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Even if you can find a CGA or MDA, good luck finding a surviving monitor to display it. Honestly, you're probably better off finding an intact PC on ebay or Cr

by dsr_ 8y ago

Even if you can find a CGA or MDA, good luck finding a surviving monitor to display it. Honestly, you're probably better off finding an intact PC on ebay or Craigslist or such. And for doing anything practical, much better off with a Raspberry Pi variant.

tssva 8y ago
Used, new old stock, and LCDs that support CGA/MDA/EGA are readily available. Converters from CGA/MDA to VGA are also readily available.
justin66 8y ago
Does it seem to you that literally anyone buying such a thing is concerned about practicality?
rietta 8y ago
My parents still have a presumably functional CGA monitor in the basement because we’ve never thrown away any electronic we’ve owned. I am sure there are people like that out there.
kw71 8y ago
with regard to displays, gbs-8200 will help here.
- eltoozero 8y ago
  Gonbes GBS-8200/8220 CGA/EGA/YUV to VGA Arcade HD-Converter PCB allows all types of RGB, EGA, VGA or YUV component signals to be up-converter and display on a 31KHz PC VGA monitor, TFT monitor, LCD display, or HD-TV with VGA connection. No need to set dip switches in order to figure out the specific input frequency as all inputs are detected automatically! A great alternative to purchasing a expensive, heavy CGA monitor. [0]: https://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=GBS-8200 https://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=GBS-8200
hakfoo 8y ago
CGA is probably surprisingly easy. Composite out can plug into almost any TV made in the last 15 years, and many monitors. I could see using my Dell 2007FP for something like this; I've already tried it with a C128.
rasz 8y ago
Most CGA cards had composite out, as CGA timings were based on TV standard.
dragonwriter 8y ago
> Even if you can find a CGA or MDA, good luck finding a surviving monitor to display it. A quick Google Shopping search finds plenty, as well as converter devices from those signals to VGA.

by dsr_ 8y ago

tssva 8y ago

Used, new old stock, and LCDs that support CGA/MDA/EGA are readily available. Converters from CGA/MDA to VGA are also readily available.

justin66 8y ago

Does it seem to you that literally anyone buying such a thing is concerned about practicality?

rietta 8y ago

My parents still have a presumably functional CGA monitor in the basement because we’ve never thrown away any electronic we’ve owned. I am sure there are people like that out there.

kw71 8y ago

with regard to displays, gbs-8200 will help here.

eltoozero 8y ago
Gonbes GBS-8200/8220 CGA/EGA/YUV to VGA Arcade HD-Converter PCB allows all types of RGB, EGA, VGA or YUV component signals to be up-converter and display on a 31KHz PC VGA monitor, TFT monitor, LCD display, or HD-TV with VGA connection. No need to set dip switches in order to figure out the specific input frequency as all inputs are detected automatically! A great alternative to purchasing a expensive, heavy CGA monitor. [0]: https://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=GBS-8200 https://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=GBS-8200

hakfoo 8y ago

CGA is probably surprisingly easy. Composite out can plug into almost any TV made in the last 15 years, and many monitors. I could see using my Dell 2007FP for something like this; I've already tried it with a C128.

rasz 8y ago

Most CGA cards had composite out, as CGA timings were based on TV standard.

dragonwriter 8y ago

> Even if you can find a CGA or MDA, good luck finding a surviving monitor to display it. A quick Google Shopping search finds plenty, as well as converter devices from those signals to VGA.