Flat Panel Displays
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 | Unconfirmed | unknown | 4:3 | 'UNSUPPORTED' shown when testing low/med res. This TV has SVIDEO inputs. |
| Samsung | Syncmaster 710v | tbd | Monitor | N | N | N | Unconfirmed | 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]