Joining the 128 crew

[polishedball]

I have (2) 128DCR's  on the way with 1571's.  Been trying to figure out my options for a monitor.  Leaning towards that little ebay device and mod for the extra colors.

What type input does a monitor need for the 128 native.  I have several broadcast RGB monitors, but have no idea what the c128 really wants to connect to.

Sorry for the basic ? but just getting started in the 128 realm.  Any good software suggestions?

Thanks

John

[commodorejohn]

When talking about the 128, "RGB" refers to RGBI video, the standard used in CGA video cards for old PCs. Since the timings are pretty much identical to the NTSC TV standard, there were a number of combo monitors made that display both RGBI and composite video, as well as some that do separate chroma/luma in addition to composite. Any of these would be ideal, since you can use one monitor to switch between the VIC and VDC output. Alternatively, if you can't find a combo monitor, you can just use a standard CGA monitor.

[RobertB]

Alternatively, if you can't find a combo monitor, you can just use a standard CGA monitor.

Or an EGA monitor.

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