[Coco] CoCo 2

[Robert Emery]

80 columns is perfectly readable... It's not what I'd call razor sharp, but
most people want a tiny bit of softness to the CoCo image anyway.
 I shot some video today, will post soon... Priorities.

Bob

On Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 3:15 PM Rob Rosenbrock via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
wrote:

> How is the picture quality on WIDTH80? Or even WIDTH40?
>
> I’ve got mine hooked up with the composite output, and it’s not very good.
> It’s readable, but a bit blurry. Maybe I'm expecting too much. I’d like to
> get a sharp display like I had with the CM-8, but as far as composite
> signals go I think I was better with my Sakata monitor. But it IS trying to
> convert an analog signal into a digital signal and that will never be
> perfect.
>
> For comparison, I have a video game console that has a composite signal
> for output. I’m seeing the same flaws with it that I do with the CoCo.
> Looks awful for text, but okay for games.
>
> > On Jan 15, 2023, at 4:15 PM, Patrick Ulland via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> >
> > Used one for years, until bad power at the last CoCoFEST killed mine.
> Just ran signal to signal from CoCo3 RGB to the VGA looking connector
> marked 'in 4' (RGB/R-Y,Y,B-Y/YC/VID). Worked out the VGA and the 5xBNC
> multisync monitor outputs. A deluxe converter for sure.
> >
> > -rick
> >
> >
> > On 1/15/2023 2:04 AM, Rob Rosenbrock via Coco wrote:
> >> One other thought…
> >>
> >> I have a couple of Extron DVS 304 Scalers. I remember something said at
> one time about using them to drive a monitor. The only trouble is that I
> can’t seem to find anything on it.
> >>
> >>> On Jan 14, 2023, at 8:13 PM, Patrick Ulland via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> >>>
>
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