[Coco] The myth of the Coco3 256 color mode :)

[Joel Ewy]

On 04/16/2013 10:43 AM, Joel Ewy wrote:
> On 04/16/2013 10:00 AM, Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) wrote:
>> Not only on CMP monitors but CMP CRT monitors. I tried once running 
>> the 256
>> colors demo on my LCD screen (using composite input) and it sucks.
>> Apparently all the fast switching screens don't work with lcd, at 
>> least my
>> LCD.
>
> Not just CRT monitors.  It may be that you are confusing the 8-bit 
> artifact color 'mode' with a 'flicker' mode where you are switching 
> between 2 or more images (time-domain multiplexing).  I was able to 
> use a video capture card on a PC to make a video of a slideshow I 
> cooked up using the method Robert Gault is referring to.  Though the 
> conversion process resulted in pretty crummy video, the color 
> artifacting worked like a charm, and the colors come out looking 
> pretty much the same as they do on a monitor: 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjcUdoW0rrg
>
FWIW, I think the above URL might be an abridged version of the 
slideshow.  Not sure what that's about.  The whole thing seems to be 
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hjcUdoW0rrg

JCE
> Also, I would add to Robert's original post that I see lots of cheap 
> CRT TVs at thrift stores these days, many of which have composite 
> video inputs.  $8 will get you a composite monitor.
>
> JCE
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