Opry99er Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Hey all... Struggling to get the proper color, brightness, contrast, etc for my VCS display... No matter what I do, I cannot seem to get it "Stella-right" if you take my meaning. I know the resolution will not be emulator-perfect... Being as I use standard AV, but my primary concern is the color. I tried zeroing everything out and making minor adjustments, but I could not ever get the right combination. I run a Magnavox 15" flatscreen HDTV. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Edited August 30, 2015 by Opry99er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 It might help to know (see) what's wrong with the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Yes of course... I will post some post pictures later. Thank you. Edited August 30, 2015 by Opry99er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 I switched TVs and the snow disappeared... Also, the bad colors went away too. I am of the opinion now that my coax input on my Magnavox is compromised. I will buy a cheap coax to RCA adapter and see if that gives me the color and clarity I need. BTW, I am using the 2600AV-->COAX adapter right now. On my other TV, color and clarity are magnificent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mef Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 You can't just put what is an antenna cable into TV's RCA (Composite) input. It's expecting completely different source signal, not RF modulated! Common sense warning - where would sound input to the second of RCA sockets come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 Mef.... I have an Atari 2600... With normal AV cord and end. I have the small coax adapter plug (designed for use with the Atari) which plugs directly into my coax input on my TV. One TV it works great, one is fuzzy and has bad color. Both have sound. Since it works well on one and not the other, I am assuming the coax input on the Magnavox is bad... I am going to run the Atari AV cord into the coax adapter (which I am already using), into an RF modulator with RCA outs into my TV, to bypass the malfunctioning coax input and use the functional RCA inputs. Does this not sound logical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 Went to WalCrap today to find an appropriate adapter... They didnt have one. I also went to Radio Shack and they tried to sell me a cell phone. I was looking at AV switches primarily ... None have coax ins. I will look online to see if I can find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 Looks like I need a demodulator or a VCR. Will the signal be as clear as the straight F to coax adapter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Looks like I need a demodulator or a VCR. Will the signal be as clear as the straight F to coax adapter? Yep, you need an expensive demodulator or, like me, a $4 VCR from Goodwill. Guess which way I went? If the signal is clean going into the VCR or demodulator, assuming the device you're using is a quality, in-spec box, it'll be clean coming out, probably boosted/normalized to some degree as well. In my case I'm using a VCR to demodulate the signal and send it to the composite in on my monitor. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Thank you for the affirmation. Looks like I need to hit up Goodwill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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