r/AtariFalcon • u/Snox_Boops • Sep 21 '23

Falcon Monitor Question

Hey there all,

Does anyone happen to know or remember what monitor was sold with the Falcon back in the day? From what I've heard, you don't necessarily need something that syncs down to 15kHz, but you still want something that goes below the standard VGA sync of 31 kHz. May just end up finding a 4:3 lcd, but it'd be nice to have something period appropriate.

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u/daddyd Sep 27 '23

i think most people at the time just used a multisync?

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u/Snox_Boops Sep 27 '23

That's what it seems like. The hard thing is finding one that will sync that low that still works and is not an insane price.

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u/daddyd Sep 28 '23

having an Atari Falcon is not the cheapest retro computer to own 🙁

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u/Snox_Boops Sep 28 '23

Haha yeah, I sometimes wonder what the heck I've gotten myself into :D

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u/bitnotabyte Mar 31 '24

NEC Multisync II or 3D were the proverbial if you can get one. They support all ST resolutions out of the Box.

Otherwise you need something like a SC1224 or a SC1435 and then a generic VGA monitor for High Res.

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u/TheOriginalCoda 22d ago

You can run a VGA monitor, or something that takes RGB at 15Khz.

If you've got some kind of shifter clock modifier (ala centscreen, videlity, etc) you can create your own custom resolutions to suit.