Author Topic: Monitors - Commodore or Philips? (Read 5036 times)

steve30 · « **on:** January 04, 2006, 12:27:17 PM »

I want a monitor to go with my A500+ and for my A1200, when I get it, but I'm not sure which to choose.

I will either get one of those philips ones, I think it was a CM something, or the commodore 1084 or 1084s.

Which one is best?

blobrana · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:30:39 PM »

Hum,
was the commodore just a rebadged philips?

http://www.griffintechnology.com

I myself have a Philips CM8833 which looks very similar...

http://kmt.hku.nl/another link

Amigaz · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:32:55 PM »

I would go for a Philips 8833-II or better still if you can find one...a Nec Multisync 3D which is a 15inch monitor which is the creme de la creme in Amiga monitors

steve30 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:33:14 PM »

I I read that they were, but they do both have diferent cases (i.e. they look different).

I've also heard that all amiga monitors are superior to normal TVs.

I havn't been able to find much information out about the philips.

steve30 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:44:10 PM »

Am I right in thinking that the CM8833 has SCART so I can connect the Amiga to is using the RGB to SCART cable which I currently use with a TV?

Amigaz · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:50:46 PM »

There's no scart at the back on the 8833-II, just checked mine

dandelion · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:54:15 PM »

On the Philips CM8833 (not CM8833 II) there IS a scart socket, and you can use it with your rgb-scart cable you use for your TV. I used to use a CM8833 and it was a nice monitor, much better resolution and colour than a TV but it used to whine a bit.

Cheers,

steve30 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2006, 12:55:09 PM »

I looked on a website which had some info about the 8833 and it said it did.

Perhaps there is some variation between models?

steve30 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:00:18 PM »

So what inputs do the CM8833 and the CM8833-II have?

stefcep · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:00:32 PM »

Err the NEC 3D is 14 inch and can be a bit blurry. Get a microvitec 15 inch if you can find it over the NEC. The phillips and the commodore 1084 are the one and the same.

steve30 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:02:05 PM »

Someone told me that the Microvitec ones were better, but I have looked and they don't pop up on ebay very often.

Amigaz · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:02:38 PM »

The CM8833-II is a later model which is also more good looking :-D

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/balleatomique/musee/accessoires/ecran/amiga-philips8833II.JPG

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/balleatomique/musee/accessoires/ecran/amiga-philips8833II2.JPG

Amigaz · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:03:35 PM »

Quote

stefcep wrote:
Err the NEC 3D is 14 inch and can be a bit blurry. Get a microvitec 15 inch if you can find it over the NEC. The phillips and the commodore 1084 are the one and the same.

Nope, it's 15 inch :roll:

steve30 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:04:56 PM »

Thanks

So I would need a 23pin RGB to 9 pin RGB to use it.

Would I then be able to connect something like a VCR or freeview reciever using a SCART to RGB adaptor?

AmiDude · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:30:05 PM »

@steve30

You can always consider to buy an Multisync
Commodore 1942, it has a dot pitch of 0.28mm,
or the Microvitech 1538S.

:-)

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