Apple IIe Video Out

[TheGrandEmperor]

I bought an Apple IIe late last spring, and when I hooked it up for the first time I got absolutely noting on my screen. So over the summer I sent it to a local repair place that specialized in old consoles, and vintage systems. They sent it back to me saying there was no issue, but since I was using a flat screen I may want to use a VCR as a makeshift conversion device. So this weekend I finally had the chance to return to the Apple IIe, and guess what, with and without the VCR nothing. Now, I know the unit must be working somehow, because I did pop a couple disks in and they both worked since I could here the music, beeps, and boops of 8-bit games. Anyone have any ideas?

[+save2600]

You using an el cheapo LCD or LED by chance? Quite a few of them don't care for certain signals coming out of this vintage stuff. My advice is to try another TV. And if you can muster one up, vintage consoles and computers look best on CRT's.

[The Usotsuki]

The Apple //e is infamously "not quite NTSC", so keep that in mind.

[Keatah]

I had to turn the little knob to get it working in a brand new LCD.

[Bill Loguidice]

The Apple //e is infamously "not quite NTSC", so keep that in mind.

 

With that said, he should still get something on the screen. I've used all kinds of displays (vintage and modern) via composite on various Apple II's and never had an issue. That's one of its strengths.

[Osgeld]

my TCL tv's give me no signal with my apple IIc, my elcheapo seems to work with everything craig 13 inch does fine with it (mind you it will also handle 240p where the larger tcl's have no clue) I would try another TV

 

using a vcr as a buffer really doesnt help much, its not sampling the signal, buffering it, diagnosing it, fixing it and putting out a remastered signal, best its going to do is take whatever garbage is fed into it and amplify it. While that does help, most of the time people use VCR's is as a cheap RF demodulator so they can plug in their Atari or Coleco or whatever RF and have the RF component stripped and the video signal sent out via composite.

[TheGrandEmperor]

You using an el cheapo LCD or LED by chance? Quite a few of them don't care for certain signals coming out of this vintage stuff. My advice is to try another TV. And if you can muster one up, vintage consoles and computers look best on CRT's.

I do use a small Polaroid TV LCD TV to test systems out, it was given to me but I suspect it was more on the inexpensive side. Guess, I'll have to get behind my Panasonic to check things out than.

[cbmeeks]

As others have said, Apple II's aren't quite NTSC compliant. It works most of the time. Especially on older CRT's of the day.

 

Find you a $5 CRT at Goodwill. I see them there all the time.

[polyex]

You using an el cheapo LCD or LED by chance? Quite a few of them don't care for certain signals coming out of this vintage stuff. My advice is to try another TV. And if you can muster one up, vintage consoles and computers look best on CRT's.

 

I agree about the CRT thing. I would rather rebuild an original Apple CRT than switch to LCD.