Q'I've just upgraded from an A600 to a'second-hand A1200 and along with the'computer I got a Commodore 1084S'monitor - to go with my A600's 1084S'monitor. The curious thing about this'is the A1200's monitor has a brighter'display than the A600's despite the'contrast and brightness settings being'set to standard on both the displays.'("Standard" with regards to the 1084S'meaning feeling for the middle position'of the contrast and brightness controls'by twiddling them, the middle position'having their own notch which can be
felt for as they're turned.)
'I've swapped these monitors between the'two Amigas and this didn't have any'noticeable effect, so the difference is'definitely in the monitors and not the'computers. There's also a few subtle'difference in the monitors themselves,'with the A600 one having a "Green"'button on the front and an "Analogue'TTL " button on the back, whatever that
'If you're but a user then this is no'problem. Just adjust your screen to'what gives the best results with most'software. However, if you're producing'software then you do have a problem as'you won't be sure what your software'will look like on other screens.'Complaints we've had about some of'ShareWorld's pictures seem to confirm'this, such as text that's supposed to'be nearly invisible actually being'totally invisible, requiring some users'to adjust the brightness of their&monitors/TVs to see the whole picture.
'So to find out what people are actually'seeing I've devised the following four'colour charts, each on their own page.'There's one for Grey, Red, Green and'Blue and each has text on them using a'different brightness and numbered from'one to eight. What I want readers to do'is look at these using the normal'settings for their displays, (be they'monitor or TV), under normal lighting'conditions and tell me in the Quest-'ionnaire (you're all of course going to'fill in) what is the first number you'can read for Grey, Red, Green and Blue.
For example...
Grey Two.
Red Three.
Green three.
Blue Four.
'This will give those producing stuff'for the magazine and any other software'for that matter an idea of what'brightness they need to set their'colours to ensure they'll actually be'seen on the majority of displays. Well
hopefully, anyway.
'And this is the last page of colour'charts, so now go and enter your'findings in the ShareWorld Question-'naire which should be running on'another screen somewhere else on your!computer - perhaps the Workbench.
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