Sbeehive Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hey all, Bought my first Atari System (the mighty 7800) ever after seeing the amazing homebrew scene. Picked one up off of ebay that cannot get a picture better than this. I believe this is an RF output issue. I'm OK with a soldering iron so I'd like to just get it over with and throw an S-Video Mod on it. What I'm worried about is that this could be something a bit more than that, and I should just return the unit as it was advertised as working. Thoughts? Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Get a different RF cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrypticodor Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Are you using a automatic RF switch? Those automatic RF switches that Nintendo and Sega used will not work correctly on a 7800 and other older pre NES consoles. They will either not work at all or give a extremely weak signal. You need to use a shielded coaxial cable with a female f-type to RCA male adapter such as this for a best possible RF picture. http://www.ebay.com/itm/F-Type-Female-to-RCA-Male-Connector-Coupler-Coax-Cable-Adapter-Video-/291331319351?hash=item43d4b32637:g:XaYAAOSwPhdVMaBu Edited March 17, 2016 by thecrypticodor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeehive Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Thanks all. Got a better cable, I foolishly thought the NES cable would work fine with the mighty 7800. Looks great now. Now I just need to replace that damn power button and it will be good to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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