[HECnet] Sun LSA 800 compatible with DEC 3000

[Mark Wickens]

Mike,

According to this page
http://www.shrubbery.net/~heas/sun-feh-2_1/Devices/Monitor/MONITOR_LCD_18_Color.html
the monitor will do 1280x1024x60 which is the standard output of video
cards on DEC 3000 models - although I would need to know the particular
card you are using to be sure.

I've found a few monitors to be compatible with the DEC 3000 so I think you
are likely to be in luck, although sync-on-green is definitely a
requirement. Depending on your video card you may need an adapter cable -
the 3W3 connector breaks out to RGB which can then be fed into a VGA
connector using a cable such as
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SVGA-VGA-to-4-BNC-Cable-HD15-Male-to-4-x-BNC-Male-Video-Monitor-Lead-2M-/111402258315?hash=item19f0178f8b:g:4S8AAOSwh6xTuorQ
although clearly the less interconnects the better.

I was quite surprised to find that 3W3 connectors are still readily
available and cheap so you could make your own cable up.

Regards, Mark.

On 30 June 2016 at 23:54, Michael Holmes <mholmes10 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,
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> I'm seeking some hardware technical expertise.
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> I have a DEC 3000-300L and have a CRT monitor (with RGB & SOG).
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> The monitor is over 13 years old and I'm not sure how much longer it will
> last.
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> A friend stumbled upon a Sun LSA 800 flat panel monitors at a resale shop.
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> Online search show the LSA 800 does Sync on Green, but not find details on
> resolution and freq.
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> Anyone know if the Sun LSA 800 support the resolution and freq of the Dec?
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> I'd like to swap out the CRT with the Sun LSA 800, but don't want to pay
> the shipping and then find out the Sun isn't compatible.
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> Thanks
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> Mike
>
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