Monitors
- Dan Sanderson
- Gurce Isikyildiz
The following are monitors that members of the community have tested with the MEGA65.
👍 : recommended for use with MEGA65 (PAL and NTSC, 4:3 physical or emulated, user preferred)
VGA : has a VGA connection
DVI no sound : has a DVI or HDMI connection and supports a no-sound signal
DVI w/ sound : has an HDMI connection and doesn’t fail if “Enhanced (with sound)” is enabled
PAL 50Hz : displays a usable image with MEGA65 in PAL mode
NTSC 60Hz : displays a usable image with MEGA65 in NTSC mode
4:3 aspect ratio : physical, emulated, or no support for displaying a 4:3 aspect ratio image
Zoom : display can be adjusted to zoom and crop an image
NOTE on HDMI Cable quality
In a recent discord thread, sduensin was experiencing no HDMI output regardless of which monitor he attached the MEGA65 to. This advice from kibo sorted him out:
Please try a different HDMI cable. I had issues with several cheap ones that did not connect the GND wires. This is often done for the cheaper models to make them slim and appealing. But GND issues can lead to the signal not getting through.
👍 | Monitor | VGA | DVI no sound | DVI w/ sound | PAL 50Hz | NTSC 60Hz | 4:3 aspect ratio | Zoom | Notes |
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yes | Dell Ultrasharp 27 | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | emulated |
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yes | Dell 2001FP | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | physical | yes |
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yes | ViewSonic VG1655 | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | emulated |
| Portable monitor, w/ speakers. |
| Dell P1917s | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
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| No speakers. VGA shifted horizontally. |
| Acer Nitro VG280K | no | yes | yes | no | yes |
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| Audio didn't work. PAL flickers. |
yes | Elgato Camlink | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | emulated |
| Video capture device, w/ audio. |
| yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
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| PAL w/ audio. No NTSC. | |
| Samsung QN85A TV | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
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| C64 core not working. |
yes | Benq BL912 | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | physical (5:4) |
| Does not display 720x480 but 640x480. 480i and 576i work. |
yes | American Dynamics ADLCD19MPB | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | emulated | yes |
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