SuperVideo Upgrade

[JayoK]

Hello,

 

Since I finally got my hands on a Commodore 1084S monitor I would like to do the SuperVideo upgrade. But I cannot find it online. Every reference I see refers me to:

 

http://www.geocities.com/atarimods/supervid.html

 

But this link is no longer valid. I've been going around in circles for a while now looking for this. Anyone know exactly where I can get this.

 

Thanks!

[Rybags]

Try these pages:

 

http://sog.com/atarimods/

 

http://www.fonck.nl/atari/index.htm

 

I've done the 800XL clearpic mod but wasn't happy with it and backed most of it off.

 

I suspect that NTSC mods don't necessarily turn out the same on PAL systems.

 

But, I've added S-Video and 3.5 mm audio to the 130XE... a pretty easy mod. I went the S-Video route mainly because I run the Atari through my capture card and the S-Video wasn't being used for anything else.

 

I'd recommend just a straight pair of RCA jacks for A/V for hooking to a 1084S or VCR (ie - you'd effectively be giving your machine the XEGS treatment). Just get one of those RCA splitter plugs to duplicate the mono audio for the dual speakers.

 

If you're doing that mod, then it's just a simple case of grabbing the outputs you need straight from the monitor port.

 

Or you can just build or buy an external adaptor.

[JayoK]

 

I've done the 800XL clearpic mod but wasn't happy with it and backed most of it off.

 

I suspect that NTSC mods don't necessarily turn out the same on PAL systems.

 

But, I've added S-Video and 3.5 mm audio to the 130XE... a pretty easy mod. I went the S-Video route mainly because I run the Atari through my capture card and the S-Video wasn't being used for anything else.

 

I'd recommend just a straight pair of RCA jacks for A/V for hooking to a 1084S or VCR (ie - you'd effectively be giving your machine the XEGS treatment). Just get one of those RCA splitter plugs to duplicate the mono audio for the dual speakers.

 

If you're doing that mod, then it's just a simple case of grabbing the outputs you need straight from the monitor port.

 

Or you can just build or buy an external adaptor.

 

Thanks Rybags - I was going nuts trying to find this.

 

Good point about the RCA jacks - I will probably throw a better cable together.

 

Growing up, I was used to the 800XL on a TV screen over RF. Plugged it finally into a 1084S this year and couldn't believe how good the picture was. Years of a foggy image left me with low expectations. Looking forward to the upgade now.