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[blobrana]

Hum,
i just had a look at my monitor,
and it seems that i`ve actually been using a CM3388-II all the time...

[leirbag28]

@TjLaZer

One way to test it for sure is.

Boot with No STartup Sequence
load wb
then leave WB exactly in Hires 640 x 200 but do some kind of interlace either with DoLace or similar.

Fit the Blue window in the center...........now make Workbech Pal with the Pal command or screenmode.

The screen should now be smaller than NTSC...sort of slightly shrunk.

Then that means your monitor is resizing PAL to fit NTSC.

I dont think that your Boxy 1084 does that...........but I must admit I cannot say 100% sure that I tested those even thought I used them.

But I have probably the same Magnavox you got....here is the model number:

1CM135 2941 it says MAGNAVOX in the Front........but in the Back is Says PHILIPS. it sort of matches the A500. This is really the one to test it with.

Now if your 1084 (like the 10842 D2) is put in PAL mode......it will display it.........but slightly more streched than NTSC and flickers more...looking kinda yellowish near the lines.


Aside from that........The Magnovox also has an extra feature, in that you can turn the screen Green Mono! by pressing the button in the front.....I believe the Boxy 1084 with the blue commodore logo in the front has this also....it may be possible that this is the 1084 that the PHILIPS and MAGNAVOX monitors are based on.

let me know.

[steve30]

Thanks for your help everyone!

Someone has said I can buy their CM8833-II off them.

I'm also bidding on a 1438 on ebay which will be useful for when I get my A1200.

[Will-i-am]

steve30 wrote:
Have you ever heard of a tape measure? or ruler?

One of those might come in handy right now. lol

.... now I decided to check my NEC MultiSync 3Ds and I measure about 13.5". I didn't open her up and see what the tube measured, but I don't see how it could be a 15". I like it, though. It's currently hooked up to an A2000 for crispy game play. My NEC MultiSync XV17+ is hooked up to the A4000D thru the Picasso II board and is real crisp, too. The NEC MultiSync 2A is attached to the Beast(A4KT/060) because that's all that critter deserves right now, and the Sister of the Beast has both a C=1960 and a Viewsonic A75f. The last mentioned monitor has not been a happy screen and once I figure out the Spectrum EGS card maybe things will go better. The 1960 is pretty good for a dinky screen. Overall I like the NEC 3Ds and the XV17+ the best. Has anybody bothered hooking up a miggy to an LCD projector, one with a Horz rate down around 15? I've seen them advertised and thought about using one to view my animations BIG, but so far can't see me paying much over a few hundred dollars for that pleasure.

[Hyperspeed]

[steve30]

I'm all sorted in the monitor department.

I won an Amiga 1438s monitor on ebay for £12.50. I saw a microvitec 1438 a few weeks later sell for over £50. The sound in the 1438 is crap, but as I have external speakers, then that doesn't really matter.

It looks really nice using DblPAL Hires NoFlicker on my A1200

I also got a CM8833-II off r6stu for £15 inc postage, so that means the montior was about £3. It is a bit damaged, as the flap is missing, and the power button is glued in, but it works great. This is currently being used as a TV in my room at Dad's house.

[Iggy_Drougge]

So far, most that has been said in this thread has been pure and utter bollocks.
The fact of the matter is, as has been stated before, that Commodore and Philips used the same sources for the monitors. This means that a 1084 is just as good as an 8833.
What hasn't been stated clearly enough, is that what hides behind the 1084 or 8833 label could be just about everything.

Most have probably seen the very square 1084 and 1084S models, the ones with the flat power button that breaks a lot.
(For reference it's the first picture on this BBoAH page.)
This case has also been used for 1081 monitors and for Philips monitors, such as the 8533.
Depending on when and where it has been made, it may have DIN connectors or a SCART connector.
Later C= and Philips monitors may have 9-pin D-sub connectors, and they may or may not have S-video inputs, regardless of what has been said.

The manufacturing history of Commodore and Philips monitors is simply so convoluted, that you never know what kind of monitor you will get just going by the label on the front. The only thing you can be sure about is that it will have some kind of RGB input and at least one speaker. Anything else is optional and may look different from monitor to monitor.

[spaceman88]

Yeah, I agree with Iggy. I have a 1084S-D1 and it works perfectly in PAL or NTSC mode. It also looked as good as any Philips 8833 that I saw.In the repair industry I have seen a lot of T.V.s with different names on the case, but inside we use the same schmatics same parts.
Len






A1200/030/33mHz

[tonyvdb]

I havent seen anyone mention the Commodore 1960. It is a very good monitor and suports just about anything you throw at it. The 1080 is also good for use with either machine.
The 1960 had problems with the bad solders (cold solders) on the main circuit board and if you did not fix them the monitor would not last long.

[swift240]

I use My Philips CM8833-II for my Commodore 128 and Plus4, and PS1, PS2, via a multi switch box, and also I use my Video player to go from Video output scart to Video Input on my Philips and get a great TV picture.
As for both the PS1 and PS2 I press (cant remember what button it is now) on the back and go to RGB for the PS1, PS2 the picture is brilliant.
For the PS1, PS2 I made a converter from a scart to a 9 pin this is at the back of the monitor.

The CM8833-II is as far as I know the same as the Commodore monitor just re-badged.

Mike.