opcode Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Hi. I am about to get a IIGS RGB monitor (Apple brand) and was curious about how the GS emulates the legacy modes in RGB. Does the IIGS output composite when using legacy modes? Does it convert the legacy modes NTSC artifacts to RGB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salfter Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 56 minutes ago, opcode said: Does the IIGS output composite when using legacy modes? It produces composite video all of the time. I used a monochrome monitor with mine for years...I had upgraded it from a IIe, and it took a while to get around to getting a color monitor. 8-bit ("legacy") modes work the same over this output as on the 8-bit models. I don't recall if selecting "monochrome" in the Control Panel turns off the color burst in graphics modes; if there is a difference, it'd be there. The text-color options (also in the Control Panel) have no effect on the composite output. Quote Does it convert the legacy modes NTSC artifacts to RGB? On the RGB output, you have a choice. Selecting "color" translates the bit patterns into solid colors. Selecting "monochrome" sends them along as-is. Text is always sharp regardless of whether graphics modes are enabled or not, and it's rendered in whatever color combination you've selected in the Control Panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfaffa Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 FYI although legacy modes are sent through RGB, the colors are a little different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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