Flat Panel Displays

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List of "modern" LCD/TFT flat panel monitors and TVs (use the heading filters to sort the table) that can display the video output from an Atari ST without the need for any active components such as scan converters:

Make Model Picture Monitor/TV Multisync Low Res Med Res High Res 50/60Hz Aspect ratio Notes
BenQ G2420HD [1] tbd Monitor Y Y Y Y 50&60Hz 16:9
CIBOX C1905 tbd Monitor N N N unconfirmed unknown 16:9 'out of range' shown when testing low/med res
Dell 1702FP tbd Monitor N N N unconfirmed unknown 4:3 no display when testing low/med res
Dell 1901FP tbd Monitor N N N unconfirmed unknown 4:3 'input signal not supported' when testing low/med res
Dell 2001FP [2]
Monitor Y Y Y Y 50&60Hz 4:3 Requires manual centering each boot
Dell U2410F / U2410 [3] tbd Monitor Y Y Y Y 50Hz tested 16:9 VGA input tested, PiP works
Dell U2410F / U2412M [4] tbd Monitor Y Y Y Y 50Hz tested 16:9 VGA input tested, display ST-Low and only some Falcon resolution (check YT link)
Dell W1900 LCD TV tbd TV N Y Y N unknown 16:9 Low and medium res work but bizarrely high res doesn't. PIP works
NEC MultiSync 1550M [5] tbd Monitor Y Y Y Y unknown 4:3
NEC Multisync 1970NX [6] tbd Monitor Y Y Y Y 50&60Hz 5:4 Needs modification to 'H. SIZE' in the menu for medium res to look good
NEC MultiSync LCD 1970VX [7] tbd Monitor Y Y Y Y 50&60Hz 5:4 Med Res loses some horizontal pixels. Has H.Size, V.position, and H.position adjustments, but not V.Size.
BenQ G2420 [8] tbd Monitor N N N Unconfirmed unknown 4:3
Dell 1505FP tbd Monitor N N N Y unknown 4:3 'unsupported resolution' on screen in Low/Med Res
Dell 1901FP tbd Monitor N N N Y unknown 4:3
Dell E176FPc tbd Monitor N N N Y unknown 4:3 'unsupported resolution' on screen in Low/Med Res
HP L1750 tbd Monitor N N N Y unknown 4:3 no display in Low/Med Res
NEC 1525V [9] tbd Monitor N N N Unconfirmed unknown 4:3
NEC 1770NX [10] tbd Monitor N N N Unconfirmed unknown 4:3
NEC 1560 [11] tbd Monitor N N N Unconfirmed unknown 4:3
ONYX SW1536LD TV/DVD combo tbd TV N N N untested unknown 4:3 'UNSUPPORTED' shown when testing low/med res. This TV has SVIDEO inputs.
Samsung Syncmaster 710v tbd Monitor N N N untested unknown 4:3 alarming white screen / backlight overload when testing low/med res!

The various Atari ST display modes [12] (resolutions do not include Overscan) are:

  • Low 320x200 pixels, 50 or 60Hz vertical, 15.75kHz horizontal
  • Medium 640x200 pixels, 50 or 60Hz vertical, 15.75kHz horizontal
  • High 640x400 pixels, 71.2Hz vertical, 35.7kHz horizontal

Multisync means these screens can do all ST video modes using a single, switchable, cable: [13] [14]