M1438 screenmode issues

[StuKeith]

what's the best screen mode to use? I cant seem to get a mode I like. Either it flickers like mad in the resolutions I want to use, or I get big black or grey boarders around the screen with no way of adjusting it to fit the screen.

If you have one what do you use?

[Puni/Void]

I had such a monitor, but unfortunately it died after being used every day for many years. Anyway, I remember using DBLPAL as the main resolution for Workbench. You'll get, as you mentioned, some black borders around the screen, but not much. You can remove some of this by using Overscan in prefs.

[Stephen Coates]

Overscan doesn't remove the black borders.
It just extends it to fill the grey space made by the Amiga.

Do you get the same black borders that can be seen in this photograph? They do actually look bigger than they are in the photo. The mode used is MultiScan productivity. I used the vertical knob to sctrech the picture to go right from the top to the bottom, and therefore elimintae any black bars at the top and bottom. There is no horizontal knob to stretch it the other way though (unless there is one inside)

[Puni/Void]

There is no horizontal knob to stretch it the other way though (unless there is one inside)

I remember that this was a bit annoying. On the 1942 from Commodore, you had this possibility as far as I can recall. Too bad they didn't implement this one on the 1438.

Anyway, I came to think of a program I used to better the display concerning such borders. You can find it here on Aminet.net:

http://aminet.net/driver/moni/MonSync101.lha


There is also an older program:

http://aminet.net/package/driver/moni/MonEd3a

Be careful using it though, as it can cause problems after what I've heard. If you are not sure of what you are doing, then drop it.

[StuKeith]

Overscan doesn't remove the black borders.
It just extends it to fill the grey space made by the Amiga.

Do you get the same black borders that can be seen in this photograph? They do actually look bigger than they are in the photo. The mode used is MultiScan productivity. I used the vertical knob to sctrech the picture to go right from the top to the bottom, and therefore elimintae any black bars at the top and bottom. There is no horizontal knob to stretch it the other way though (unless there is one inside)

Thats the one! I did dl some drivers from aminet to use. but dont seem to have helped much.

Maybe its still best to get a flicker fixer so I can use the hi res modes flicker free.

[Stephen Coates]

Could it be something to do with the actual resolution of the screen? Like, the resolution outputted by the amiga is thinner than the actual size of the display?

[Harrison]

That image you took Steve is identical to how my A4000/A1200's run in higher resolution modes on my 1438 monitor too, and it is due to the screenmode and the pixels being square. It never really bothered me when I used the Amiga all the time as the resolution was flicker free and much higher than any other modes, allowing for more screen real-estate.

I do however remember getting a VGA display driver from a coverdisk that allowed you to adjust much more and allow for the whole screen to be used. I forget which magazine it was one, but at a guess I would say one of the AUi disks. It should be on Aminet too.