AtariChild840 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 (edited) I've had my 4-switch 2600 for over 12 years now (it was used when i bought it) and recently it started generating a lot of tv static during gameplay...so much in fact that it doesn't work on our 32" plasma TV anymore, and it works very "fuzzily" (that's probably not even a word) on my other small TV. I use one of those RCA to Coaxial converters to connect it to the TV. To all the 2600 experts out there, i guess what i'm wondering is, is this most likely my 2600 fizzling out or can it possibly be the RCA-COAXIAL adapter? Has anyone had similar experiences on newer TVs? I haven't played my 2600 in several months, but i vaguely remember plugging in synthcart while we had this new plasma tv and being able to play the game (although it was pretty static-y back then). thanks! kurt Edited June 10, 2008 by AtariChild840 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammingcowz Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Mine has a lot of static too, and the colors run and the audio is very low. When the static gets too much though, I tap the system lightly on the "ribs" part, and a few of those usually clears up the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariChild840 Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Mine has a lot of static too, and the colors run and the audio is very low. When the static gets too much though, I tap the system lightly on the "ribs" part, and a few of those usually clears up the picture. interesting, that doesn't seem to work on mine too well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammingcowz Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Does the chord that comes out of the atari, the video chord, have any sharp bends, smashed points, or exposed wires anywhere, especially on the male end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariChild840 Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 no it doesnt look like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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