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Thanks for the information, nothing lasts forever. So far all the early 1993+ packs I own all work perfectly fine without needing to replace the capacitors.

Nothing lasts forever. Most ATARI 2600 cartridges after 40 years still work. However, one can read testimonies online of 1977 ATARI game consoles not working anymore and some game cartridges going bad do to wear and tear or plain old age where the electronic circuit board in the cartridge stops working. The ATARI 2600 game cartridges were unique and more reliable compared to some other systems since the ATARI 2600 game cartridges most of the time had an inner plastic shell that prevented the game cartridge circuit board from being exposed, and the inner plastic shell would not slide open unless the cartridge was inserted in an actual ATARI 2600 compatible system (This plastic inner shell protected the circuit board from static shocks and being damaged when dropped). Is the majority of ATARI 2600 game cartridges still going to work after 80 years or 120 years? That is a question that future generations will be able to answer. Many electronics fail between 10-20 years, and it is a awesome engineering achievement that many ATARI 2600 game cartridges still function after 40 years. I plugged a ATARI 2600 game cartridge into my Coleco Expansion module #1 a week or so ago to test the ADAM computer, and I was amazed that all the cartridges in my collection worked. I plan on using the Harmony Encore SD cartridge to save wear and tear on the cartridge slot, plus running all the ATARI 2600 game rom images from one SD card is ideal.

TMR, Blank CD-R's, DVD-R’s, and BD-R’s are still a lot cheaper and more reliable when compared to SD media. One can make games in QTY of one or ten copies and the optical disc media is still going to cost around 20 cents for a DVD-R, if one needs 25GB then 79 cents for a BD-R. Maybe some of these discs will last 100 years instead of a 1,000 years. A little more money one can get optical discs that are rated for up to 1,000 years. This is why recordable optical discs exist. It’s for some company or individual that wants to run off less than 10 copies of a game if needed. The recordable optical discs can also receive a nice color thermal or ink jet image with a special printer that makes the discs look professional. There are still some ATARI 2600 game cartridges that were manufactured in 1977 that still work perfectly fine after 40 years. While the SD Association rates some SD cards to last 10 or more years. The higher quality more expensive cards might under ideal conditions last 50 years. The latest SanDisk SD cards are shockproof, X-ray proof, waterproof, and can stand temperatures between -13 to 185 degrees F. They come with a limited lifetime warranty and most likely might last more than 10 years. There is a possibility that under ideal conditions ,we are looking at 50+ years for some SD media as long as they do not get a EMP that optical discs are immune too.

Yes hard drives can last 5 years, 10 years, and 20 years. They only place a 5 year warranty on the top of the line models since failure rate after 5 years goes way up.

Last time I had my ADAM 3.5 inch 1.44MB floppy drive connected, the 1.44MB floppy disks I created in the early 90's still worked. I was using name brand higher end floppy disks. Some of the generic brand blank floppies do not have as good of quality control.

The ATARIMAX products including the Ultimate SD Wafer Drive has a lifetime warranty from ATARIMAX. However according to the SD Association, the actual SD card lasts 10 years or more. In theory write cycles last up to 100,000 times or more depending on the brand and model of SD card. However, some brands and models of SD cards offer a lifetime warranty and in theory can last just as long or longer then some game cartridges. “SD Association states that a memory card lifespan depends on how it is manufactured. They say that the current technology, along with normal usage, typically gives the card a lifespan of 10 years or more.” http://dmimaging.net/memory-card-lifespan/

The ATARIMAX products including the Ultimate SD Wafer Drive has a lifetime warranty from ATARIMAX. However according to the SD Association, the actual SD card lasts 10 years or more. In theory write cycles last up to 100,000 times or more depending on the brand and model of SD card. However, some brands and models of SD cards offer a lifetime warranty and in theory can last just as long or longer then some game cartridges. “SD Association states that a memory card lifespan depends on how it is manufactured. They say that the current technology, along with normal usage, typically gives the card a lifespan of 10 years or more.” http://dmimaging.net/memory-card-lifespan/

That is nice to know that some third party companies made a CD-ROM drive for some of the classic more popular 8 bit computer systems (however none of the 8 bit videogame systems received a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM upgrade). I wish the ADAM computer would have received a DVD-ROM upgrade, but it never happen. A USB external BD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive can be interfaced with any computer as long as the hardware and software supports it. It would be a lot of work to make software to access a optical disc on a 8 bit videogame system. Then the software would need to access a solid state drive, hard drive, or flash drive to save high-scores and game pauses from the games located on optical disc media. It is cheaper and easier to make SD wafer drives for the ATARI 2600, ATARI 5200, and ColecoVision/ADAM systems when compared to trying to develop optical drive technology for the classic systems. Stamped optical discs have a minimum run of a 1,000 copies, so yes unless the game is extremely popular there would not be enough sales. However blank optical discs for around 20 cents made in QTY's under 100 for each title is realistic and cheaper then SD wafer media.

That is awesome

There are some very cheap generic brand of optical discs that are very bad quality and because of impurities in the water or other issues in manufacturing, they might fail in 10 years, but that is very rare (both commercially stamped optical discs and recordable discs). Yes commercially stamped optical discs can last longer then the average recordable disc (1,000+ years). The higher quality name brand CD-R’s, DVD-R, and BD-R, generally last around 100 years using estimated age estimates and lab test to simulate old age. However, the latest DVD-R, and BD-R discs from several different companies claim life spans of around 1,000 years. The optical drive will most likely break in 50 to 100 years. However, placing a 128GB BDXL Blu-ray disc in a time capsule has the potential to last up to 1,000 years. Many hard drives last up to 5 years and many flash drives last up to 8 years. https://www.slashgear.com/millenniatas-25gb-blu-ray-m-disc-has-1000-year-lifespan-06285189/

That is not a lie, ATARIMAX did design a new label called Ultimate SD Wafer Drive. It is manufactured by ATARIMAX.

There are some very cheap generic brand of optical discs that are very bad quality and because of impurities in the water or other issues in manufacturing, they might fail in 10 years, but that is very rare (both commercially stamped optical discs and recordable discs). Yes commercially stamped optical discs can last longer then the average recordable disc (1,000+ years). The higher quality name brand CD-R’s, DVD-R, and BD-R, generally last around 100 years using estimated age estimates and lab test to simulate old age. However, the latest DVD-R, and BD-R discs from several different companies claim life spans of around 1,000 years. The optical drive will most likely break in 50 to 100 years. However, placing a 128GB BDXL Blu-ray disc in a time capsule has the potential to last up to 1,000 years. Many hard drives last up to 5 years and many flash drives last up to 8 years. https://www.slashgear.com/millenniatas-25gb-blu-ray-m-disc-has-1000-year-lifespan-06285189/

It’s too bad no company makes a BD-ROM drive attachment for classic 8-bit videogame systems, like one finds on modern videogame systems. USB flash sticks and SD cards have an estimated life span of around 10 years for some brands. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs up to 100GB and BDXL Blu-ray discs up to 128GB can last up to 1,000 years (Also optical discs are 100% immune to EMP’s, EMI, and RFI). The latest videogame system like the Microsoft Xbox One X and S have a built in 100GB BD-ROM drive. Even the older Sony Playststation 3 and 4 use 50GB BD-ROM drives since optical discs are cheaper and more reliable compared to SD flash media. Blank recordable 50GB dual layer Blu-ray discs cost around $3.95 each and blank 25GB single layer Blu-ray discs cost around $0.79 each. Much cheaper than a 32GB SDHC card for slightly under $10. For large videogame production professional factory stamped Blu-ray discs most likely run around 25 cents each. I guess there is no plans to make an optical drive for any of the 8-bit classic videogame systems or 8-bit computer systems.

It’s too bad no company makes a BD-ROM drive attachment for classic 8-bit videogame systems, like one finds on modern videogame systems. USB flash sticks and SD cards have an estimated life span of around 10 years for some brands. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs up to 100GB and BDXL Blu-ray discs up to 128GB can last up to 1,000 years (Also optical discs are 100% immune to EMP’s, EMI, and RFI). The latest videogame system like the Microsoft Xbox One X and S have a built in 100GB BD-ROM drive. Even the older Sony Playststation 3 and 4 use 50GB BD-ROM drives since optical discs are cheaper and more reliable compared to SD flash media. Blank recordable 50GB dual layer Blu-ray discs cost around $3.95 each and blank 25GB single layer Blu-ray discs cost around $0.79 each. Much cheaper than a 32GB SDHC card for slightly under $10. For large videogame production professional factory stamped Blu-ray discs most likely run around 25 cents each. I guess there is no plans to make an optical drive for any of the 8-bit classic videogame systems or 8-bit computer systems.

I prefer the graphics and sound quality of the ColecoVision/ADAM videogames over the ATARI 2600 system. However I just recently played some classic ATARI 2600 videogames, and while the graphics are lower quality, some of the games are very fun to play. The ATARI 2600 had many fun games and that is why over 30 million ATARI 2600 system were sold. Space invaders, Asteroids, Missile Command, Outlaw, breakout, and many others are fun games that I played in the early 80’s. I did not like Pacman for the ATARI 2600, but Miss Pacman for the ATARI 2600 is much better and even enjoyable to play. The Windows 64 bit version of Stella 5.0.2 is the best emulation for the ATARI 2600 I recently downloaded Stella-5.0.2-x64.exe for my desktop computer that is running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1. Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator that appears to work perfectly on a computer running under the Windows 64 operating system. I so far have not seen one glitch or digital artifact. The picture and sound quality is so clear since I am using a HDMI output running a 3840 x 2160P desktop computer monitor. I have never seen ATARI 2600 games look so good. I am use to using the Coleco Expansion Module #1 with an ADAM computer that offers RF and composite video output. Stella also emulates the paddle controllers using an attached USB trackball. Using a trackball with Stella provided excellent results for paddle controller games. The ColecoVision/ADAM system had a roller controller for games like Slither, however the ATARI 2600 videogame system as far as I am aware did not have any games made in the 20th Century for the trackball, the trackball was only for simulating existing joystick games. When it comes to ColecoVision/ADAM emulators, they sometimes have digital artifacts and bugs, and all the ColecoVision/ADAM emulators run in 32 bit mode and do not take advantage of the Windows 64 bit operating system. Stella 5.0.2. 64 bit edition is more stable and the best emulation program for the ATARI 2600. In addition, it is the best emulation program I have used so far; I wish we had this quality of emulation available for the ColecoVision/ADAM systems.

Coleco's toll free number was 1-800-842-1225. The number worked nationwide and it was printed on the bottom of the ColecoVision, Expansion module #1, Expansion module #3 ADAM computer, and the standalone ADAM. Also the toll free number is located in many Coleco instruction manuals.

That’s fine if MAME arcade rom emulation does not become a reality. Being able to play ColecoVision games is the main reason people will purchase this product (for both cartridges and SD card media). The confirmed compatibility with MSX, Sega Master System, and ATARI 2600 over SD media using HDMI is a nice bonus. And maybe one day a firmware update will be issued to offer 8 bit videogame compatibility for other systems.

Most likely this product will be a 2018+ release at the earliest (just a educated guess). Even so it might be well worth the wait. It would be awesome if this CollectorVision game system could some how have a 64 bit MAME emulator built in. There are several commercial arcade ROM images that have been released as Freeware software on the following website: http://www.mame.net/roms/ Some other websites have free public domain rom's that can be legally downloaded also. However some websites have commercial arcade ROM images that still have valid copywrites in place. A 64 bit MAME emulator would be another awesome thing to have if the product is capable of doing this. If not then one can always use a Windows PC with the 64 bit MAME emulation.

Yes the Roller controller should also be tested, since like you mentioned it gets power from the ColecoVision. However when I was talking about Expansion modules, I met physical modules that plug into the Expansion module interface on the front of the ColecoVison.

Zonie, I would need to dig out the Coleco schematics to answer your question. However from my pass experiences using the system in the 80’s, and I also ran some extensive tests on the ColecoVision, Expansion Module #1, and Expansion Module #3 tonight that verified my memories were correct (Expansion Module #2 is just a steering wheel game controller and it has always puzzled me why Coleco named it Expansion module #2 when it does not even use the expansion slot). Then the address book dialer module that is pulse dialing only, was kind of a waste. Coleco could have instead included the feature in the released 300 baud modem if a extra phone jack was installed on the modem, or they could have released a 1200 baud or 2400 baud modem with built in auto dialer function. Why waste an expansion port for an auto dialer when a modem can do the same thing. The only advantage of the auto dialer was the hardware was at least half the price of a modem. If one does not use the gray tray for Expansion module #3, and turns on both power supplies at once (the ColecoVision power supply connected to the ColecoVision) and (the ADAM power supply connected to the ADAM computer), the system still works since there is protection built in that does not fry the system with two power supplies at once (However I do not recommend doing this and I only left both power supplies on for 30 seconds or so. The system could become damaged if ran with two power supplies at once for a long period of time). Anyways with the gray Expansion module #3 tray removed, and also the ADAM power supply completely removed. I plugged Expansion Module #3 the ADAM directly into the ColecoVision, then I also plugged Expansion module #1 ATARI 2600 adapter on the side of Expansion module #3. With the ColecoVision power supply plugged into the ColecoVision, I was able to use the ATARI 2600 adapter perfectly fine for picture and sound while it was plugged into Expansion module #3. However as soon as I removed Expansion module #1 from the side of Expansion module #3 the ADAM computer, I was able to see and hear the Smartwriter word processor, however the picture was a little distorted since it was like it was not getting enough power. However, my point is the ColecoVision power supply is powerful enough to allow one to see and hear Smartwriter, however the quality is poor and not useable. Even the ADAM printer power supply sometimes is not powerful enough to power everything hooked up to the ADAM computer. When the third party 2MB memory expander, two serial ports with parallel interface card, and hard drive card were all used at once, one also had to use a third party more powerful power supply for the ADAM computer so that everything worked properly.

Here is pictures of the retail box for the ColecoVision power supply. The original ColecoVision came with this power supply but without the power supply retail box, this is just an exact replacement ColecoVision power supply one could order directly from Coleco or one could purchase it from a retail store if the retail store stocked it. The ColecoVision power supply would supply power for anything connected to the ColecoVision, except for the Expansion Module #3 ADAM computer required more power then what the power supply could provide. When the Expansion module #3 ADAM computer was connected to the ColecoVision, the ColecoVision power supply was removed and the built in power supply in the ADAM printer was used to power everything including the original ColecoVision (The gray ADAM tray that the ColecoVision snaps into, covers the power jack for the ColecoVision to make it impossible to try and use two power supplies at the exact same time).

The answer to your question is found in post number 27. When the F18a is used the original VDP is removed, and some of the ColecoVision upgrade services offer a option where the VGA modification is for ColecoVision/ADAM software and the RF output is modified to use only with Expansion module #1 the Atari 2600 adapter. However on the ColecoVision HDMI upgrade the RF box has to be removed to make room for the video upscaler, so the better quality composite modification only works with the Expansion module #1 (Maybe even the S-Video modification might work for the ATARI 2600 but that would need to be verified). I understand what you are saying, instead of placing an external video port on the expansion module #1 that is later muxed with the VDP, somehow internally do the traces. I do not have the answer to this question. You would need to email the company online that does both the HDMI and VGA conversions (They are good at answering detailed questions, however like everyone else they are out of stock on the F18a board). I wish there was someway for the ColecoVision or ADAM to emulate a Expansion module #1 in software so that the HDMI output would work with 2600 games. How about changing the Atari 2600 module chipset so that it works with the F18a?

Important audio tip for the ADAM computer and mono videogame systems that are hooked up to stereo TV/monitors On most stereo TV/Monitors if one connects the mono RCA audio output from the ADAM computer or any videogame system with a mono RCA output, to a stereo TV/Monitor. Then 99.9% of the time, that mono RCA output should be connected to the left audio input on the stereo TV/Monitor, A/V receiver, or A/V switch box. Most stereo TV/Monitors have software that will internally split the mono audio signal out of both the left and right speakers if the mono signal comes into the left audio jack (The TV/Monitor detects nothing plugged into the right audio jack and activates the internal mono splitter). However, on a few rare older stereo TV/Monitors, one may need to purchase a RCA audio Y adapter to hear the mono sound coming from both speakers, since the TV/Monitors internal software was not designed to split the mono source into two mono channels.

Information on how to improve the picture and sound quality on ones ColecoVision and ADAM system This information might be common knowledge for those that have owned their ColecoVision or ADAM for decades. However, this brief post contains some useful information on what needs to be done to improve the picture and sound quality on a ColecoVision and ADAM system. After years of using a ColecoVision/ADAM emulation program on a desktop PC with a HDMI output. I finally got around to digging my old 1982 ColecoVision and 1983 ADAM computer out of storage. To my surprise both systems after around 35 years work perfectly fine. How to improve the existing RF channel 3 and 4 output on the ColecoVision and ADAM computer The original RCA to RCA cable with TV switch box that came with both the ColecoVision and standalone ADAM computer is poor quality. The cable is not shielded and the cable is too long (Some video RF interference and scratchy audio can occur). Many people have complained over the years about the poor quality of the RF channel 3 and channel 4 output. However, there is a solution to improve the picture and sound quality over RF channel 3 and 4. The solution is to stop using the original TV switch box and original Coleco long unshielded cable and to switch to a very short shielded cable. The shorter the cable the better the picture quality will be in the analog world. Almost 100% of all modern TV’s since the 90’s use a standard 75 ohm F antenna connector. A F-type Coax Plug to RCA female jack adapter and a high quality 3 foot shielded RG-6U cable with two RCA male connectors on the end will greatly improve the RF modulators channel 3 and 4 output quality. One can use longer cable lengths like 6 or 12 feet if needed, however again the shorter the cable the better the picture and sound quality. My original ColecoVision with its RF channel 3 and 4 output looks and sounds much better with the solution mentioned above. However, the composite video output on the standalone ADAM looks much better then RF channel 3 and 4. Using the native composite video and audio output on the standalone ADAM computer The ColecoVision which was released in August of 1982 only came with a RF channel 3 and 4 output and with no composite video outputs. This was the norm for all or most videogame systems in 1982 since composite video jacks on TV sets were rare. Around October of 1983, both the Expansion module #3 ADAM computer and the standalone ADAM computer was released (The Expansion module #3 ADAM computer became available a few months before the standalone ADAM computer was released at Montgomery Wards). Since the ColecoVision only has a RF channel 3 and 4 output, that also means the Expansion module #3 ADAM also only offers RF channel 3 and 4 output. Around the 1983 or 1984 time period there was at least one third party company that started offering a composite video with audio upgrade kit for the ColecoVision (Might have been between $30-$50 if one installed it themselves using their own soldering skills). I use to have a ColecoVision in the 80’s with this composite video modification that matched the picture quality of the standalone ADAM computer (However, I sold that ColecoVision to someone in the late 80’s). The standalone ADAM computer has RF channel 3 and 4 output, and two composite video outputs. The one composite video output uses a standard RCA video cable that is easy to find and purchase. However to get both composite video with audio on the standalone ADAM computer Coleco decided to use a 7 pin DIN connector which required a special Coleco composite video and audio cable. Back in 1983-1985 this cable was rare and consumers were just starting to buy television sets with composite video inputs. Shortly after 1985 many third party companies started making a Coleco ADAM compatible video and audio DIN cable. It would have been better if Coleco would have just placed a standard audio RCA jack on the back of the ADAM instead of going with the 7 pin DIN plug design (I believe that only 4 pins are used on the 7 pin din connector). Coleco already had a RCA video output on the back of the ADAM, and it would have been really easy to place a RCA audio jack on the back instead of the DIN jack. The RF channel 3 and 4 output, composite video RCA output, and composite video with audio over a DIN cable can be used at the exact same time (Its nice that all 3 outputs are active at the exact same time). I do remember going to a Library in the 80’s where the local ADAM computer groups met every month. At that Library they had two 27 inch NEC TV/monitors with composite video input jacks. When setting up the standalone ADAM computer for the monthly ADAM group I would wire both TV’s for composite video output since the standalone ADAM has two separate composite video outputs (Then audio would go to one of the monitors audio inputs and with the monitors audio output jack the speakers in the second monitor in the room would receive the audio signal also). There are ADAM dealers like ADAM House and others that make a special DIN composite video cable with audio. However if one is having a hard time finding these special Coleco ADAM Video/Audio cables, then there are websites that show people how to make this unique cable. For the RCA composite video output with no audio a high quality 3 foot shielded RG-6U cable with two RCA male connectors on the end will offer the best picture quality (6 and 12 feet will also work but in the analog world the longer the cable, the potential for a lower quality picture becomes a reality, so one should keep the cable length as short as possible). Some additional tips when using the twp separate composite video outputs on the standalone ADAM computer I noticed a nice improvement in both picture and audio quality on the standalone ADAM computer when using the special ADAM DIN composite video with audio cable when compared to the RF channel 3 and 4 output. However, for some reason I got an improved composite video quality on the dedicated ADAM composite monitor video output jack when compared to the Aux Video DIN jack. I tried around six different ADAM House brand video and audio DIN cables and with all six cables I got a very small faint horizontal scrolling video noise line that was not present on the ADAM’s dedicated RCA composite video output jack. I tried more than one standalone ADAM computer and was able to duplicate the results. In the future, I might purchase another brand of Audio/Video DIN cable just in case the ADAM’s House cables are lower quality. However, it appears that the ADAM’s RCA composite video output when used with a high quality RG6 shielded cable, offers a better picture quality when compared to the Coleco ADAM’s DIN plug option. Therefore I currently have my standalone ADAM computer hooked up to a 27 inch 4:3 1080i HDTV using the audio from the DIN cable and I am getting the video from the better quality composite RCA output, which ends up producing the best possible video and audio from a unmodified 1983 standalone ADAM computer. Verified problems using the Expansion module #1 Atari 2600 adapter on a standalone ADAM computer When using the Expansion module #1 ATARI 2600 adapter on the ColecoVision and the standalone ADAM computer system, both the audio level and clarity is perfectly fine coming out of RF channel 3 and 4. However as soon as one uses the dedicated higher quality composite video with audio output located on the standalone ADAM computer, the picture quality is improved, however the audio quality is terrible for ATARI 2600 games. To hear the audio I literally needed to turn the audio on the CRT TV all the way up to maximum volume, but then the audio was distorted. The distortion was not coming from the TV, I turned the audio down on the TV a few notches so that I could barely hear the audio coming out of the speakers, but the audio was still distorted. On some lower end CRT’s with lower quality speakers the audio can hardly be heard at all. I know this is a technical problem that Coleco has on all the standalone ADAM’s when using the ATARI 2600 adapter, however I also remember someone mentioning that there was a 21st Century hardware modification that could be made to the circuit board so that the audio level and distortion issue can be completely fixed. I think it has something to do about de-soldering the DIN plug audio wire on the circuit board, and then moving and soldering the audio wire to the exact same audio path where the RF modulator receives the audio (It’s too bad Coleco never fixed this bug during the ADAM computers brief 1983-1985 production life). My future plans is to improve the picture quality on the ColecoVision/ADAM using a third party hardware modification with or without a professional upgrade service So far I have never experienced an actual real ColecoVision or ADAM computer with anything better than composite video (Using an emulation program with HDMI on a Windows PC does not count, but that is the type of picture quality I would like to achieve one day from an actual Coleco system). At the time of this post, the only two upgrade kits available for the ColecoVision is composite video and a S-Video upgrade option. S-Video is an improvement over composite video and I do have an old 27 inch 1080i CRT from around the year 2005 with two S-Video inputs. However, that TV also has two 1080i component video inputs (plus many old CRT SDTV’s from the early 21st Century have 480i component video inputs). Therefore, on that TV, getting the ColecoVision upgraded to component video would be an improvement over the S-Video upgrade option. However, the problem is the component video kit is now out of production and the same company that offers the S-Video upgrade is planning on sometime coming out with a component video option for the ColecoVision. I also have an old CRT computer monitor that accepts RGB input, however the RGB video option does not exist yet on the ColecoVision. The same company that makes the S-Video upgrade kit might in the future also start offering a RGB video upgrade kit (And possible one kit that puts out everything like RGB, Component Video, and S-Video). The best quality upgrade option is the F18A video board that allows the ColecoVision and standalone ADAM to have a high quality VGA and HDMI output. However, the problem is the F18A video board is out of stock and people are waiting for another batch to be made. I like the following website where one can get their ColecoVision modified for HDMI and with composite video for ATARI 2600 games. Therefore, one day if the F18a video board sees another run, I might seriously spend $270 to get my ColecoVision modified for both HDMI and composite video for the ATARI 2600 games (S-Video if it’s offered). They might also offer an ADAM computer HDMI upgrade option one day. So the reality is as of October 11th 2017, the HDMI video conversion, VGA video conversion, RGB video conversion, and component video conversion is not a reality for the ColecoVision/ADAM for various reasons (out of stock, out of production, or a future upgrade kit that is released in the future). Now I could spend $55 for the S-Video conversion for the ColecoVision, however I am patient and would rather wait for the HDMI conversion option to become a reality.

The only two expansion modules to test with the ColecoVision power supply would be Expansion Module #1 and the Supergame module. The original ColecoVision power supply was not powerful enough to power Expansion Module #3 the ADAM computer (The ADAM uses the printer power supply to power the ColecoVision). Now if some one made a more powerful third party ColecoVision power supply maybe it could power Expansion module #3, however Expansion module #3 was never designed for use with the ColecoVision power supply.