Re: Apple IIe TV output quality

[Cyril Thibout <info@pulsar-informatique.com>]

Le dimanche 30 décembre 2012 02:22:02 UTC+1, Cyril Thibout a écrit :
> Le samedi 29 décembre 2012 20:30:56 UTC+1, Cyril Thibout a écrit :
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> > I just purchased an Apple IIe (rev B, PAL, 80col card) on ebay and tried to connect it on a flat TV composite input.
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> > Wile in Hires the image is perfect, in text mode the background is greenish with parasites. in 80 col mode I can barely read the characters.
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> > Is that normal? Should I use an old TV (non flat) ? 
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> > I must add that on the green monochrom monitor the text mode is perfect in 40 col mode. in 80 col mode on the monitor the characters are somewhow truncated.
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> > Should I check some components?
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> > any idea please?
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> > cyril
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> maybe to help you, the very first column (the ] prompt) is ok
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> then the first next character has its last pixel column missing.
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> then the second character is ok 
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> the third has the problem
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> and so on
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> cyril

and sorry, I found the 166 chip but it seems ok :(