Connecting 1084 Monitor to Video Recorder

[Martin Brunner]

Reading the manual for the 1084 Monitor which I got from International
Project 64, I figured out that it is possible to connect it to a video
recorder. When I did so, I just got the sound (but I tried pressing
the video switches). I wonder if you really are able to get a picture
from a video recorder and what it will look like as the monitor won't
have enough colors.

[Nicolas Welte]

Perhaps you have a different 1084, but mine just displays a great
picture from the VCR. The 1084 is one of the few true multipurpose
monitors. It offers composite, split chroma/luma (s-video), analog RGB
and digital RGBI inputs at 15750 Hz horizontal and 50/60Hz vertical
frequency.

Mine has three push-button switches, one for selecting RGB/composite
inputs, one for selecting between split and composite video and one for
selecting the VCR circuit. The latter one has nothing to do with the
input, it just puts the horizontal circuit into VCR mode. VCRs have no
stable timing and some monitors and TVs do not like this. My 1702
sometimes has problems, mostly with copy protected tapes. The 1084 has
the VCR button to compensate this.

All inputs except the digital RGBI are not restricted in their color
depth. I use the composite input for video and this monitor offers the
best picture I've ever seen on a TV screen. I normally use the 1702 for
hooking it to the VCR, because it has superior sound and it doesn't make
this high pitched noise like the 1084. And not to forget I need the 1084
for the 128D ;-)

Nicolas

[Justin Jernigan]

A 1084 should work fine with a VCR or Camcorder. I have a snappy plugged
into my PC, with the through video running to a 1084 and it works
fine....Also works fine with my 1902. Makes a great TV on the computer
desk with a VCR connected....

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