[Coco] CM8 or LCD Monitor

[Michael Brant]

While I have the 1084s and a CM8, I do use the switcharoo also.  The crt is
only needed if you want to use a light gun with the diecom.

On Wed, Jul 25, 2018, 8:08 PM Tim Fadden <t.fadden at cox.net> wrote:

> Just as a heads up....
>
> I searched on eBay for those monitors, and the go from $250  to $350.
> You can get a New HDMI led monitor for less than $100 plus a switcheroo,
> and the scart converter for around $75. Seems as a no brainer that the
> swicheroo/scart/hdmi led display is the way to go. Just saying.
>
> Have fun on whatever you get!
>
> On 7/25/2018 4:45 PM, Jack Carpenter via Coco wrote:
> > Do you have a picture of the back that show different connections. That
> way I know what to look for if I find one.
> >
> >
> >      On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, 11:39:43 PM GMT, Michael Brant <
> brant.michael.l at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >   I use a 1084s it is a good option as it has both composite and rgb.
> There
> > are different 1084s that have different connections on the back.  Mine
> has
> > rgbi rgba and composite so i have a tandy 1000 hx, and  a coco3 hooked
> via
> > rgba and composite.
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 25, 2018, 7:17 PM Jack Carpenter via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> If I live close to you I would try one of your 1084s monitor on my Coco3
> >> and see how good the display is. That way I will know or do you have a
> >> video that show that display?
> >>
> >>
> >>      On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 6:29:51 PM GMT, rietveld rietveld <
> >> rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>    I have 2 of the 1084s monitors in my basement (retro computer cave)
> . Are
> >> the cables still available to connect them to the coco?
> >>
> >> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
> >>    Original Message
> >> From: Bill Loguidice
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 2:24 PM
> >> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> >> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] CM8 or LCD Monitor
> >>
> >>
> >> It's not the green screen versus color switch I was referring to (which
> the
> >> 1084S doesn't have). It's to switch between the RGB and composite
> >> connections. There are actually multiple switches and states, but
> nothing
> >> related to going monochrome. Mine is the 1084S-P, but I've also used the
> >> 1084S-D:
> >>
> >>
> https://gona.mactar.hu/Commodore/monitor/Commodore_monitors_by_model_number.html
> >>
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> >>
> >> On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 1:48 PM L. Curtis Boyle <
> curtisboyle at sasktel.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I think that was Commodore’s brand name for the Magnavox 8515, which I
> >>> also use for the same reasons. It also has a switch for green screen vs
> >>> color.
> >>>
> >>> L. Curtis Boyle
> >>> curtisboyle at sasktel.net
> >>>
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> >>>
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