Atari 400 User Manual page 178

TV SETS AND MONITORS: COLOR AND
BLACK·AND·WHITE
You may want to consider these options if you
are planning on buying a new TV or monitor to
use with your computer.
Combination Color TV/Monitors
In many cases, you will want to use a color TV
with 'your Atari, since the Atari utilizes color in
many of its software programs. Some newer
color TVs now have a direct video monitor input
on the back of the set. Without this input, the
computer changes the video signal to a weak
broadcast signal that can be picked up on any
TV set. The video monitor input brings the video
signal directly to the screen, avoiding processing
the signal any more than it has to. This allows for
a better picture when you use the combination
TV/monitor with your computer.
If you are planning to buy a new TV set, you
may want to consider one that has this video
monitor input. The 800 and 1200XL models can
be hooked up to a video input using a cable.
(The Atari 400 does not havethe capability to
be used with a combination TV/monitor.) Com-
bination TV/monitors range in price from about
$500 to $800, however. RCA, Zenith , Sony, Pan-
asonic, and others are coming out with this type
of TV set.
Color Monitors
Color monitors which are
not
also TV sets are
also available for Atari computers. These are
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