Bought A Pre-Modded Atari Off eBay Junk or Just Amateur

[mrwhitethc]

So I bought a pre-modded Atari off ebay, kind of wanted to just get it to start recording footage and shooting video and figured I would save myself some time. I have a heavy sixer that has served me well forever but recently started to not want to power on, also I only over had one joystick. Anyway I figured what the hell I'll just buy a bundle with 2 sticks, 2 paddles and pre-modded no muss, no fuss. I get it in the mail, plug it in, kind of have some static, lines, not horrible, not great, so I crack it open and took a pic of what's inside. So now my dilemma, try and mod this one with a new mod or leave this one as is, buy another one and a mod kit and go at it myself. I was kind of hoping to do that latter since that would at least leave me a working one should something go wrong with my experiment. Still looking at $30 for the cheapest working 2600 Jr on ebay and $30 for the mod kit but it might be worth it.

 

Edited February 11, 2014 by mrwhitethc

[+batari]

Looks like the basic transistor mod. It's a budget mod for sure but works pretty well for what it is. I used these mods myself before i did a better one. If you like the picture, no need to upgrade it.

[AtariBrian]

I would go with a member by the name of littlejoe for a 2600 mod .

[+iesposta]

Can you take a picture of the display?

Does it turn on fine, and then develop static after a short time?