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Want a 48kAfter reviving my old 128k i would like to return to basics with a 48k. I never had one since i was too young. In fact i was the kid always annoyin…
... return to basics with a 48k.
I never had one ... the ones who have the 48k's-my brother had a Atari ... i am looking for a 48k even if not working since ... -
128 +2 video connections.I have just got my hands on a Spectrum 128 +2 grey model all in working order, what I need to know is if I take a signal from the CVBS Composite Vid…
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128K COMPOSITE VIDEO
[Thanks to Henning ... bit dull unless your TV's video input is High Z (high ... , that's quite unlikely. Normally the impedance of the video input is ... but a better balance between 48K and 128K sound is obtained ... -
Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
... , and I got a Speccy 48K for Christmas '82, if memory ... Speccies: a rubber-keyed 48K (works perfectly); two 48K +'s (only one of ... />
I work in a video game store now, and have ... ROM...
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Speccy +2 RGB to S-video?Okay, so I emigrated from dear old Blighty to a land rather less Speccy-friendly, the USA. I've finally managed to get a couple of Speccies over here…
... the + (and my rubber-keyed 48K, if I ever find the ... to England, model SLIM3A. It's not [I]quite[/I] the ... the day when my original 48K (which I sadly no longer ... bright ideas about the RGB/S-video thing. :)
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wouldnt it be good if:I know that some guy basicly said he waqs going to do what Im suggesting here but anyway: I was thinking and worring about the future of the spectrum…
... managed to get it inside 48k.
+ Can save snapshots to ... to be modified with s-video out, for 48k it is easy, for ... /divide, read/write fat media, s-video out and internal kempston port ... -
New Speccy Hardware IdeaHi All, With the growing trend towards consoles-in-a-joystick, I wondered what the likelihood of a speccy model being released? I also have a few i…
... spectrum 48k rubber-keys-case being re-released with USB, TV/S-Video ... card. [/quote]
It's not going to happen but ... these things happen but it's never going to be a ... mass marketable device. It's simply too much effort to ... -
Simple mass storage solutionNew simple interface project: [url]http://www.ppest.org/zx/zx.php[/url] - first project Storage media is Compact Flash card, interface has only o…
... site you've got a video of you loading highway encounter ... video?
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Video is recorded from my second 48K ... not PAL encoder, and it's video out is B/W.
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... ), I still think that the 48K's rubber keyboard was far better ... between graphical quality and requried video RAM), but they should have ... the 128 to continue reading video data from anywhere else in ... /> If Sinclair had added better video modes to the 128, it ...Spectrum won't load data when warmI've got an interesting observation. I put iPodLinux onto my iPod and got TZX files playing back as the proper audio waveform. I also removed the vol…
... , and it's vaguely possible that there's some kind of ... t be surprised if it's at fault. I mentioned ... modules - after all it's pretty central to the whole ... I might try out the S-Video mod, though I think ... necessary to upgrade it to 48K - something I wanted to ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... first 128 model:
* Video modes:
1. The ... is contended.
These video modes require only trivial modifications ... got. So I think the 48k's ROM with single key entry ... hardware sprites (since the 12k video memory is a drag on ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... first 128 model:
* Video modes:
1. The ... is contended.
These video modes require only trivial modifications ... got. So I think the 48k's ROM with single key entry ... hardware sprites (since the 12k video memory is a drag on ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... titles. Also 112K (48K RAM plus a 64K ... . The 2068 comes with 48K RAM. The MSX1 standard ... disk drive. The MSX1's video is controlled by a ... /> The SCLD gives four video modes: a 256x192 pixel 32x24 ... the z80's address space. The TMS99??'s video memory can ...RF PAL-I to NSTC?I'm feeling a little bit sad today. I have my 48K here, I bought the ac adapter, I can hear the sound, but my problem is with the video. My TV isn't …
... sad today. I have my 48K here, I bought the ac ... RF input, only composite and s-video. I bought a RF to ... inputs?[/quote]
Usually video converters have no RF capability ... the Spectrum's signal. Then, take baseband video from the VIDEO OUT socket ...Disable onboard memoryWould this work...? Access to onboard I/O can be disabled by holding IORQGE high. Would it be possible to create a MEMRQGE in a similar way to disa…
... of the discretes on the 48K Spectrum board if you can ... . But every good TV has S-Video input, and even very old ... . The schematic to make S-Video or composite video from RGB is [URL ... is simply impossible there because video separator cuts away higher frequencies ...What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... down to the BBC's ULA chip or video hardware or whatever ... ? The BASIC command(s) to ... very fast using the Spectrum 48K's single key entry system, and ... commented source then surely that's the programmers' responsibility, rather ...RGB on 48KIs it possible to get better picture (RGB, or at least composite video) from ZX 48K without opening it? (using the expansion port only) I think there…
... the video signals.
Still, the Orange Book has the 48K's edge ...RGB on 48KIs it possible to get better picture (RGB, or at least composite video) from ZX 48K without opening it? (using the expansion port only) I think there…
... that choosing SHVS or composite video is a matter of tastes ... /> I made S-VHS, better said S-Video out from Speccy 48K. Pic is ... decoder. If we attach to S-Video input then no need for ... chroma (carrier) signals. Reason whay S-Video is better is exactly that ...RGB on 48KIs it possible to get better picture (RGB, or at least composite video) from ZX 48K without opening it? (using the expansion port only) I think there…
[QUOTE=ingo;321975]Reason why S-Video is better is (exactly) because ... as you may see, Speccy 48K has not bandwith limit. filter ... , I think.
I made S-Video mod of Atari STs PAL ...Recommend Monitor for Speccy +2Just bought a speccy +2 to play on in my studio on downtime, can anyone recommend a good RGB monitor for it?? as the TV signal is a bit migrane indu…
... . It has VGA in, composite, S-Video, UHF and SCART inputs. It ... 's almost as good as a ... new in 1993), but that's far too large to fit ... use RF input(spectrum 16k-48k+), RGB input (spectrums 128k+ to ...How to connect a computer monitor to a Spectrum ?Is it possible to connect a computer monitor to a Spectrum 48K ? An how to do it. What is needed ? Reason: I live in Denmark and here you MUST pay TV…
On a standard 48K the only video output is the RF (TV) ... can make to get composite video or S-Video output.
If ...Easy storage device.Hi all, I am fed up with unreliable tape / wav loading on my +2b so would really like another way of loading games. I know nothing at all about how …
... +3 edge connector and the 48K's are this:
9 ... L12 no longer connected)
VIDEO deleted and ROM2CS added in ... (pin not used on the 48K)
ROMCS deleted - pin no ...Is there any video input on expansion bus?Imagine you want to build a custom display hardware, for instance, to add hardware sprites to display. Is it possible to design such a device so that…
... the V9958 can handle external video syncronization (it has been used ... s another thing you can do: if you're working with 48K ... ULA's, the component video signals are available ... VGA monitor, or converted into S-Video/PAL using an AD722 chip ...Scart/Composite output for 48K SpectrumHas anybody been able to achieve a Scart or Composite out put for a 48K Spectrum? If not, this is a badly needed modification. Modern TVs are not cut…
[QUOTE=joefish;436639]But there's also a Swedish fix that ... them.[/QUOTE]I build the S-Video from this side. Very good ... no effect to my ZX 48K.
MickyRGB-Output (interface) for rubber 48k / Spectrum+I wonder if there is interest for a small RGB-interface for the rubber 48 k / Spectrum+. I developed a schematic using a very small number of parts.…
[QUOTE=Alien 8;437645]The Composite Video Mod which by passes the RF Modulator has now been completed on my 48K Spectrum, with outstanding results.[/QUOTE]The s-video mod gives a much better output. I have tested both versions.
MickyDivIDEo - streaming video on the DivIDEThis has been a bit of a personal holy grail for years and years, so I'm very pleased to announce the release of DivIDEo, my streaming video system f…
... next one, so perhaps Spin's IDE code is erroneously expecting ... the disk is; if it's a freshly formatted one, then ... the 128K's screen flipping capabilities to avoid flicker. 48K support could ... be done by preparing separate 48K-compatible video files (i.e. you ...DivIDEo - streaming video on the DivIDEThis has been a bit of a personal holy grail for years and years, so I'm very pleased to announce the release of DivIDEo, my streaming video system f…
... the 128K's screen flipping capabilities to avoid flicker. 48K support could ... be done by preparing separate 48K-compatible video files (i.e. you ... 128K and flickery on the 48K).[/QUOTE]
Doesn't ... really good to see on 48K. I never imagined that a ...Which TFT monitor for the ZX48K?I have tested 3 TFT monitors with my ZX48K: AOC 719VA+ Benq FP937s+ Asus VW193D-B Two of them have a very bad picture with the ZX48K. Only the AOC…
The ZX 48K is modified and has a S-Video output and with a Video to VGA converter I can see the pictures on a TFT display or a tube monitor.
MickyHelp, How to RGB to VGA Connector on +2A ?Hi, How would I go about converting the RGB output connector from ZX Spectrum +2/A to VGA type of connector. I found this device [url]http://www.am…
... tested it. Also with my 48k RGB-Interface. The picture is ... Ingo.[/QUOTE]
That's similar to the device that ... of outputting VGA it outputs s-video. It's made by the same ...Challenge: Make a Speccy version of "Leisure Suit Larry 1"and put it on this site as a rom c'mon be nice!
... . It will never fit into 48k memory, but PC or Amiga ... /> as far i know Gasman's video player is built on Divide ...Amstrad CPC - VIDEO OUTHello peepiekins, Erm, is there an arrangement of leads that'll allow me to... wait for it... ...turn the cable that usually plugs into the monitor…
... which has composite and S video input. Scart just won ... to convert that to S-video, then I'd be ... just to see what it's like - flickering problems noted ...
Thanks again, that's a few steps closer to ... recorded from the Spectrum 16/48k, Acorn (without audio,) ...
