CompuServe Messages

Hilary, Re: FlickerFixer etc. Well, that kind of depends. I'm getting very rapidly out of my depth here, but here goes. The primary reason (in my mind) for purchasing the FF is to save your eyes. The "stock" Amiga is not capable of generating a non-interlaced display at the highest resolution (640 x 400). On most if not all monitors this produces a noticable and head-ache making flicker. The FF take the standard signal and performs Multi-Algorithmic General Interlace Correction (MAGIC) on it which allows a Multi-Synch monitor to display the 640×400 resolution non-interlaced. I know it does a bunch of other stuff too, but I don't know what it is. This interlace business isn't really a limitation as far as use for video is concerned since TV signals are interlaced (aren't they ???). In fact it's vital to it (or so I think I've read). As far as buying lots of black-boxes etc… take a look at what you'd have to add to a clone or Mac (and the cost to do so) to do what the "stock" Amiga can do, and you'll soon cease worrying. Also check out the msg. that's here somewhere on the "Video Toaster" due out from New Tek in Sept. Unless, I'm grossly misinformed this $1500 piece of hardware with the Amiga replaces tens of thousands of $$$ of traditional video eqpt. Someone jump in here if I haven't got the facts right on any of this. Hope this help out… Kevin P.S. I'm sure you know this, but just in case, the MAGIC bit was a joke.