Strand lighting Desk help (May be a little OT)

You are starting with EGA and need to target VGA. There's a couple of options here. First would be direct EGA to VGA adapters. They're probably not going to be cheap.

Be careful that some things listed as CGA-capable are capable of the scan rates but not the color. A little custom cable construction can make it so that you at least will not have things be invisible, provided you have an analog RGB input that can handle the sync rates.

The key thing you will probably be looking for is 25khz sync and TTL video.

-Keith

There's nothing fundamentally incompatible about the technologies but the line and frame rate of the Strand desk's output may be completely incompatible with moden flat screens designed for PCs. Almost certainly in fact.

Check the syncs with a scope first.

You may find a crt is the only practical option.

Graham

I don't use a PC and was surprised to find an LCD monitor will run at speeds well below its 'official' ones. Some of my apps need 50 Hz, and the monitor I'm using is happy at this. (*)VGA CRTs are a different matter - although of course if it's 50 Hz a UK TV might do.