Re: Question for other Highway converter owners

[MdntTrain <js@cimmeri.com>]

On Apr 8, 4:44 pm, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> > It would probably be better to have at least a two-pole filter, so
> > maybe a video op-amp Sallen-Key lowpass would do the job nicely.
>
> > Alternatively, there must already be an anti-aliasing filter on
> > the converter, and perhaps it's just set for too high a rolloff...
> > If that's the case, changing a few capacitors should do the job.
>
> I'm going to contact their tech support folks and find out what (if anything)
> has changed in the design.  This evening, I'm planning to rewire the SCART
> cable so the IIGS composite sync goes to the SCART sync-in instead of
> composite video.  This will likely not help the banding, but may mitigate some
> of the flashing and flickering (which really does look a sync problem).
>
> Steve

Steve,

    I bought mine 7/20/2006... so it's not been THAT long.   I suspect
that they made some bandwidth or filter "improvement" which would
benefit normal RGB video, but which has a detrimental effect for our
purposes.

   JS