griff3125 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Contemplating ordering the Retrotink2x for my 1200 to hook up to my newer samsung monitor via s-video. Anybody tried this yet, are there other products that are better? The reviews on the Retrotink2x are good but I found one reviewer that was using it with a 5200 and apparently the audio output was pretty poor, as in over modulated and crackling. I do like that the Retrotink2x keeps the aspect ratio on a wide screen, so that's one thing, but I'd love to hear some feedback from other people. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I haven't used one of those devices personally, but its imperative to get the best analog (S-Video) signal out of the computer in the first place for it to work with. Have you done necessary mods on the 1200XL to clean up the output and add chroma for S-Video? As stock, it outputs only a relatively poor composite, and luma signal, no chroma - needed for S-Video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff3125 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Yep, modded for S-Video, currently going to an older audiovox 15" lcd which looks beautiful, but I'd be very curious to see the results on my newer monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I use an XRGB-mini when I'm not using a Commodore 1084S. It's expensive, but very good when you have multiple systems from different regions that you want to use on HDMI-based displays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowi Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Why not try the Sophia rev. C. DVI board? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I wonder how much retrotink has to pay for their hdmi licence. I mean, that's why no one has made an Atari to hdmi board yet isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff3125 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Why not try the Sophia rev. C. DVI board? Because I've got other devices around I'd be using it with. Thanks for the info tho, that Sofia board looks very interesting, may pursue that down the road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vattari Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Of course, if you have a collection of SCART RGB consoles like I do, the Sophia RGB and OSSC is a good combination too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanti77 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Why not try the Sophia rev. C. DVI board? Where can I buy this board? Edited November 8, 2018 by shanti77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowi Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Where can I buy this board?Go to the Sophia DVI topic and send a pm to Simius.Beware, getting the output correct can be tricky. Not all tvs and monitors play well with it... but if they do, it is razorsharp. Edited November 8, 2018 by jowi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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