bratboy_y2k Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Hey there I wanted to get an ST computer for my collection that I can use. I have an.option to buy a stacy 4 for possibly a good price but I'm not sure the blue screen will not drive me crazy. Is it very compatible with most software? Can it hook up to component or composite monitors? I have a feeling I'll want to replace the lcd with a spliced in color screen....what are they worth? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I love my STacy. I've done quite a bit to it though, over time. You can hook up an external color monitor to it, such as the Atari SC1224 series. It has a connection just like any other ST. It comes with TOS v1.04 and thus will run just about anything you throw at it, with the understanding it has to be hi-res. The blue screen does take a little bit of getting used to. Good luck with replacing the existing LCD for a color one. Not an easy task at all. I paid $400.00 for my STacy. Most STacy's, in really good shape, will go for around $300-500.00 at a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 I purchased my STacy in 1992 and my STacy is still my favorite Atari! I still get a kick out of using my portable ST! I don't think the "blue" screen will be an issue for you. My brain, just sees it as monochrome. Smiles, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I suspect the STacy will have a bespoke video controller for the LCD so swapping it for a colour one would probably require soldering wires internally to the motherboard to obtain the RGB analogue signals to wire up to the SCART input of a consumer LCD panel to fit internally. If it has a monitor out port on the STacy it is quite doable though. I wish I had bought an STbook back in the early 00s before they fell off the earth, nice to have a portable machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The STacy does have an external color monitor port and it works very well. I've used it quite a bit like that. A portable ST (well, "luggable" is probably more accurate if you're talking about the STacy, but the ST book was considerably lighter), is very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Depending on the price, absolutely! Any purchase updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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