I have seen so many threads/sites on the nview spectra C...these are noob questions, bear with me please..
1) It is said to be vga-compatible....(not svga?) Will this work with modern PC's output, all 640x480 apps that you throw at it?
2) Does ~200,000 colors show a huge difference from 1.4M?
3) How many colors does the Spectra C have?!? I have seen everywhere from 256 to 1.4M!
Thanks for listening to the noob. I hope to contribute something. DIY is my fav stuff, but I'm learning the electronics still.
Thanks,
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1) It is said to be vga-compatible....(not svga?) Will this work with modern PC's output, all 640x480 apps that you throw at it?
2) Does ~200,000 colors show a huge difference from 1.4M?
3) How many colors does the Spectra C have?!? I have seen everywhere from 256 to 1.4M!
Thanks for listening to the noob. I hope to contribute something. DIY is my fav stuff, but I'm learning the electronics still.
Thanks,
1 of my fav forums,
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Hey,
welcome to the forum.
1) The res of the panel is 640x480, so it's good enough for many people. It will show anything from a computer in 640x480 res and I've heard that it will also show a cropped 800x600 image. The problem with this is that many computer's are beginning to support 800x600 minimum without the use of programs such as Powerstip I think. But yes, anything 640x480 from a computer will show.
2) 200,000 colors is much below 1.4million, which in turn is far below the amount of colors in a DVD (16million +) Some people think a Spectra C is good enough color wise but it depends on the person. I'll include a photo of a Spectra C in action from an older topic in this forum. I can't remember though 🙁 who's it is, only that it was in a '3dog theatre now open' thread.
3) I'm not sure 🙁 There were two different models released, one with vga in only the other with vga in and tv in, I think they had different color amounts. But I think it was either 200,000 + or 1.4mil.
Hope this helps
welcome to the forum.
1) The res of the panel is 640x480, so it's good enough for many people. It will show anything from a computer in 640x480 res and I've heard that it will also show a cropped 800x600 image. The problem with this is that many computer's are beginning to support 800x600 minimum without the use of programs such as Powerstip I think. But yes, anything 640x480 from a computer will show.
2) 200,000 colors is much below 1.4million, which in turn is far below the amount of colors in a DVD (16million +) Some people think a Spectra C is good enough color wise but it depends on the person. I'll include a photo of a Spectra C in action from an older topic in this forum. I can't remember though 🙁 who's it is, only that it was in a '3dog theatre now open' thread.
3) I'm not sure 🙁 There were two different models released, one with vga in only the other with vga in and tv in, I think they had different color amounts. But I think it was either 200,000 + or 1.4mil.
Hope this helps
THANKS
Thanks for the reply, Yep you're right, I guess it only makes sense that there would be two models of the spectra, that's why i was seeing so many differing stats. The screen you showed me was from a panel with all kinds of inputs, see picture. So I guess it's safe to say 1.4 million is a minimum?
Also, is this the kind of effect you get with ~200,000 colors + DVDs?
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6248
Last question, promise, does the MediaPro have different twin brother model as well, or are they all the same? he one I am looking at has 4 input sources. How many colors does that one have? (It's not here: http://members.cox.net/rolm/results.html)
Thanks for all the helP!!!
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Thanks for the reply, Yep you're right, I guess it only makes sense that there would be two models of the spectra, that's why i was seeing so many differing stats. The screen you showed me was from a panel with all kinds of inputs, see picture. So I guess it's safe to say 1.4 million is a minimum?
Also, is this the kind of effect you get with ~200,000 colors + DVDs?
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6248
Last question, promise, does the MediaPro have different twin brother model as well, or are they all the same? he one I am looking at has 4 input sources. How many colors does that one have? (It's not here: http://members.cox.net/rolm/results.html)
Thanks for all the helP!!!
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