+MacRorie Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Hello, I recently found this (http://www.ambery.com/rgbcgatovgac.html) being talked about on the Best Electronics website and thought it might be a possible interface between the Jaguar AV devices and a regular LCD monitor. There are other reasons I thought it might be useful, but this was the primary one. So, I went ahead on sourced one and got it today. My results were . . . mixed. When I connect it to this: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 171820310465 I get a picture that is fairly stable. There is some static noise, but I think that is because their is audio coming through on the DB9 (I once asked the pinouts and there is audio on one of the pins). However, when I try both the Scatbox and the Catbox, the signal is not supported by the box. I am pretty sure a signal is coming out because it says "Not supported" every so often. So, I thought I would post here and see if anyone had any thoughts. I will look to see the pinouts for the ebay MIO, it's on another computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MacRorie Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Never mind. I think I found my answers. I am curious as to why I am not getting a good image via the eBay AV device, because the pinouts are dead on and the audio is not even connected in Ambery's special cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) I looked into this (and the Ambery a while back) but more or less gave up on RGB out of the Jaguar. In anyone ever figures out a simple, readily available way to get reliable RGB out of a jaguar to a modern LCD TV, please let me know. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/222074-catboxscatbox-vga-to-hdtv/?hl=%20catbox%20%20vga In the meantime, S Video will do pig. That'll do... Edited June 12, 2015 by travistouchdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 In anyone ever figures out a simple, readily available way to get reliable RGB out of a jaguar to a modern LCD TV, please let me know.Official SCART cable + SCART-to-HDMI converter (such as the XRGB - in that case you need a European SCART to Japanese SCART adapter too, but it's just a passive cable). Great quality, but it's not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willard Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I get that the ambery and all the other budget transcoders are a lot cheaper... but from my experience getting an XRGB as Zerosquare stated is the best and most simple solution. If you are transcoding RGB for the better picture quality, then there's no point to getting budget RGB transcoders that do it with results that are no better than composite or S-video with a scaler. An alternative to the XRGB is just to feed it straight into the DVDO edge 101 (cheaper) or lumagen (more expensive), which also accepts RGB (you need a special breakout cable), but the results aren't to the same level as the XRGB line. The alternative is often just a lot of disappointment or solutions that don't work (as I've found out myself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Official SCART cable + SCART-to-HDMI converter (such as the XRGB - in that case you need a European SCART to Japanese SCART adapter too, but it's just a passive cable). Great quality, but it's not cheap. I now have a cheaper Scart to HDMI converter that I use with my RGB modded N64. I think i'm just going to get a Jaguar Scart cable and give that a try. Its this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scart-HDMI-to-HDMI-720P-1080P-HD-Video-Converter-Monitor-Box-For-HDTV-DVD-STB-/310620740857?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4852705cf9 Seems to work well enough Edited June 12, 2015 by travistouchdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I think i'm just going to get a Jaguar Scart cable and give that a try.Be sure to buy this official one: Other versions (the "grey ribbon" one and various non-official ones) are known to have video quality problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDork3000 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 How bout this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATARI-JAGUAR-RGB-FULLY-SHIELDED-GROUNDED-BRAIDED-CABLE-SCART-NEW-/201370072219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee297749b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I now have a cheaper Scart to HDMI converter that I use with my RGB modded N64. I think i'm just going to get a Jaguar Scart cable and give that a try. Its this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scart-HDMI-to-HDMI-720P-1080P-HD-Video-Converter-Monitor-Box-For-HDTV-DVD-STB-/310620740857?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4852705cf9 Seems to work well enough This one doesn't work with the official SCART cable though (black picture, only showing a single frame from time to time). I have read of a solution somewhere (adding a resistor to one/some of the lines) but ... ah, found it: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/222903-using-scart-to-hdmi-on-atari-jaguar/?do=findComment&comment=2943838 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 How bout this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATARI-JAGUAR-RGB-FULLY-SHIELDED-GROUNDED-BRAIDED-CABLE-SCART-NEW-/201370072219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee297749bNever saw that one before, and I don't know the seller, so... no idea if it's good or not, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Best offers the original SCART cable for $24. Can't go wrong there. Although I did get a Neo Geo SCART cable from retro gaming cables in the UK and I'm really impressed with the quality, they were out of Jag cables last time I looked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheCrazedAtariJaguarFanatic Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I managed to get my Jag playing on my VGA monitor after some hassle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6To5l-IDTSk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantis Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I managed to get my Jag playing on my VGA monitor after some hassle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6To5l-IDTSk that was a cool video! nice stuff, hope you make some interesting game-play videos with your set and share it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheCrazedAtariJaguarFanatic Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 that was a cool video! nice stuff, hope you make some interesting game-play videos with your set and share it. LOL OH I made "a few" videos already. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW_lfu_XJzA&list=PLSbCiA_gvHP7BwuSpilM7T1UZZvBoHQ-j&index=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 LOL OH I made "a few" videos already. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW_lfu_XJzA&list=PLSbCiA_gvHP7BwuSpilM7T1UZZvBoHQ-j&index=2 LOL Kevincal returns! How long until you have a meltdown this time? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Multiple accounts is a no no that gets you banned... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Annnnnnd 3......2.......1........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheCrazedAtariJaguarFanatic Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 LOL Kevincal returns! How long until you have a meltdown this time? That depends on how long you can refrain from being a jerk to me. Multiple accounts is a no no that gets you banned... I don't have multiple accounts just this one, Sherlock. Annnnnnd 3......2.......1........ blastoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I don't have multiple accounts just this one, Sherlock. Incorrect: http://atariage.com/forums/user/40979-jaguar/ just delete my damn profile. Im done with this. I will never come back to Atari Age in my life after this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Incorrect: http://atariage.com/forums/user/40979-jaguar/ Yes, most of the world is capable of counting to two. Also the new duplicate account would seem to have eighteen superfluous letters on the end of it. I will never come back to Atari Age in my life after this. So how was the afterlife? You should share, lots of people seem interested in that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 So how was the afterlife? You should share, lots of people seem interested in that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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