Re: Vintage Computing Advice

[gozarcollins@SPAMTRAPhotmail.com]

Jason <jasonb1963@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 2009-05-01 19:16:32 +0700, gozarcollins@SPAMTRAPhotmail.com said:
> > I use a 15" LCD TV for my 800XL and it's ok. The colors seem a little
> > subdued. It has composite/s-video/VGA inputs.
> > 
> > Here's a picture of it (if you want I can take a more up close
> > picture, in fact, I could plug my IIc+ into it and take a picture)):
> > http://gtia.com/wp/2005/12/29/old-school-meets-new-school/
> 
> It would be interesting to see how it works on on the //c+.

I'll post some pics this weekend.

> For the Atari, I hear the best thing to do is to pick up a set of 
> custom s-video cables (the 5-pin DIN connector has s-video output on 
> it) and use that to drive an s-video input or an s-video to VGA 
> converter box.  Others have claimed this works really well.  From the 
> pictures I've seen, I'd have to agree.

Not all Atari 8-bits have the signals going to the 5-pin DIN for S-Video 
out. Mine does because I added it. :-) It looks like it's models 
produced after August 1984 that have it.

-- 
Ryan 'Gozar' Collins