+DZ-Jay Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 It is a funny game even my daughter loves it but is stresses the video hardware due to its highlighted playfield. Perfect testing av mods As rgb consist of color signal which is not the reason for the video noise my intension is to know if this mod suffer from same weak signal quality in stress conditions or not. What do you mean "highlighted playfield"? Why is it different than other games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromod Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 What do you mean "highlighted playfield"? Why is it different than other games? Because it has big differences in color, eg red score on top white screen in background. This stresses the av mods. In space battle for example you have a yellow surrounding of the playfield, a lot of av mods looses sync in the condition more bright objects appears on the screen. So you play and within seconds or minutes you have a black screen as tv set lost sync signal due to av mod overload. So i test always against different games to ensure all is working fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar G. Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 My favorite is a sequel where our favourite Elf Girl fights against biblical forces start menu fun.png <-- Click to enlarge I don't think she stands a chance! I knew it… Carol likes Heavy Metal!… \m/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Heavy Metal Christmas Carols http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AWeUnU98lo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 The link for the Zoe upgrade kit has changed for what I originally posted: http://www.nightfallcrew.com/30/11/2013/zoe-interface-prototype-the-best-video-output-for-your-intellivision/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacteria Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Bought one of these RGB units with high expectations however was not able to install it - I have three Intellivisions, all UK, all PAL; and none of them have the LM1886 chip which Zoe's mod needs. It was a big shame. I'm sure the mod is awesome, however indicates that either the PAL mod does not work on UK consoles or only certain revisions maybe; no idea; the serial numbers of the consoles I have are a lot different however the motherboards are all the same. The reply Zoe's team gave was the console was the last version and PAL/NTSC board, which I find a bit strange as back in the day your television only worked PAL in the UK and the console worked fine on them. I guess this means UK consoles, in spite of being a major PAL region, is not compatible with the Zoe mod as no LM1886 chip? Anyone know differently, or what to look out for on an Intv available in the UK (preferably) that would indicate the motherboard is suitable for this RGB mod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Where is this chip on the board? I will take a look in a german Intellivision (mod. 5370). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacteria Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Have a look on your motherboard, if it doesn't show LM1886 stamped on a chip, then it isn't. The chip is not too far from the RF section. Post a pic of your motherboard if yours has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) Good to know about the UK issue! I just got the Zoe, and was about to buy an Intellivision from the UK, but now I will wait until Intymike takes a look at his german unit. Edited February 8, 2014 by fandenivoldsk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacteria Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 It would be nice to know which PAL consoles work with the RGB mod, and how to know if you find a board that has a compatible one without opening up the console; eg a serial number range, or maybe colour of the board you can see on the cart slot, or whatever. If there was an RGB mod that worked for UK console board, would be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 If there was an RGB mod that worked for UK console board, would be interesting. Its on my list :- http://atariage.com/forums/topic/211708-scartvgas-video-av-mod-interest-check/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 One of my consoles is already on the desk for been taken apart. But I just took a look at the installation instructions of the ZOE. The Intellivision shown is a 5155 model. That's the italian version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacteria Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Makes sense - the PAL version doesn't even have the shielding on the motherboard in his pics. The RGB mod therefore should be changed from reference to working for (all) PAL consoles (as inferred) to (probably) only working for PAL Italian consoles that have certain boards. That is rather limiting! Pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xad Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Available for sale the ZOE RGB rev 2.0 interface for Mattel Intellivision. The Zoe interface lets you connect the PAL Mattel Intellivision console to a TV/monitor through the RGB signal of a SCART connector, dramatically increasing the quality of the video signal and bringing it to the highest possible quality: the original output is a modest RF/Antenna signal. The interface is connected in place of the National LM1886 IC (TV Video Matrix DAC) to take the RGB and Sync signals and convert them for the SCART output. http://www.nightfallcrew.com/29/07/2018/zoe-rev-2-0-inty-mattel-intellivision-rgb-interface-for-sale-now/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Where abouts are you based? Any chance of an hdmi version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artrag Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I see they are in Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Yeah, saw that too. They don't think it'll work for UK or German Pal Intellivisions. Edited July 30, 2018 by Bamse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xad Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) UK no, PAL Italian/German and some other country yes. The important thing is the IC LM 1886.(like the instruction manual) check! SECAM (CGV Video Conversion) only with a hard rework. This is a example of SECAM Inty. Edited July 30, 2018 by xad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Should work with Australian intellivisions, they have the lm1886n chip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 On 1/10/2014 at 2:34 PM, Intymike said: It's RGB. You can see it in the instructions: Bumping this thread a bit. I am having trouble getting good output from my SECAM/SCART Intv, where is the right place to look for a remedy? https://atariage.com/forums/topic/299165-peritelscart-intellivision-display-help-needed/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iVirtualZero Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Where can I purchase the kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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