Most revisions of the Commodore 1084 were produced with the same internal circuitboard for all regions – which for a monitor with factory RGB inputs means two important things:
- All regional versions are compatible with both NTSC and PAL signals due to reuse of parts.
- The North American version has an unused hidden SCART header for RGB input! Just add a connector 🙂
I truly didn’t expect for the process to be as simple as adding a SCART header to the board, but turns out it is! Here is a video showcasing the process from start to finish:
The right-angle SCART header is actually very hard to find as it’s been discontinued in all major parts suppliers. However there is a lot of NOS in Hong Kong that you can get off of eBay. That’s where I found mine – only downside is the 3 week delivery time.