I know that with retro systems, RGB is the way to go. However, I don't have that luxury. If my HDTV accepts the signal, I'm ok with it, but with some, like my CMVS, it didn't like the component part of it...which was my biggest selling point on the Neobitz. I got S-Video to work fine with them, and I'm happy with the results.
I did add S-Video to my SNES the other night. WOW, what a difference from RF or even composite makes. I've never seen Mario Kart or Killer Instinct so vivid before. I'm happy with it.
I still plan on doing the S-Video mods to the TG16 and PCE Duo... Speaking of which, I also just picked up a flash card for the PCE/TG. An Everdrive. I've already have just about all EDs available, and just today, the creator of it (KRIKzz) has made preorder available. I just had to scoop one up.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Going back in time...
I decided, since I have all the parts laying around for a while, that I was gonna tackle some mods on other consoles.
First off, I did a first gen Sega Genesis S-Video mod. I took the plans from this blog:
http://freezerdev.blogspot.com/2012/02/project-genesis-modding.html
Except I used a 220 ohm resistor on the Chroma and Composite line instead of the 75 ohm. The problem I had was vertical bars that were visible with a black background. I've been told that I may also try using a 100uF capacitor instead of the 220uF capacitor as the blog suggests.
I got it to work decently, but on some games, I get some color mixing that lasts for several minutes. I'm still trying to get a straight answer on a fix for it, but no one has stepped to the plate.
I applied the same schematic to my Sega Master System, with awesome results....I can't believe that we played all those 8-bit and 16-bit games through RF. I was happy when I could use Composite, but by comparison, S-Video is way awesome.
I'm gonna tackle my TG-16 and PC-Engine S-Video mod next. I did promise my wife that I'd work on her hacking project before I did any more of my projects, but since I have my "little" tendonitis flare-up...meh, she understands, that's all that matters.
First off, I did a first gen Sega Genesis S-Video mod. I took the plans from this blog:
http://freezerdev.blogspot.com/2012/02/project-genesis-modding.html
Except I used a 220 ohm resistor on the Chroma and Composite line instead of the 75 ohm. The problem I had was vertical bars that were visible with a black background. I've been told that I may also try using a 100uF capacitor instead of the 220uF capacitor as the blog suggests.
I got it to work decently, but on some games, I get some color mixing that lasts for several minutes. I'm still trying to get a straight answer on a fix for it, but no one has stepped to the plate.
I applied the same schematic to my Sega Master System, with awesome results....I can't believe that we played all those 8-bit and 16-bit games through RF. I was happy when I could use Composite, but by comparison, S-Video is way awesome.
I'm gonna tackle my TG-16 and PC-Engine S-Video mod next. I did promise my wife that I'd work on her hacking project before I did any more of my projects, but since I have my "little" tendonitis flare-up...meh, she understands, that's all that matters.
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