Commodore Monitors

[Famicoman]

I think I spelled that right, anyway...I want to pick up some of theese monitors, but I wanna know what kind of jack it uses. Do does it have an RCA input, or Coaxial?

[JB]

RCA.

 

Coax would only be if it had a TV tuner. Which, as a computer monitor, it doesn't.

 

Though some get REALLY fancy and have RCA inputs for chroma and luma, meaning you could fed them s-video with an adapter.

[SteveW]

After the nuclear apocalypse, all that'll be left afterward will be cockroaches, Hostess Twinkies, and Commodore monitors. Those things just do not wear out.

[JB]

After the nuclear apocalypse, all that'll be left afterward will be cockroaches, Hostess Twinkies, and Commodore monitors. Those things just do not wear out.

Heh.

 

I'm using a 99/4 monitor for some stuff currently. It's age is showing, the image is kinda fuzzy.

My 99/4a monitor burned out, though.

[SteveW]

My TI monitor is still going strong too. TI didn't make their own monitors, they rebadged another company's video monitors. A store I used to work at a few years back had an old TI monitor, but from it's original manufacturer whose name i've gone blank on, and they were using it as a security camera monitor. Monitors from that era were really well built.

[JB]

My TI monitor is still going strong too. TI didn't make their own monitors, they rebadged another company's video monitors. A store I used to work at a few years back had an old TI monitor, but from it's original manufacturer whose name i've gone blank on, and they were using it as a security camera monitor. Monitors from that era were really well built.

Yah. My 99/4 monitor has a Zenith tag on the back, if I recall.

The 4a monitor I didn't care enough at the time.

Saw a store using it to demo cameras, but it was a 4a branded one, so no use there.

 

 

Used to have an Epson MX80 with a TI Printer tag glued on too.

[EricDeLee]

I can neve find any Commadore monitors.

[jsoper]

Heck, last CGE there was a commie 1702 for $25 that never sold, the hardest part would be lugging it home. I already had a carry-on for my flight, a Vectex

[AtariLeaf]

Strange, it rains commodore monitors around here. I don't think I could walk into a thrift that didn't have one.

[Kenwood]

At the "Classic Gaming Expo" at E3 this year, I think every game system was on a Commodore monitor.

[+5-11under]

AtariLeaf,

In what city/cities are you seeing the monitors? What thrift stores?

 

Thanks,

A fellow Canadian,

5-11under

[JB]

Strange, it rains commodore monitors around here.

Sounds like a good reason to stay inside...

[+Random Terrain]

I have a Commodore 1084S monitor sitting right here with my Amiga 500 connected to it on my new computer desk. It's so nice to have room for my PC and my Amiga on the same desk.

[Ze_ro]

I think I spelled that right, anyway...I want to pick up some of theese monitors, but I wanna know what kind of jack it uses. Do does it have an RCA input, or Coaxial?

Whoa, wait a minute here... which monitor are you talking about, and what are you planning to use it for?

 

Commodore made a WIDE variety of different monitors, and a lot of them have different capabilities. I think just about all of them support standard composite via an RCA jack. Not all of them have stereo sound though. Some will have seperated luma/chroma jacks (RCA) on them, which can be used to do S-Video if you're handy enough to make a cable for it.

 

The 1902 supports digital RGB using a 9-pin trapezoidal connector, but that's not useful for console systems... you're not going to be able to use it for anything other than composite. Believe me, I've tried (and failed).

 

The 1084S supports both digital RGB and analog RGB using different round connectors... analog RGB is what you need for doing RGB output from various consoles. The 1084S is by far the most useful Commodore monitor when it comes to video games. Note that there are some 1084 models (most notably, the 1084D and the 1084S-P1) that use a 9-pin trapezoidal connector for RGB instead.

 

--Zero

[VidGameKing]

belive it or not, I do not have a Commodore Monitor! I really want one, but I can never justify it compared to other monitors I own. I have a bunch of small 12" Sony monitors I use coupled with my computers for video sampling.

[AtariLeaf]

AtariLeaf,

In what city/cities are you seeing the monitors? What thrift stores?

 

Thanks,

A fellow Canadian,

5-11under

Windsor Ontario. There was a Sally Ann with 1. Its gone now. There are two VV,s in Windsor, each has 1. One was priced at $14.99 (which I think is pretty excessive for the wild) and another AA user contacted me a couple of weeks ago about another thrift close to downtown that had two (1702's I think) for 3 bucks a pieces. I didn't go there myself since I didn't need them. I don't know if any besides the $14.99 VV one are still there but I do see them quite often.

 

I also see them in yard/garage sales frequently.

[AtariLeaf]

Strange, it rains commodore monitors around here.

Sounds like a good reason to stay inside...

Hurts a lot more than those confounded cats and dogs too!

[Famicoman]

@ Zero, I didn't know there were many difforent kinds, I'm just wondering if I can plug my 2600, or a similar system directly into the back. I know understand that there are lots of difforent kinds. Why so many?

[AtariLeaf]

http://www.atariage.com/features/events/index.php

 

The picture shows an atari hooked up to the commodore monitor but its too small to see how. I'm sure someone knows.

[Rockin' Kat]

Commodore Monitors don't do RF. They'd need a TV tuner to do that....

 

The 1702 does composite and chroma/luma. In order to hook up an Atari 2600 you need to either modify the Atari for Direct Audio/Video output, or you need to hook a VCR or tuner box up to the monitor and then hook the Atari to the VCR or Tuner box.

 

Commodore Video monitors are very very nice monitors... especially considering how old they are. I got mine through ebay.... didn't have to pay shipping because I made a point of watching for auctions that were close enough to meet the seller in person.

 

My Commodore monitor is a 1084. It's a very nice monitor. Does Composite, chroma/luma, analog RGB, and Digital RGB.... pretty sweet really.... I use it for my C64 and all my game systems and sometimes watch TV on it....(I mean once you hook a VCR up for the Atari...why not use it for TV too?)...and eventualy I intend on getting an Amiga of some sort.

[MacbthPSW]

The 1702 does composite and chroma/luma.  In order to hook up an Atari 2600 you need to either modify the Atari for Direct Audio/Video output, or you need to hook a VCR or tuner box up to the monitor and then hook the Atari to the VCR or Tuner box.

Yeah, I've bought a few busted VCRs for a couple bucks each, just to convert from RF to the audio/video signal the Commodore monitors need. There are smaller boxes that will do the job, but I've never found one used, and brand new, they're a lot more expensive than an old VCR.

 

When I say "busted VCR" I mean that it won't play tapes anymore, but still powers on and the tuner still works, of course. It doesn't have to be busted either, of course, it's just that they're usually much cheaper

[Rockin' Kat]

When I say "busted VCR" I mean that it won't play tapes anymore, but still powers on and the tuner still works, of course.  It doesn't have to be busted either, of course, it's just that they're usually much cheaper

 

And 9 times out of ten, I've found that "busted" VCRs just need a good head cleaning with some alchohol and q-tips.

[MacbthPSW]

And 9 times out of ten, I've found that "busted" VCRs just need a good head cleaning with some alchohol and q-tips.  

Heh, or just need the three jumbo sized crayons removed

[JB]

My busted VCR wore the gear that engaged the head out.

Damn modern VCRs. Don't last at all.

[AtariLeaf]

http://www.atariage.com/features/events/index.php

I posted this link earlier in the thread and am at a loss to explain how the atari in the foreground is hooked up to the monitor. It looks like two standard RCA plugs in the monitor but how is it getting a signal from the atari?