TV
SETS
AND
MONITORS:
COLOR
AND
BLACK·AND·WHITE
You
may
want
to
consider these options if
you
are planning on buying a
new
TV
or
monitor
to
use
with
your
computer.
Combination
Color
TV/Monitors
In
many
cases,
you
will
want
to
use a color
TV
with
'
your
Atari, since the Atari utilizes color in
many
of
its software programs.
Some
newer
color TVs
now
have a direct video
monitor
input
on the back
of
the set.
Without
this input, the
computer changes the video
signal
to
a
weak
broadcast signal
that
can be picked up on any
TV set. The video
monitor
input
brings the video
signal directly
to
the screen, avoiding processing
the
signal any more than
it
has
to
.
This
allows for
a
better
picture
when
you
use
the combination
TV/monitor
with
your
computer.
If
you
are planning
to
buy
a
new
TV set,
you
may
want
to
consider one
that
has this video
monitor
input.
The
800
and 1200XL models can
be hooked up
to
a video
input
using a cable.
(The
Atari
400
does
not
havethe
capability
to
be used
with
a combination TV/monitor.) Com-
bination TV/monitors range in price from
about
$500
to
$800, however.
RCA,
Zenith,
Sony,
Pan-
asonic, and others are coming
out
with
this type
of
TV set.
Color
Monitors
Color monitors
which
are
not
also TV sets are
also available for Atari computers. These are
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