Trying to connect my 800xl to a Flat Screen TV ?

[ryanmercer]

You might just be SOL, I absolutely can not get any of my 8-bits to work on either LCD in the house, in fact I couldn't even get Atari flashbacks to work on the tv's right... but that's fine because I have several commodore monitors and a sony pvm that I use.

[LYNXGUY]

I do know alot of tech stuff but not as much as you guys but I will get

 

my Atari 800xl to work somehow because I have a 40' screen and it would

 

be awesome to see Atari games and DOS Systems and various programs I

 

typed in on that big screen. . . . . . .

 

 

The colors on the leads may not mach up to the function you would

think when plugged into an Atari. I'm not saying they aren't correct,

and there isn't something else going on, but it could be that

simple.

Yep could be that simple will try. . . . . . .

L/R audio will be on the white/red connectors, and composite

video on the yellow one.

That I already knew

 

 

And you also don't get audio (no screen image, no audio)?

 

I get nothing just black screen but you can tell when I turn the Atari on

that the screen flickers so I know its on the right input source

 

Here's another thought, is the TV's input selected to the

correct format that matches the 800XL (NTSC / PAL) or AUTO?

I never thought of that so I will look into that tomorrow (Tues.)

 

 

You might just be SOL, I absolutely can not get any of my 8-bits

to work on either LCD in the house, in fact I couldn't even get Atari

flashbacks to work on the tv's right... but that's fine because I have

several commodore monitors and a sony pvm that I use.

 

My Atari Flashback works just fine. . . . . . .

 

 

I received my 800XE yesterday and had to switch the input (on the TV's

Option -> Color System Menu) to Auto since the PAL options didn't

display properly....

I will try looking into that tomorrow

 

Thanks to all my fellow Atarians for all your help and I will NOT give up. . . . . . .yet. . . . . . .

[Binarygeek]

Hi all

 

I keep hearing about the lack of a chroma signal on the 800XL. I don't have a super video input on my monitor, just the composite and HDMI. Where can I find any info on fixing the chroma signal on the composite signal?

 

Thanks

Rick

[flashjazzcat]

Just Googled this one:

 

http://biosrhythm.com/?p=1002

 

EDIT: seems I misread the above. I'm not aware of any issue with the composite signal on the 800XL, merely that it lacks the separated chroma signal described in the guide above. You should still get colour over composite.

Edited March 1, 2015 by flashjazzcat

[Binarygeek]

Just Googled this one:

 

http://biosrhythm.com/?p=1002

 

EDIT: seems I misread the above. I'm not aware of any issue with the composite signal on the 800XL, merely that it lacks the separated chroma signal described in the guide above. You should still get colour over composite.

Would there be any benifit to hooking up the chroma inside my computer if using with a composite cable?

[flashjazzcat]

Would there be any benifit to hooking up the chroma inside my computer if using with a composite cable?

I can't imagine any possible benefit.

[fujidude]

Is it possible the 800XL has a chroma/luma mod to it? I thought I have read somewhere that some chroma/luma mods result in the regular composite no longer functioning?

 

Just throwing it out there.

[gamer-stu]

Is it possible the 800XL has a chroma/luma mod to it? I thought I have read somewhere that some chroma/luma mods result in the regular composite no longer functioning?

 

Just throwing it out there.

 

I just did this mod, and you are correct. Lifting the right leg of C54, which is one of the steps that I followed, disables composite. One can apply a switch between the lifted leg and its former contact to make it user selectable. The advantage to lifting C54 is that it helps eliminate vertical banding.

Edited March 1, 2015 by gamer-stu