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by Adam Levin-Delson


All Amigas have a video connector which supplies RGB output in both
analog and digital formats.  This allows the Amiga to use many
different types of monitors.  Besides this standard Amiga video
connector, the A3000 (and A3000T) have a ``Video Display Enhancer''
(VDE) connector which supplies an analog RGB signal at up to twice the
bandwidth of the standard Amiga port.

Commodore sells a number of monitors which have cables that allow you
to connect them to the Amiga.  Other manufacturers sell monitors that
will work with an Amiga, but many of these monitors are not
pin-compatible with the Amiga.  This can be remedied by buying or
building an adapter which either reconfigures the wiring or adds the
necessary circuitry between the computer and monitor.  This article
contains the wiring diagrams for those adapters.

 Warning 
 Construction Tips 
 15-Pin Male D-Sub to 9 Pin Female D-Sub Analog Adapter 
 23-Pin Female D-Sub to 15 Pin Female D-Sub Analog Adapter 
 23-Pin Female D-Sub to 9 Pin Female D-Sub Analog Adapter 
 23-Pin Female D-Sub to 9 Pin Female D-Sub Digital Adapter