Amiga_Always 09:42 16th September 2011
Hi all
Just thought i'd let you know there is currently a custom made Scandoubler / Flickerfixer available on eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2807395626...ht_1159wt_1185
It will only do PAL screens but supports interlace and will display on just about any modern monitor as it outputs 60Hz rather than the usual 31Hz of traditional scandoublers.
The blurb says it is a one off but he will build more if enough interest is shown, what do we think Amiga fans, is it worth a shot to be able to play all our retro games on a decent monitor?
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Harrison 11:20 16th September 2011
That does look nice, and in a nice strong metal case too. Would be interested in learning more about this, and the guy behind it. If he were interested in making more than I could easily arrange a group buy with other members of the Amiga community to maybe reduce costs per unit based in a certain total number of orders needed.
I've always personally preferred the idea of an external SD/FF instead of an internal one like the Indivision because it means you can use the single unit with multiple Amiga systems.
I'm wondering if this unit is using one of the off the shelf Chinese SD/FF boxes you can find on ebay and he has converted it for Amiga specific use, or if is is built from the ground up? Would be interesting to find out. I will try to contact the seller when I get chance.
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Tiago 12:34 16th September 2011
Very interesting.
Can you give more detaisl about it?
For me, i would be interested but i guess shipping to Portugal would be a bit, looks a bit heavy...
Would you ship only the circuit board to avoid weight?
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Phantom 17:34 16th September 2011
Only UK shipping I'm afraid.
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Amiga_Always 20:40 18th September 2011
Originally Posted by Phantom:
Only UK shipping I'm afraid.
Maybe if we show some interest then they will ship worldwide, it does say if enough are interested then will build more!
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e5frog 10:57 28th September 2011
Harrison 21:08 28th September 2011
Thanks for that info e5frog. Looks a very interesting solution, and much cheaper than anything else around. I'm tempted to get one of these to remove the need for any of my old CRTs I still have and to instead just hook everything up to one of these when needed.
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Amiga_Always 11:38 19th October 2011