Adriana Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 Hey, what do you all think of this: eBay item: Atari 2600/7800 Upgrade Kit Is this a scam -- does anyone think that this is going to improve the picture? I have problems with some cartridges (definitely not all) with slight static and "ghosting" of some sprites. Will this help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 What the auction has is simply a 12' RCA plug cable which costs about $3 - $5, with a RCA to Cable adapter that can be bought at Radio Shack for $3.00 Then some photo copied pages that appear to be from the Atari 2600 Field Tech Manual, or someother publication. Copies usually cost $0.10, with 16 pages that's $1.60 Then a CD they burned on their PC, costs about $2 So if you have the materials to do it yourself it will cost you $9.60 - $11.60 to create the items in that auction, less if you buy in bulk. The image quailty will be the same as if you have a Cable ready tv and the Atari hooked to it via a cable switch box or the $3.00 Radio Shack adapter. They included everything else to make you think you are getting something, instead of just a 12' RCA plug cable which costs about $3 - $5, with a RCA to Cable adapter that can be bought at Radio Shack for $3.00 I personally would recoomend you save your money and go buy the $3.00 adapter at Radio Shack and pick up the 12' RCA plug cable at Wal-Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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