2600 A/V modding

[dustfilledhobo]

I have a 4 switch woody 2600 and I was planning on selling it. About how much do they sell for unmodded, and how much would it sell for if I modded it? I'm just trying to figure out if it is worth the time to do this. Thanks in advance.

 

Dusty

[Ethaniel]

well these things are cheap as in... cheap. maybe if you added a few games also and controllers. that could raise the price a bit but then again, a 4er woody is cheap. i get mines for about 5-10 euro...

[SlowCoder]

What's more important to you, the experience and enjoyment of learning a new skill, or the money?

 

If you, like me, enjoy learning, and you think it would be fun to mod your Atari, then go ahead and mod it. You might not get much more for it, but you had the chance to learn something.

 

If you're only interested in the ROI (return on investment), then consider how much your time is worth, compared to how much you think you could get for the modded Atari. If it's potentially worth your time, do the mod and sell it. Otherwise consider mowing a couple of lawns or working day labor for a few hours.

 

If it's money you want, probably pursuing temp jobs will get more than a modded Arari, based on the prices I see on eBay.

[SlowCoder]

well these things are cheap as in... cheap

What a definition ...

 

In your mind, does "cheap" mean a small amount of money, or lack of quality? Back when these things were made they were high quality. But you are correct in that they can be had for ... "cheap", as in low amounts of money, if you know where to look.

[dustfilledhobo]

well these things are cheap as in... cheap. maybe if you added a few games also and controllers. that could raise the price a bit but then again, a 4er woody is cheap. i get mines for about 5-10 euro...

 

Mine would come with two joysticks and 6-7 common games (and I cleaned it inside and out).

 

Thanks for the price range.

 

What's more important to you, the experience and enjoyment of learning a new skill, or the money?

 

If you, like me, enjoy learning, and you think it would be fun to mod your Atari, then go ahead and mod it. You might not get much more for it, but you had the chance to learn something.

 

If you're only interested in the ROI (return on investment), then consider how much your time is worth, compared to how much you think you could get for the modded Atari. If it's potentially worth your time, do the mod and sell it. Otherwise consider mowing a couple of lawns or working day labor for a few hours.

 

If it's money you want, probably pursuing temp jobs will get more than a modded Arari, based on the prices I see on eBay.

 

I have modded a few for friends, and feel like I have already learned the skill, and I know about how long it takes to mod one, so it probably isn't worth my time (other than it's pretty fun).

 

Thanks for your input.

 

 

well these things are cheap as in... cheap

What a definition ...

 

In your mind, does "cheap" mean a small amount of money, or lack of quality? Back when these things were made they were high quality. But you are correct in that they can be had for ... "cheap", as in low amounts of money, if you know where to look.

 

Yeah I know they are pretty cheap unmodded, just wondering if there was a demand for them with the A/V mod. Thanks for the post.

 

Thanks, I think that I've made my decision, I'll probably mod it and keep it (even though I have 3 others).

 

Dusty

[khryssun]

 

Thanks, I think that I've made my decision, I'll probably mod it and keep it (even though I have 3 others).

 

 

 

Hi,

 

I'am curious : what mod are you using for your VCS(s) ?

 

Some years ago, I remember reading about 5-6 different techniques about modding the VCS with various quality results.

 

What are your advices about modding?

(I've got both a darth vader and a woodgrain models. I'am thinking about modding the Darth Vader model only and keeping my woodgrain as this).

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Cheers,

 

Chris

[dustfilledhobo]

 

Thanks, I think that I've made my decision, I'll probably mod it and keep it (even though I have 3 others).

 

 

 

Hi,

 

I'am curious : what mod are you using for your VCS(s) ?

 

Some years ago, I remember reading about 5-6 different techniques about modding the VCS with various quality results.

 

What are your advices about modding?

(I've got both a darth vader and a woodgrain models. I'am thinking about modding the Darth Vader model only and keeping my woodgrain as this).

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Cheers,

 

Chris

 

I have used this tutorial for Darth and Woody from Ben Heck. I've tried it on two different TVs and it looks great on both.

 

Dusty

[khryssun]

 

I have used this tutorial for Darth and Woody from Ben Heck. I've tried it on two different TVs and it looks great on both.

 

Dusty

 

 

Thanks a lot.

 

Cheers,

 

Chris