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#flicker fixer

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#29012From: PAUL PRINCEJan 5, 1989 5:36 PM
I have an amiga 2000 and am in the process of purchasing a "flicker fixer" but am not sure which monitor to buy to go with it. Does anyone have a flicker fixer board installed, if so which monitor are you using? I would like the smallest border possible. I'm looking at a Taxa 770 plus…./e
#29088From: John DraperJan 6, 1989 12:39 AM
Paul, I have a Samsung (brand name IMtec), attached to my flickerFixer. It gives me a border about 1/2" on each side, and about 3/8" top and bottom, with a 704*470 screen. -larry
#29403From: Steve AhlstromJan 8, 1989 1:00 AM
Larry, I've got the ImTec also. I adjusted the vertical height and have no perceptable border on top and bottom. -sja
#29407From: John DraperJan 8, 1989 1:05 AM
Steve, Haven't had mine open yet, so I can't adjust it properly. Adjusting the height to give no border messes up the aspect ratio, since the horizontal remains the same. -larry
#29408From: Steve AhlstromJan 8, 1989 1:08 AM
I didn't open mine up either, but with the various controls on the back I was able to increase vertical height and horizontal width and keep the aspect ration looking just fine.
#29143From: Art SteinmetzJan 6, 1989 9:38 AM
I have heard Peter Silverstone, who design FF, recommend the Taxan because of the small border. If you will be doing some video work as well the Mitsubishi Diamondscan has NTSC inputs as well as analog RGB and VGA. I use the Zenith ZCM-1490 (flat screen, VGA only). You have to see this display to believe it. It has the color saturation of a transparency. — Art
#29236From: PAUL PRINCEJan 6, 1989 11:00 PM
I appreciate the rapid response to my querry. I went and looked at a couple of monitors today and believe that I will get the Taxan. I'll post a report after everything is setup and had some use. Thanks again. I appreciate the rapid response to my querry. I went out and looked at a couple of monitors today and believe that I will get the Taxan. Thanks again./exit
#29243From: John SteidlJan 6, 1989 11:13 PM
Just got my FF up and running with the Zenith. I definitely second your comments on color! One minor problem however. When I run any bootable disks, the display will not center hoizontally. When I adjust the monitor adjustment screw as far as it will go, the display still has twice as much border on the left as on the right. I do nothave this problem with workbench or other things (Access! for instance) which run from workbench. Did you have this proble John
#29388From: John DraperJan 7, 1989 11:53 PM
John, Running from bootable disks means that your Preferences settings will be taken from the disk you booted from. If the disk is not a protected game, you should be able to use Preferences to center the screen. -larry
#29299From: BILL LEACHJan 7, 1989 10:05 AM
Paul: Yes, I have had a FlickerFixer since shortly after they came out. I am using the Thompson 4375M monitor. The image quality is pretty good but does not completely fill the screen. I have about a 1/2 inch at the top and a 1/4 inch elsewhere (max size that I have been able to obtain). That is quite a bit better than the two NEC's that I tried however. 73, bill