Commodore Amiga - THE MC 68000 AND THE AMIGA SPECIAL-PURPOSE HARDWARE

Atta ching th e Vid eo Monitor
The video monitor displays visual information. There are three kinds of
video monitors you can use with the Amiga:
• an RGB monitor. The Amiga Monitor available from Amiga
dealers is an RGB monitor. RGB monitors normally produce
the best-quality display.
•
an NTSC (composite video) monitor. There are many kinds of
NTSC monitors made specifically for computers. In addition,
many newer televisions have NTSC connectors that allow you to
connect them directly to computers.
• a television. Conventional televisions (those without NTSC
connectors) can also be used as monitors for the Amiga.
When choosing a monitor, note that televisions and NTSC monitors cannot
display as much information as RGB monitors. RGB monitors can show 80
characters clearly on each line on the display, while most televisions and
NTSC monitors can show only 60 characters clearly.
Setting Up the Amiga 2-7