I have a number of systems that require PAL and I was looking on Ebay for dual NTSC / PAL monitors, and if necessary I can handle the power conversion requirements. Any recommendations for a monitor that can work with Amstrad/Sinclair, BBC's, the Archimedes, and the like. I figure more than one may be necessary.
> On Jan 13, 2017, at 8:07 AM, william degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Phil Blundell <p...@pbcl.net> wrote: >> >> On Fri, 2017-01-13 at 08:38 -0500, Noel Chiappa wrote: >>>> From: William Degnan >>> >>>> some are made to handle both pal and ntsc automatically. ... >>> not sure >>>> if they still do all that for LCD tv's but why not? >>> >>> Well, one thing most LCD's don't handle is interlaced video, so that >>> could be an issue. >> >> Anything sold as a TV (as opposed to a computer monitor) will include a >> deinterlacer; a TV that could only handle progressive scan input would >> be unacceptable to most consumers. Standard definition broadcasts were >> always interlaced and so are most/all DVDs, though as far as I know >> Blu-ray is progressive scan only. Even high definition broadcasts are >> still routinely interlaced in many cases. ATSC for example can be >> either 1080i or 720p, and I think the majority of DVB broadcasts are >> 1080i. >> >> In fact, even computer monitors often tend to include some sort of >> deinterlacing capability, though I suspect this is more because it >> comes for free with the chipsets than because the market actually >> requires it. But monitors tend to have a minimum horizontal sync rate >> of 20kHz or so and often won't lock to a 480i/576i input, so they'd be >> no use for the current purpose anyway. >> >> p. > So I guess what you're saying is, get a last-gen CRT TV that claims PAL and > NTSC automatic capability. I don't have mine anymore, but it was my bench > monitor, I have PAL Commodores I used to use it on. Wish I remembered the > manufacturer. > b
