Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!bbncca!franken From: franken@bbncca.ARPA (Ed Frankenberry) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: monitor query: composite color input vs. RGB Message-ID: <918@bbncca.ARPA> Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 00:29:48 EDT Article-I.D.: bbncca.918 Posted: Thu Aug 23 00:29:48 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Aug-84 07:01:40 EDT Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 13 Can someone explain the differences between monitors designed for use as computer displays and those intended for ordinary video? I would like to find a color monitor that accepts both separate RGB inputs (such as from a computer) and conventional (NTSC composite) video. Do computer monitors generally require greater resolution? Is one monitor suitable for both? A related question: does a standard exist for RGB video signals? Although several "IBM PC compatible" monitors are now available, I seem to recall hearing that normal (analog?) monitors wouldn't accept the (digital?) signal from the PC. Are TTL levels used at the 8-pin interface? There seems to be a lot of misinformation regarding compatibility. What's the real story? Thanks