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    Well, I'm one step closer to getting my Amigas setup. I went ahead and picked up an A520, and while it worked OK, it definitely looks worse than I remember (of course, I wasn't looking at it on a 50" TV back in the 90s, either). Well, and err...my bright idea to plug the NTSC A520 into my PAL A600 didn't look too pretty...but I digress...

     

    Anyway, I bought a 1084S, and a GBS-8220 just to test those out. I'm expecting I'll get the best looking picture with the 1084S. Anyone have any experience hooking the GBS-8220 to an LCD?

     

    Thanks.

    I got the GBS-8220, it works, but only in NTSC mode, not PAL, so no EURO demos or games.

    I put mine in a box and added a 9pin connector for easy hookup.

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    the retrobrite works, I did few of my cases. I did leave my C64 in the garage for a year and the yellow color came back, so I guess you need to store your hardware in the cool place.

    As for monitor, we were surprised that it worked. I got it, because I want only one monitor on my desk for all computers, and this one is perfect.

  5. Posted

    Thanks for the replies, all.

     

    I managed to snag an A500 with a 512K expansion off ebay. The pictures were too small to tell, but it evidently belonged to a smoker. It was badly yellowed, not to mention it smelled like the "Marlboro Piss Palace". I tried to clean it up, but the stink in the case/keyboard was too bad to tolerate (and it looked like it had NEVER been cleaned). So, I have a case and a keyboard coming from the UK that I am going to transfer the guts over to. The shipping was pretty salty, but the outside of that A500 was just too nasty to even want to touch. Now I just need to find a mouse that doesn't look like it resided in the oil pan for someone's car... :) I'm still trying to make up my mind whether I'm going to go the Indivision of A520 route. It'll likely be the Indivision, since A) I remember the RF output being pretty crappy, and B) I don't want to have to have another monitor on my already crowded desk.

     

    Still going to try to pickup an A600/A1200 someplace, because I can't do anything half-assed when I start collecting stuff (type A personality and all)...

    There is a guy I know who is selling 4MB RAM for A500 for $60, also IDE controller for $60 which plugs into the side expansion slot.

     

    If I new you need a A500 case, I have one in my broken 500, I keep it for parts.

     

    As for monitor, guys at amiga.org found that Dell SR2320L works great with Amiga resolutions, just got one, it's perfect. You only need passive DB23 to DB15 converer.

  6. Posted

    Download only kills this.

     

    Who wants to pay $50-$60 for a disk version of this when a $15 DL gets the job done?

     

    What does a disc and packaging cost a studio to produce? $5 perhaps? Why do they keep making this decision for the customer? Me, I would pay for certain titles on disc. I'm an old guy. I fart and 10 years passes. I don't want to be logged in, online, my 360 HD still kickin' to enjoy Hydro Thunder, or After Burner, Death Smiles 2, years from now. Tell me if they put an option on their websites with a 6 - 8 week turn around for physical discs @$50 they wouldn't sell out pre-orders and make just the right number where they didn't have overstock. Why not cater to everyone? In this market the morons are the ones making the choices FOR their customers, instead of taking the money being offered. They could have your $15, and my $50. Instead they just get your money. :roll:

     

    AX

    They dont want used market on those games, they know you'll say "Hey it's only $10, I can get that", with out realizing that in few years it may not work at all, especially DRM games. Next time they will re-release the games on PS4 or Next Xbox and make the money again.

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    Let's see...I have MK1, MK2, MK3, Ultimate MK for Sega Genesis, MK1 for Sega CD, MK2 for 32X, MK Trilogy for PS1, MK3 for Sega Saturn, MK1 for Plug'n'Play TV, Midway Arcade with MK games for PS2, MAME emulator on XBOX with all 3 MK...well I think that's it. So I'm pretty much covered.

     

    I really like the 2D MK games, I'm not into the 3D versions. I do have the MK vs DC Universe for PS3 it's not bad.

  12. Posted

    This is a fine game if you can get it to work. I played that like 20 years ago, I may actually still have it somewhere.

     

    I'm not sure if I had that or not, its been a long time.

     

    But this is what I found out:

    The Amiga version of the game took copy-protection hysteria to a new level. It was released with a 'dongle' device, which plugged into the main joystick port (the game being played using a joystick in the other port), and stopped the game from starting up if it was missing. Unfortunately for Ocean, this was quickly hacked out by pirates, so the only victims were people who actually paid good money for the game.

  14. Posted

    In 1990 I made myself something like that, I just used broom stick and big cookie container cover. Then carved the piece of wood so the stick will fit then attach the mouse on top and voila!

    Works great with "Hard Drivin" for Amiga, you can select mouse steering, just the gas and brakes were the mouse buttons, so it was kinda awkward.

     

    Good luck with your sale, some stuff just brings back memories.

  15. Posted

    You need to ask if by hitting the monitor the picture comes back. Usually on the side.

    If it does come back, then it could be the flyback transformer is loose.

    I had a problem like that 15 years ago with my 1084. To fix it, I resoldered the flyback solder joints to the MB.

    Like the previous poster said, be careful, High Voltages are present, even when powered off.

  22. Posted

    As a buyer, I read estimated time of arrival, so I don't usually complain about delivery time until few days after the last delivery date.

     

    Some people just don't read the description, like "I ship on Tuesdays Only", they win on Wednesday and are expecting to be shipped within 48hrs.

     

    You can't please everyone.

  23. Posted

    Hi,

     

    Recently one of my coworkers died and it got me thinking...what should I do with my video game and classic PC collection after I die.

    I'm not planning to go soon, maybe 40 50 years to go, but still..you need to plan ahead.

    Hopefully my grandchildren will be into it :cool:

    My fear is that when I die ALL the stuff may end up in Goodwill or EBAY or Estate sale if I don't plan correctly.

     

    I don't really have a plan, but I wanted to see what others are planning. I have about 50 game/PC systems with games.

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