** Tim Brocklehurst <timb@???> [2011-09-10 17:55]:
> On Saturday 10 September 2011 16:10:43 Paul Tansom wrote:
> > I've got an old Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400 taking up space that I
> would
> > like to get rid of. The only reason I am keeping it is because it
> supports
> > Sync on Green which is needed by the PS2 Linux kit monitor cable.
> Does
> > anyone know of any modern screens that support this, or an
> adapter. It
> > isn't a common feature as far as I can tell, or at least not one listed
> in
> > features if it is!
>
> Sync-on-green (which for those who haven't come across it is a
> method of using the green channel to carry the composite sync
> signal (H&V combined) as well as picture data) went out of common
> usage a long time ago, so I doubt you'd find any modern screens
> support it. There are adapters around [1] but I can't comment on
> thier capabilities as I haven't used them. Given the cost ($200), I
> would think you'd need to have something pretty specialist which
> emits SOG to make it worthwhile.
** end quote [Tim Brocklehurst]
Yes, I was afraid it would be expensive to get an adapter, and assumed it was
an obsolete standard. I don't think getting Linux running on my old PS2 is
worth that much money so I'll hang on to the monitor for now. I have seen some
circuit diagrams for a basic adapter to merge the sync signal with the green
one. Not sure how much I trust them though! Good old Sony, I don't think it was
that common even when the PS2 VGA cable was current.
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