Monitor Suitable for C128D ?

[Cryton]

Good evening all !

I have recently acquired a wonderful creation called a Commodore 128D, and I am entirely new to this marvellous beast. The question I have tonight is one that is confusing me the more I search for answers.

What is the best way to connect a monitor to this machine, at the moment I am connecting through the 8 pin din to a Sony Trinitron through s-video. But if I'm not mistaken, connecting this way I am not able to use the 80 column mode, now I also have a Acorn ADF 32 monitor that has a TTL connection
(pdf here http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/docs/Monitors/Acorn_ADF32.pdf) If this is suitable would it be a better way to connect, and if yes can someone suggest somewhere to get a lead ? Also if this did work would all modes use this connection i.e. 40 & 80 column and 128 & 64 modes ?

Or is there away to use a modern TV/monitor and would that be better ?

Hoping someone can offer some advice

Thanks
Cryton

 

[Bats]

Are you sure you can't use 80 columns? I thought they sold these things just with regular 15Khz monitors...

 

[protek]

You can get the 80 column display out of only from the TTL RGB port. VIC 2 doesn't support it and the VDC uses the TTL port.

 

[SaviorX]

in a pinch the rgb connector is capable of 80 column monochrome composite output on pin 7
(if you cant get a proper monitor)

http://old.pinouts.ru/Video/C128Rgbi_pinout.shtml

 

[quarkx]

a Commodore 1080 Should be ok, just got to find the cable for the 128D, IIRC before the Amiga came out, Commodore sold the 1080 for the 128D (had the Commodore 1080 Label in the front instead of the Amiga logo

 

[AgentX]

The TTL connector on the ADF32 has the same pinouts as the Commodore 1084 monitor, so it will work in 80 columns with a 1084 cable. You won't be able to use the 40 column mode with this monitor though.

The 1084 is the best monitor to use with a 128 since it supports both RGB and chroma/luma (s-video).

 

[salaxi54]

a Commodore 1080 Should be ok, just got to find the cable for the 128D, IIRC before the Amiga came out, Commodore sold the 1080 for the 128D (had the Commodore 1080 Label in the front instead of the Amiga logo

Could be the case, but the 1080 is an NTSC monitor (i happen to own one), and as such would be nearly impossible for someone in the UK to have one.

 

[protek]

Commodore 1081 is PAL and it has TTL RGB connector.

 

[Cryton]

Hmmm so it may be worth looking for a 1084, locally (this could be a long search lol) rather than having two monitors, one for each mode. well thanks for the advice so far .

might look at making/buying a lead to run the 80 mode in the mean time, any one advise what cable to use ?

cheers

Cryton