I am looking for an inexpensive genlock for my Amiga 500. I have 1 Meg of
RAM, 2 disk drives, and an AdSpeed accelerator.
The December 1991 issue of AmigaWorld mentions that the miniGEN from
Progressive Peripherals, at $224, gives a "clean" output. My local Amiga
dealer just recommended to me a new product by The Disc Company called
Alter Image Genlock. It is supposed to be slightly better quality than the
miniGEN, plus it has a passthru connector for use with a monitor, at only
about $15 more than the miniGEN.
Is anyone familiar with either of these genlocks? Can someone recommend
these or something else in this price range?
-Bill.
I recall testing the miniGEN several years ago and found the output barely
passable. In my opinion, it isn't anywhere close to RS170A; but, in a
consumer "fun" application, like home movies and such, it would be okay.
– Lorenz K. Sievers –