Randy Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I read a good page a while back about finding a working multiscan monitor to use with the ST, I think it was on atari-forum but not sure. At any rate, there was a good number of suggestions coming from users, one in particular was the NEC 1970VX, but I read here recently that that monitor was not providing both high and low rez (and medium) with a quality picture. The wiki page is not that useful, seems to be a lot of possibilities without true user experience, so I would like those suggestions that users have had that were good experiences before I go chasing after monitors that are not really useful. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I have a NEC 1970VX and I can confirm that mine does work with all three resolutions. I get a decent enough picture with Low and High, but Medium isn't all that great. A lot of the text seems to be missing pixels and it's just sort of fuzzy. I posted some pictures of my STF on my NEC 1970VX and you can check them out here. Honestly, I finally purchased an OSSC and a STE SCART cable from Cool Novelties, and I can't imagine anything else ever providing a better image than that combination. It is a very expensive option though, and it only works for the two color modes. I use High Res using a Best Electronics ST to VGA cable and my OSSC. Using the OSSC I can output via HDMI and connect to any modern display that I wish to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Hi b, that is exactly the post I was thinking of. In that post a fair number said the 1970VX was pretty much perfect, but your experience is noted as that is not the case, which is why I wanted to explore this more before committing time and money into getting this project off the ground, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 BTW b, would you still recommend using a NEC 1970NX for use, particularly with low and high rez? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Yes, it is a good monitor with a decent picture, medium res quirks aside. I'd still be using it if I hadn't decided to spend the money on an OSSC. I wasn't necessarily planning to purchase an OSSC. I just got a lot more for a 520STM and a couple of SC1224 monitors that I auctioned off than I had expected and the OSSC was an impulse buy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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