with the indivision mk II

http://jope.fi/amiga/indimk2/

 

[Dragonheart]

It was slow as hell for me though, that's why I'm looking for a RTG card.

 

[lostrego]

@Bastich: If it's only for Whload uses then go for an Indivision, other old-school FF/SD solutions (Picasso IV onboard FF, DCE scan magic and such) may lead you to suffer the " grey vertical bars interference on LCD syndrome" and it's not very fun.

 

[NJRoadfan]

Being in the UK, it should be fairly easy to find a LCD monitor with SCART RGB in. Otherwise your other option is an external video upscaler like the Micomsoft XRGB series. They are not cheap, but you get what you pay for. I ran across a review of the latest XRGB model (the XRGB-mini) running PAL sources, the Amiga in particular: http://www.videogameperfection.com/av-gear/xrgb-mini-framemeister-a-pal-torture-test/

Unlike the cheapo GBS-8220, it has a proper 50hz output mode for PAL sources.

 

[Bastich]

For my purposes I think I am sold on the idea of an Indivision AGA 4000 MK I/II I could always try and get an RTG setup later If the MKIIs only real difference is the DVI output instead of VGA then ether would be great for my needs. What I want to do is have my Amiga4000D under my monitor stand (2 x 22" AG Neovo H-W22) and use the 2nd input for my Amiga. This way I can always switch to it while waiting on my PC

 

[davideo]

What I want to do is have my Amiga4000D under my monitor stand (2 x 22" AG Neovo H-W22) and use the 2nd input for my Amiga. This way I can always switch to it while waiting on my PC

Which is exactly how I run my system - except I have a different monitor.

Dave G