I got tired of repairing and wrestling with the unreliable commodore 1084s 13" monitors. After a bit of research, I settled on a Sony PVM-1354Q studio quality 13" .25mm dot pitch trinitron tube monitor. Found one on ebay for about $75 including shipping so I pulled the trigger. This baby does everything I want and more - supports 15.75kHZ RGB input just like the 1084 but a whole lot more - has separate inputs for NTSC (you can watch cable on it when not repairing a board) and PAL, and full on screen menu adjustments for color temperature, on screen display, etc. , - has an amplified audio input to boot. It has a beautiful clear and bright picture. No more 1084s for me!! I immediately went out and bought another one on ebay. You can also underscan the image and other great features, too many to mention here. After much frustration, my search for a reliable bench monitor is over. The RGB input is with BNC connectors. I bought a couple of Apple monitor cables that go from individual RGBS BNCs to a 9 pin D sub with standard CGA pinout on ebay for 2 bucks each.
It is enclosed in a nice case so no worries about dropping anything in it or shock hazards. You can put stuff on top of it.
I have used it for over 3 weeks now to repair PACMANs, a couple of JAMMA boards, a couple of Galaxians, a Konami Track and Field, and a couple of Gottlieb titles (using the simple sync combiner circuit that is well published) and no sync issues at all.
Check it out if you are looking for a test monitor for your bench.
Bill
It is enclosed in a nice case so no worries about dropping anything in it or shock hazards. You can put stuff on top of it.
I have used it for over 3 weeks now to repair PACMANs, a couple of JAMMA boards, a couple of Galaxians, a Konami Track and Field, and a couple of Gottlieb titles (using the simple sync combiner circuit that is well published) and no sync issues at all.
Check it out if you are looking for a test monitor for your bench.
Bill
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