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48K and wavy lines.It seems all Spectrum related things are breaking here at casa de Don Pedro. After the problem with my old ZX81, I went over to my issue 2 ZX Spectru…
... . This one is also showing video nasties. Both were on the ... ) Press down on each electrolytic capacitor to see if lines disappear ... . If so change that capacitor
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The video circuitryDo you know which electronic parts make up the video circuitry in Spectrum 128k +2?
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ZX 48 issue 4S no s-video possible?No s-video on ZX 48 issue 4S possible? I have had this mod on my issue 4A. But this did not work with my 4S. On C65 is no chrominance signal. Here …
No s-video on ZX 48 issue 4S ... to pin 4 on s-video socket.
The Luminance (B ... /W video) signal is taken from input ... to pin 3 on s-video socket.
Pin 1 & ... ; 2 on s-video socket is soldered to ground ... -
WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…
... be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip ... -in replacement, it's for a reason: the component video signals ... piece of wire to get video output. For ULAPlus compatibility, ... two things: to prevent the replacement ULA to touch the upper ... -
kNIGHTMARE VIDEOHello. Here is a video of stage7 of the game. [youtube]6YAb6QEFf-E[/youtube] Regards
Hello.
Here is a video of stage7 of the game.
[youtube]6YAb6QEFf-E[/youtube]
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ZX Spectrum +3 write and format problemAfter a very long journey, today I could finally connect my ZX Spectrum +3. I already new the drive belt was gone and I had a replacement at hand. I…
... gone and I had a replacement at hand.
I ... /watch?v=giYsSCe0WrQ"]this[/URL] video and tested. It can 'cat ... /> At 19:50 in the video a brass read/write pin ... work/
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+2 (Grey) S-video?I have a pretty good Composite/S-video to VGA adapter that does a nice work of running my retro machines on an old LCD screen. However, it looks best…
... a pretty good Composite/S-video to VGA adapter that does ... feed it with a S-video signal instead of a Composite ... -
PLEASE HELP!! DEAD SPECTRUM!!Sad News!!! I have a spectrum issue 5 board and I'd done the general composite mod which was great and it worked with a divIDE plus (RWAP) and esxDO…
... other mod that included a capacitor, transistor and a resistor.
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8-bit art "Video Games vs. Real Life"Stumbled across [URL="http://twistedsifter.com/"]an interesting website[/URL]. Among the different sections I came across these pics, there are [URL…
... ://twistedsifter.com/2011/02/video-games-vs-real-life ... -content/uploads/2011/02/video-game-meets-real-life ... -content/uploads/2011/02/video-game-meets-real-life ... -content/uploads/2011/02/video-game-meets-real-life ... content/uploads/2011/02/video-game-meets-real-life ... -
Image To Zx Spec 1.3.3_02 - Video And Performance ImprovementsI've released Image To ZX Spec 1.3.3_02. In addition to the changes below one notable change is the ability to convert much larger videos as there i…
... a need to buffer all video frames beforehand.
Changes ... two video queue bottlenecks (improves video conversion speed).
[*]Removed all video pre ... it).
[*]Removed non-internationalised video buffering message.
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Starquake Update Video 31/10/2012Hi Guys, If you're interested, there's a new Starquake remake update video on my blog. This one is demonstrating the spiky nasty movement routine an…
... a new Starquake remake update video on my blog. This one ...Replacement Speaker?Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement speaker for my ZX+ ?
Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement speaker for my ZX+ ?UN says video games are forI found an intersting thread on [url]http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=33784[/url], about the UN wanting more control over the internet. Le…
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"[B]Terror video games:[/B] "[I]Video footage of violent acts ... of terrorism or video games developed by terrorist organizations ... ve never heard of any video games like that.[/I]' But ... s Army[/B] [a free video game made and distributed by ...Dont Play This Crap - Video 1Even though I am continuing the Spectrum Fever video's I have been doing other vids for other systems. Today marks the start of a new series for Spe…
... am continuing the Spectrum Fever video's I have been doing ...Issue 2 video problemHello all, Need some help with an issue 2 board that I 'm trying to restore. I've replaced all the electrolytic capacitors, changed the voltage regu…
... the problem is that the video image on screen is VERY ... also tryied to make a video to demo the difference between ...TRUE VIDEO, INV VIDEO!Am I the only one who thinks the two keys "TRUE VIDEO" and "INV VIDEO" on the 128/+2/+3 keyboards are pretty much useless, since embedding control co…
... the two keys "TRUE VIDEO" and "INV VIDEO" on the 128/+2 ... more useful than True Video and Inverse Video??
PS. I ...Updated 128K video documentI updated my video fixes document and included the info from Paul that describes how to make RGB cables. [url]http://www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby/v…
I updated my video fixes document and included the info from Paul that describes how to make RGB cables.
[url]http://www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/ZX%20Spectrum%20128K%20video%20fixes%20and%20video%20cables.pdf[/url]Video generation using a CPUWe know it is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often used on low-end computers in the early 1980's (for exampl…
... is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and ... to emulate something like the video parts of the ECS chipset ...Correction of +2 hardware errorsThis is a collection of various pieces of information picked up from various places, including a lot from this forum. I have edited it and reworded i…
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TR4 provides the composite video output on pin 1 of ... pointlessly present on the composite video output. Monitor should now ...
The circuit diagram shows video output options called Standard and ... needs a big electrolytic capacitor to get a smooth ...Straight To Video recommendationsWhat straight to video, straight to dvd films, that are actually quite good would you recommend? [url]http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/04/14/the-25-b…
What straight to video, straight to dvd films, that are actually quite good would you recommend?
[url]http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/04/14/the-25-best-movies-you-didnt-see-in-theaters?page=1[/url]Replacement Microdrive RollersI have a small supply of brand new replacement rubber rollers for the QL and ZX Microdrive - they sit on a spindle on the left hand side of the micro…
... small supply of brand new replacement rubber rollers for the QL ... ://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/Replacement-Sinclair-QL-%25-ZX-Microdrive ...Centre video signal from composite modded 48KHi! I made this simple video mod some years ago,to have a composite output instead of RF(on 48k). --from this site-- [url]http://user.tninet.se/~vj…
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I made this simple video mod some years ago,to ... , but I noticed that the video output is a bit "decentralized ...How British Video Games Conquered the WorldStumbled upon a new book at the library: Grand Thieves & Tomb Raiders: How British Video Games Conquered the World Magnus Anderson & Rebecca Levene …
... & Tomb Raiders: How British Video Games Conquered the World
The best selling video games ever (with no stupid egg in boxing gloves in sight!)I thought that the following list is interesting (which shows you how interesting my job is, if this is what distracts me from it :-(), showing the b…
Kiss Kill (preview) - a Speccy music video / demo thingamajigContinuing the flood of releases from the Forever party... here's a first glimpse of a music-video-slash-demo I'm working on with a band called [url=…
... first glimpse of a music-video-slash-demo I'm working ... a 128K Speccy: full screen video bits are streamed from DivIDE ...Improving Composite Output of 48K SpectrumI've been playing around with this Spectrum 48k I got inside a dK'tronics keyboard, because well I've already got two working other ones so why not..…
... talked about adding a 100uF capacitor in series with the signal ... the amplifier, using a 270pf capacitor and 100 ohm resistor, that ... got the value of the capacitor by using a calculator on ... video video (which is 5.5Mhz I think?) and then the nearest capacitor ...2 uMIA appearing in a youtube videoAt 3:10, House Break and Corridors of Doom :O [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxYW2idNduY[/url] Anybody knows anything about them? Would be ni…
At 3:10, House Break and Corridors of Doom :O
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxYW2idNduY[/url]
Anybody knows anything about them? Would be nice to contact the maker of the video, any UKer up to it? :)SPECTRA - RGB SCART Interface for 48K SpectrumSince the launch of the SPECTRA interface back in June 2012, some discussion of it has appeared in the forums in the past (mainly [URL="http://www.wo…
... /> An example of the picture improvement achievable from the SPECTRA interface ... written to the Spectrum?s video RAM, with the active display ...Project #1 : Speccy 128k+2 with diVide inside...Hi guys, I just have finished my Super Spectrum #1 The idea (I was thinking of that since 2007) was to fit an english grey +2 motherboard in a +2A…
... Because it has a composite video out + RF out too ( ... CPC 464) + a composite video out to the +2A.
video signals to have a ... better picture on video out by removing C31, ... pins. I finally removed the capacitor on the nmos, and ...Composite mod - which one?On all my 16K/48K and Plus Spectrums I use to carry out the "Womble" Composite mod: [URL="http://womblesretrorepairshack.blogspot.de/2008/11/zx-spect…
... 2008/11/zx-spectrum-composite-video-mod.html"]http://womblesretrorepairshack.blogspot ... /2008/11/zx-spectrum-composite-video-mod.html[/URL]
... 10/zx-spectrum-48k-composite-video-mod.html"]http://samsmods. ... better and what does the capacitor actually do?
