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Amiga 500 Modern monitor solution

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First post, by vkcpolice

Posted on 2021-09-17, 07:37

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Hi all i recently got hold of an amiga 500 and am looking for a modern monitor solution.
at the moment im using the modulator with composite out to a retrotink scaler then to hdmi to a modern monitor this is not too bad for gaming however for running software like
workbench or flash floppy it is very difficult to read any text on the screen i know this computer has rgb out but i dont have a cable nor can find a cable or have a scaler that can convert rgb to hdmi.

please leave me your ideas
thankyou

Reply 1 of 5, by weedeewee

Posted on 2021-09-17, 07:40

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Something like this ...

Amiga 500 RGBtoHDMI Adapter
Additionally you will need Raspberry Pi Zero and a HDMI Mini to HDMI A cable.

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Reply 2 of 5, by Caluser2000

Posted on 2021-09-17, 07:50

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I just use a SANYO lcd TV with my A6oo. No flicker at all. Personnally I bthink they are under as monitors for old kit.Plenty ov video inputs without an need for extra gadgets.

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Reply 3 of 5, by vkcpolice

Posted on 2021-09-17, 08:29

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any other solutions other than the pi zero as if you are powering the pc on and off regularly doesn't the pi have to boot up as well all the time?

Reply 4 of 5, by weedeewee

Posted on 2021-09-17, 09:29

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vkcpolice wrote on 2021-09-17, 08:29:

any other solutions other than the pi zero as if you are powering the pc on and off regularly doesn't the pi have to boot up as well all the time?

seems like 11 seconds from power on to amiga display.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8brkYFoO9I&t=635s

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Reply 5 of 5, by vkcpolice

Posted on 2021-09-18, 07:19

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thanks but im not a fan of having to somehow get the hdmi cable out of the case also i find the boot time a little long. looks like i will be waiting for a better solution or will have to figure out a way to get the rgb to a modern display

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