Specifications
Monitor Types
There are many different types of video monitor available.
Some of the major ones are described below.
Composite Video:
With a 300~200 resolution, this type of monitor is
usually used with home computers. They are not
recommended for use with your system.
TTL Monochrome:
These monitors provide up to 1000~350 resolution,
with either a green or amber colored screen. Primarily
intended for text only applications, these monitors can
run Hercules-compatible graphics programs, although
applications requiring full CGA or EGA color
compatibility will be difficult, if not impossible, to use.
A TTL monochrome monitor and a Hercules compatible
controller board will meet your computer system’s basic
video display monitor needs.
RGB Color:
RGB stands for Red, Green and Blue, and indicates that
each of the primary colors are separately driven by the
video controller board. RGB monitors cover a broad
range of resolutions from 320
x
200 up to the higher
EGA ranges of 720~480. RGB color monitors are very
C-4
Video Monitor Systems