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Windows XP was fantastic for my old MAME setups.

Does this include support for everdrives i.e. Harmony Encore and 7800GD?

Yes this is how I ordered it too.

I bought the 2600+ and all accessories. I'd buy all available new carts too if they shipped to the UK. But in addition, I would like Everdrive support (Harmony Encore & 7800GD) please. IMO if Atari produced roms of souped up versions of the games that could be played on the Everdrives, this could be quite profitable for them. It's not a zero sum game. Atari can make plenty of money AND support Everdrives. Indeed, I suspect they would easily make more money with Everdrive support. Plenty of data to support the contention that e.g. Analogue sells much more hardware BECAUSE it supports Everdrives. And it's not like these games can't be played in 20 other ways already.

I'd like to play my 7800GD cart for 7800 and 2600 games, but as the 2600+ doesn't and likely won't support them I've boxed it up again. I'm now using an original 7800 with the 7800GD, connected to HDMI via RetroTINK 5X Pro. Also works via SCART with an RGC lead. I'm disappointed with the 2600+ frankly. It could have been so much better than this as the definitive way to play 7800 and 2600 games on original-ish hardware (not FPGA, but so be it). Sorry to be negative but this is my honest view, as an Atari fan.

Support for the 7800GD and Harmony Encore carts would be much appreciated.

I just downloaded those sets. Wow they are definitely the definitive ones!

Many thanks.

Yes very odd. I'm thinking it's a PAL issue too. What else could it be? Meanwhile I've ordered a retrotink5x pro... Also shows the importance of keeping some older SCART TVs around.

Where from if not archive.org? Please could you PM me if not possible to post here? I checked out all the archive.org romsets, and the ultra ones looked pretty definitive TBH. I was particularly looking for PAL versions of games, because my PAL 7800 doesn't play NTSC games properly.

Bought just 1-2 weeks ago from retrotowers. How can I tell which version the hardware is from inspection of the cart? I think the RGB output is fine, as I got the AV to work with a Megadrive 2 plug -> SCART lead connected directly to a TV. It didn't work when connected via OSSC. Neither did the rad32x work, so looks like processing/sync is where the problem occurs? I haven't tried on monitors, just TVs, so that's a great idea. I generally try to get a large screen size if possible. However, if a monitor gives a solution, so be it 🙂 I'll give it a try.

Thanks Saint 🙂 I downloaded the 'ultra romsets' for 7800 and 2600 from archive.org. Many more files and, crucially, many more PAL versions. The PAL versions of 7800 games mostly work perfectly and full screen (without the garbled lower section on the screen), and some of the NTSC games e.g. Klax worked better. So it seems worth trying out different romsets and game versions if you're having problems getting games to work. I think I will buy a tink5xp pro just so I have something that works universally. I use OSSCs a lot, even fitting them in some arcade cabs with 4K upgrade monitors that don't have VGA input, but it would appear that sometimes OSSC just isn't up to the job, such as with these older consoles with rather precarious video outputs!

Thanks guys, this is really helpful. I worked on this further tonight. The rad2x didn't work on another TV either. I even added USB power into the microUSB slot at the side of the rad2x. Interestingly, it made it go green some of the time, but it still didn't output a picture, so it's not a power issue. Once I got the RetroHQ bootup logo, which then disappeared, but I never saw this again in 20 attempts. So looks like it's failing to maintain an output. As I reported earlier, the RGC MD2 RGB SCART cable connected via an OSSC didn't work, but when I plugged the SCART directly into a TV it did work and I was able to use the 7800GD 🙂 So I have a solution that is much nicer than RF. So it looks like SCART and component directly connected i.e. where no processing is needed, work ok, but OSSC and even rad2x where there is processing, have problems e.g. due to the sync issues.

I've been testing my PAL 7800 with the 7800GD (after updating the GD's firmware). I'm not getting any AV output from the cart's MegaDrive 2 AV socket. I get nothing with SCART -> OSSC -> HDMI [RGC MegaDrive 2 cable], and nothing with a MegaDrive 2 RAD2X -> HDMI [RGC], despite RAD2X incorporating Retrotink, and other folks on this forum getting it to work. Grateful for any advice, as the 7800GD is sadly unusable for me (apart from RF connection of course). I only just bought one from Retrotowers, maybe I need to return it as faulty/to get the latest revision with appropriate sync voltages?

I've been testing my PAL 7800 with the 7800GD (after updating the GD's firmware). Many of the NTSC games don't work although do load e.g. Klax. The other major, and main, issue is not getting any AV output from the cart's MegaDrive 2 AV socket. I getting nothing with SCART -> OSSC -> HDMI, and nothing with a MegaDrive 2 RAD2X -> HDMI, despite RAD2X incorporating Retrotink, and other folks on this forum getting it to work, I think? So I had to do an RF connection on a TV that still tunes analogue TV. Funny to see 1 channel pop up, but at least confirmed that the 7800 console is working. How do you get AV output from the 7800GD MegaDrive 2 socket to HDMI? I know the Retrotink 5X Pro works, but with a house full of OSSCs I'd like to avoid having to buy that just for the 7800 🙂 Is it worth trying a MegaDrive 2 to 1 adapter connected to the RAD2X? Does the RAD2X have firmware that can be updated? Is it only PAL 7800s that have problems? Will future 7800GD firmware updates fix this? I tried the RAD2X with smoothing on and off, which made no difference. Attached are some photos. Grateful for any advice 🙂