[geeks] converting composite video to modern screns

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Joshua Boyd wrote:

> Go to a video game store (or ebay, or elsewhere) and look for a box  
> that does that for about $50.  That's what I use for my DVD player  
> and assorted video game systems.  The box was pretty generic.  It  
> does s-video and composite.  As far as I know, it strictly is a line  
> doubler rather than a real video scaler.  I actually use it with a  
> SGI CRT rather than an LCD though.
> 
>> Is this a bad idea?
> 
> Two things.  Video quality on computer LCDs can be rather spotty.   
> And if you find the LCDs for $70-80 (what cheap used ones seem to be  
> locally) and add $50 for the converter box, you seem to be near the  
> price of a small LCD TV, which is likely to do a better job than on  
> old 15" LCD.  Especially for video games.

Yeah... probably.

Mainly I want something versatile... good for the games, but also capable of
80 column text from an Apple II, and other computer systems.

Part of me loves having things like my Monitor III because of the nostalgic
look, but finding room for them is not so much fun.

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