Heya folks - so picked up an A1200 from the UK which has a bit of an issue. Seller mentioned that the display had a bit of a brown tint but was present only in some modes. Asked him about it, and he said that his research led him to believe it was the VIDEO-DAC chip VP101-3BA, a $5 part but required SMD soldering skills which he didn't have. That said, he said it was barely noticeable and only present in some modes in workbench so the repair wasn't even necessary unless I desperately wanted to use those. Fair enough, went ahead with it.
Arrived yesterday and fired it up, and I kinda feel like the "bit of a brown tint" was undersold a wee bit. Here's kickstart screen of the A1200 on the left, compared to that of the normal purple in my A500+ on the right.
So despite him saying that it wasn't really noticeable, erm... I kinda notice it. So was wondering if any of the resident tech gurus can offer insight into this - is it REALLY a $5 chip replacement, or something more? The board was recapped a few years ago, so don't THINK it's that.
And more to the point, any SMD-handy Amigans in the USA (I'm in Northern California) able to help out with a repair?