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Generally speaking, it's not too hard to connect the CPC to a modern LCD TV or monitor. Either the monitor already supports the CPC's signal directly, like TVs with SCART or RGB connector often do, or you can use one of the many converters that accept the RGB signal and convert it to a more modern signal, like VGA or HDMI.
If you want to connect the CPC to anything but an Amstrad monitor you also need to provide a new power adapter, as the CPC does not have its own power adapter and relied on its original monitor. More information about this can be found here.
=== Pitfall #2: SCREEN LAG Screen lag ===
Once you connect the CPC to a modern monitor, you may experience a phenomenon, that some games just don't feel right. It's like you are too slow - or that the collision detection seems to be off. Of course, some games are just crappy in that regard, or you might just get old ;-). But it's at least as likely, that your set-up has a significant screen lag. Screen lag means, that there is a significant delay between the moment that your CPC sends a signal to the monitor and the moment that this signal is shown on screen. Old school monitors don't have a significant screen lag. The CPC updates its screen 50 times per second, and any update will be visible almost instantly on a CTM644, GT65 or any other old school monitor with a tube. the reason for this is, that these monitors work analogue. They display the signals they receive immediately. As soon as there are any digital devices involved, this changes. Digital devices have some kind of chips that take the analogue signal and transform them into digital signals. This transformation requires some time and depending on the logic that is built in, this time is almost neglectable - or can be so significant, that it harms your gaming experience. A lag of 1 or 2 frames often does not do any harm, but any lag above one or two frames can be recognisable, at least in fast paced games which you are familiar with. You will see bullets still quite a distance away from you, but in the computer, the bullets have already hit you. You simply can no longer react fast enough.
For most of them, all you need is to connect 5 pins of the CPCs 6pin DIN connector to the right pins of a VGA connector - and that's it.
<br />INSERT ADAPTER PICTURE HERE[[File:CPCVGAconnectorPinouts.png|thumbnail|CPC and Plus to VGA - pinouts]]<br />A known example for a perfectly working monitor is the BENQ 702A. More examples can be found here, but be aware, although the [https://pinoutguide.com/Video/VGAVesaDdc_pinout.shtml VGA standard should accept Csync on pin XX13], some monitors expect separate v-sync and h-sync signals. In those cases, an adapter, that splits c-sync into h-sync and v-sync would be required.
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