The first Commodore monitor, the Commodore 1701 video monitor was introduced at the 1983 Winter Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, January 6-9 (source), so it is not period correct for early Commodore 64 computers (like C64 with silver label badge) and old Vic-20 computers (before rainbow lines badge).
That times most users use these computers on a TV, but I was curious what should be a period correct monitor for an early Commodore 64.
And I have looked Commodore 64 and Vic-20 boxes what things on it.
Vic-20 boxes uses TVs only (or nothing).
Early North-American C64 boxes are also uses TVs but a monitor too!


This picture from ebay.com

I have searched a lot and I have found it.
This monitor is AMDEK Color-I.
The AMDEK Corporation is a subordinate company of the Roland Corporation (AMDEK Corporation later renamed to Roland DG Corporation).


This picture taken by FozzTexx www.reddit.com



This picture from Recycledgoods.com

The AMDEK Color-I also sold/branded by Hitachi in Japan as HITACHI C14-2170 for its MB-6890 computer:

This picture from www.vcraft.jp




Europe

Early European C64 boxes are also uses TVs and a freaky monitor too!


This picture from Bo Zimmermann


This picture from nightfallcrew.com

It was harder but I have found it!
This is Blaupunkt CQM 67-120 C :


This picture from radiomuseum.org


This picture from radiomuseum.org


This picture taken by Dude old-fidelity-forum.de


This picture taken by Dude old-fidelity-forum.de


This picture taken by Dude old-fidelity-forum.de


This picture taken by Dude old-fidelity-forum.de


This picture taken by Dude old-fidelity-forum.de






by Gona
2017-Nov-05
2024-Oct-12 Updated (Dude pictures)
2024-Nov-12 Updated (Henning info about C14-2170)