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  1. Posted

    12 hours ago, Trebor said:

    Bryan's UAV appears to be top of the list.  Magic Knight is another option and works very well too.

     

    Though, the 7800 really needs a RGB mod like the 2600 and NES have received.   RGB mods completely alleviate the color palette issues between CRT and HD flat panels, as the color values are hard coded and can be customized.  This issue is best seen under the 7800 with Commando.

     

    Hoping someday, if not Tim Worthington, someone else takes up the challenge.

    Tim was working on one, but the last time I checked in with him about that was two years ago and I'm not sure if he took it up again or if it's still on the backburner. I'd think it would be more complex than the 2600RGB since you'd have both the MARIA and TIA to contend with.

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    37 minutes ago, Retro_Game_Lover96 said:

    If only those RGB boards are sold with the US money (like they sold on eBay and Amazon) rather than the AU money from the etim site because it was an Australian site.

    At least it has the US distributors, but they cost Australian money. 

    PayPal and pretty much every payment processing service will automatically convert the currency for you so that’s a total non-factor. 
     

    Also, Yurkie here is the American distributor for the 2600RGB so you don’t have to pay extra for international shipping.

  12. Posted

    I’ve had to replace a flex circuit on one of my controllers but the buttons only needed copper tape to get them working again. I did that on most of my controllers about 6 years ago and they still work fine today. The ones with gold contacts hold up well too, I bought one that had already been rebuilt at CGE 15 years ago with gold contacts and it still works as great as it did back then.

  15. Posted

    On 7/22/2019 at 12:29 PM, guitarmas said:

    Sega CD

    32X

     

     

    I'm looking to pick up a Mega SD so I might sell off my Mega CD II soon. It's a European unit but it's been modified with a multi-BIOS chip so not only can you use it with any Genesis/Mega Drive console, but you can also play CD games from any region as well. Works great with everything that I've thrown at it.

  18. Posted · Edited by ApolloBoy

    The thread title is such a tease. Coming up with a true digital HDMI solution for the PCE is not a matter of if, but when. Unfortunately, this is just another plug and play adapter solution that uses the existing available analog signal, like the PS2 and Dreamcast HDMI cable/adapters out there.

     

    There's the UperGrafx which takes digital video data from the expansion port and outputs 720p over DVI, but it costs about $375 so not exactly an affordable choice.

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    It's not just the red label games but pretty much any game manufactured by Atari Corp. has a hard time fitting in the six-switch systems. The cart plastic is slightly thicker than most other games so that's why you practically have to use a mallet to get them in. Worst that'll happen is you'll get a light scuff on the cart but you won't seriously damage anything.

  21. Posted

    Anyone know what this person who posted on my channel is talking about?

     

    This was his response to the RetroTINK video:

    sad the retrothink is not a legal device from market regulation point of view as it doesn't fulfill any law, so only sold on grey-market shops. custom may catch them if there are aware of it. HDMI for Atari 2600/7800 and 5200 is already available for a fraction of costs. There are two solutions out there: HDMI built in consoles with a lot of unique enhancements or the universal analogue video connector based consoles having certified adapters like VGA, RGB or HDMI. Cheaper than retrothink.

    I think I have a feeling who this guy is.

  22. Posted

    The one with a different faceplate is an older revision, I've noticed that some of the 1984 7800s have a rainbow that goes from red to purple as opposed to yellow to green on the later revisions. I'm wondering if that change was made early on since my 1984 7800 has the latter.

  23. Posted

    How else would it get power?

    He said "weird" (which it is TBH), not "wired". I replaced the non-standard power jack on both of mine and replaced it with a barrel jack so I can use a model 1 Genesis/MD PSU like I do with most of my consoles.

  24. Posted

    I'll check mine later but I'm pretty sure it came with an RF output in the box, not composite.

    You're right, the Japanese SMS came with an external RF modulator as opposed to an AV cable. Mine came with it when I bought it 12 years ago, but it was trashed so I wound up tossing it unfortunately.

     

    We [who is "we" BTW?] used to use it a lot with an SMS converter, but ever since we went RGB we rarely use it. The RGB output is too dim to use out of the box. Even the composite is dim compared to the Western SMS.

    The Mark III's RGB output has no amplifier and comes straight out of the VDP so that's why it's so dim. I fixed this issue on mine by installing an internal RGB amp and it seems to work well. Of course, in order to use the FM Unit with an RGB mod, you'll have to modify the FM Unit as well. It's not too difficult of a mod to perform, it involves swapping the 5-pin DIN with an 8-pin DIN (the U-shaped 262° one, not the more common C-shape 270° connector), swapping the original piggyback cable with an 8-pin cable, and then wiring up the RGB signals to the new DIN jack from the new cable so the RGB signals are passed through. It looks seamless and there's no case mods involved whatsoever. It's simple enough that you could revert back to stock if you wanted to.

     

    But TBH you're better off using the Japanese SMS since it has all that and more. It's even compatible with the Light Phaser whereas the Mark III is totally incompatible with it.

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