Neal,
>My RGB color monitor on our soon to be replaced AMX500 apparently has died.
>I have come across an old Digital VR241 RGB monitor within the department
>which appears to work as a quick replacement - well almost - I see
>side-by-side half screen duplicate images of the video output. Has any one
>had any experience in utilizing 3rd party RGB monitors on their system? The
>specifics: X32 computer with BNC R,G,B, and Sync(COMP/HD) outputs operating
>in the 75ohm impedance position. The Digital monitor inputs appear to match
>the same configuration as the old monitor.
>
>Thanks for your help!
The DEC monitor is probably not multi-sync. I think that any
recent multi-sync PC monitor should work,
I recently installed an 17" LG Flatron monitor in our AMX500 console.
I was a bit of a squeeze to fit it into the console, but by taking out
some of the original braces and the bezel off of the front of the console,
I was able to do it.
It syncs just fine (A Sony monitor that I tried also worked as well). The only
slight hitch is that the X32 seems to only put out the separate sync signal after
it has finished booting and has started the graphics processor. Before that, the sync
is combined with the green signal. Some monitors, such as the LG, use the absence
of the separate sync as a signal to go into one of those stupid "power save" modes.
Therefore, we don't see the boot messages. The older Sony monitor that I tried doesn't
have this problem. So, if you are looking at monitors, check that there is some method to
disable the "green" feature, or that it doesn't use the absence of the separate
sync to become "enviro friendly". I am investigating ways aroud this by separating
the sync from the green and feeding that in.
You will also need to buy or make an adapter cable, or find a monitor with BNC inputs
as well as (or instead of) the SVGA plug. I can send you the address of where I got mine
if necessary.
Hope this helps!
-Kirk
Kirk Marat, Ph.D. NMR Facility Manager
Dept. of Chemistry and Prairie Regional NMR Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, CANADA
ph. (204) 474-6259 FAX (204) 474-7608
kirk_marat_at_umanitoba.ca
Received on Wed Jan 12 2000 - 17:50:56 MST