san-d-2000 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Did anyone receive theirs yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Did anyone receive theirs yet? Hi san-d, sorry, these were all ready to go, but I realized very late that I needed to order "L" brackets for this batch. They've been ordered for a while now, and should arrive within a day or two more, after which I'll be able to send out all the current orders. The envelopes are ready to go. Also, I messed up the count of the current orders (I'd like to blame the heat... ), so I've started building some more units. Six more will be available shortly after the first order gets sent out. Send a PM to get on the waiting list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalessinDB Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I believe my message from earlier this week should count as my getting on the waiting list ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Jus send you a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Jus send you a pm Got it; message received. All (other) current orders set to be mailed Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewok Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I mailed you and have sent a pm. Are all boards sent? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n.sevrette Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 If there's any of the six 'extra' board available, I'd very much appreciate to get a chance of buying one! PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 Hi all, sorry for the radio silence... no excuse, but to those who have ordered and paid, the items have been mailed out, and should arrive I'm guessing within about a week from now, hopefully. These were mailed out late, so I'm thinking of a way to make it up to you all (although you'll have to wait for that, too... ). To the 2-3 others who have expressed interest in the last few weeks or so, I'll get back to you, hopefully soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalessinDB Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Hope everything's alright. Looking forward to hearing from you hopefully soonish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Does this work off the 5V rail? I'm thinking of possibly dumping the component mod I have in favor of this. Would you also be willing to make a board without jacks installed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewok Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Hi Harvey, Received the boards today! Now the fun starts :-) Thanks! Ewok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARMIK Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Got mine thank you Harvey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Harvey, Did you send mine yet? Best, -Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarkStar Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 If there are any more boards available I would love to purchase one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalessinDB Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Received my board today, almost exactly a week after notification that it went out. Thanks again, just gotta get it installed now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 These are currently sold out. I'll consider making more if a number of people are interested. Thanks! This post has links to the documentation, by the way: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/153635-component-video-mod-for-colecovision/?p=2781848 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileyc Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I finally got around to installing this in my rev H CV, and I'm rather impressed with the video quality. However ... ... I'm having a devil of a time getting black to be displayed as "black" rather than "dark blue". If I adjust the leftmost pot right to the point where the black bits are actually black, then the blue bits are too washed out. Is this how it's supposed to behave, or am I missing something simple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileyc Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 So, after failing to adjust this mod board properly (i.e., getting the black level correct), I gave up and replaced it with a F18A. The F18A quality blows this component mod right out of the water. No offense, 5-11under, but I should have went with the F18A in the first place. Doing so let me remove the video RAM, all of the RF circuitry, and if I'm reading the schematic right I can run the whole console off of a single 5V wall wart now. If anyone wants a slightly used component modification board (and color calibration cartridge PCB) for the cost of shipping from Tokyo plus, say, ten bucks for my trouble ... please PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Sorry it didn't work out for you, wileyc. When I run the mod to my Westinghouse 42" TV, the picture looks great. When I run it to my cheap (not that the price matters) component to VGA converter in the "shop", the black does have some blue in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 You know, what's really strange is that my Sony PVM displays component video from my CV perfectly, and I just have the 470 ohm pulldown resistors on the three VDP pins. I don't get that bluish tinge and I don't get muted yellows either; I'm willing to bet your board would be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileyc Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Sorry it didn't work out for you, wileyc. When I run the mod to my Westinghouse 42" TV, the picture looks great. When I run it to my cheap (not that the price matters) component to VGA converter in the "shop", the black does have some blue in it. Yep, okay, so that answers my initial question -- a bit of blue can be considered normal, depending on the display. In my case, it was connected to an Orion 29" via a D-connector-to-RCA cable ... no interface electronics whatsoever. You know, what's really strange is that my Sony PVM displays component video from my CV perfectly, and I just have the 470 ohm pulldown resistors on the three VDP pins. I don't get that bluish tinge and I don't get muted yellows either; I'm willing to bet your board would be the same. That would probably have helped, I think. Can't try it now, though, because removing the VDP is a tad destructive Thank you both for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) That would probably have helped, I think. Can't try it now, though, because removing the VDP is a tad destructive I actually addressed that to 5-11under, should've made that clearer. In your case I don't think isolating the VDP pins and having just the pulldowns would have helped since it would have still given you that bluish tinge. Edited October 31, 2013 by ApolloBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenimus Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I just got my console back from a guy who installed the mod for me. The sharpness is great. I'm running it through an XRGB upscaler, and I also get the bluish blacks. That part doesn't bother me too much, but there's also a lot of noise in the image. It's especially visible in the darker areas of color. Is there an easy way to fix this? I've tried on 2 TVs so far, with and without the XRGB, and it gives the same effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 I just got my console back from a guy who installed the mod for me. The sharpness is great. I'm running it through an XRGB upscaler, and I also get the bluish blacks. That part doesn't bother me too much, but there's also a lot of noise in the image. It's especially visible in the darker areas of color. Is there an easy way to fix this? I've tried on 2 TVs so far, with and without the XRGB, and it gives the same effect. What is the noise like? Random? Does the image improve if you turn the middle pot CCW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenimus Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 What is the noise like? Random? Does the image improve if you turn the middle pot CCW?The noise shows up as a wavy instability in areas of solid color, especially blues. Look at the areas between the logs. Instead of solid blue, there's a noisy instability in the colors. It spills out into the areas of green on the sides too. I tried adjusting the middle pot, but it didn't seem to have an effect. Would the other pots do something maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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