Connecting BBC Micro to a TFT monitor?

Pawnless Endgame

Pawnless Endgame

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This thread was inspired by the CRT TV thread :-)

My 30-year-old Beeb monitor was a CUB, then last year, the tripler went bang. That means a blurred image rendering text unreadable. Now I'm looking to hook the Beeb up to my Dell Ultrasharp 16:10. It has VGA, DVI, DisplayPort connections, and I have an HDMI converter if needed. (yeah someone needs shooting for not including HDMI on a 2012 high-end model!) So, what else will I need to get the Beeb going? At 16:10, would the image be stretched to 16:10 or will it show as 4:3 with the letter box effect? Is a native 4:3 TFT preferred? (in which I can get cheap from the pawnbroker's)

P.S. should have added that the Beeb has a UHF-out for TV the so-called RGB 6-pin port for monitors.

Thanks.
 
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I think you can get a VGA converter for it, I'm sure I've seen them for such computers as I think it was a relatively simple adaptor.
 
This should do the trick ... google search "9 Pin Male to 15 Pin Female VGA Adapter - WEB ONLY"
 
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Thanks guys, especially for the links and search query. Will have a gander at these :-)

Still a massive fan of the Beeb here, and got a couple of Rasberry Pi's too which are regarded as the spiritual successors.
 
GSXRMovistar said:
Wow are JS still going, I purchased one of their RGB Scart to VGA boxes 12 years ago and it did a fantastic job. Still got it in the garage somewhere I think.
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They certainly were last year, a mate has a couple of BBC master computers as he used them to sort a few problems with one.

Site is still active so I assume there still at it. :)

http://www.js-technology.com/store/
 
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