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  • ZX81 composite modHi guys. I have picked up a ZX81 untested for a few quids. I do have a problem tuning it correctly on a Crt TV. I cannot get better than a wavy black…

    ... to mod the machine to composite video output as this will ...
    repetto74 repetto74 December 2018 Updates
  • Composite out, but without a mod?Through [url="https://faqwiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/ZX_Spectrum_16K/48K_edge_connector#Video_Outputs"]this[/url] page, it sounds like I can keep my ZX Spe…

    ... closed, but pick-up the composite video out signal from the ...
    georgedb georgedb June 2019 Hardware
  • The Dark - first person homebrew: anyone have it?Here's the original page about the re-release: https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/index.php?p=discussion/52771/the-dark-re-release-of-1997-game …

    ... .php?p=discussion/52771/the-dark-re-release-of-1997-game ...
    Spector Spector December 2019 Games
  • Spectrum 48k Plus - Scrolling horizontal linesI performed a standard composite mod on my Spectrum Plus. I followed the instructions to the letter and it went fine and the picture displays on both…

    I performed a standard composite mod on my Spectrum Plus. ... there are a couple of dark, thick bars slowly rolling up ...
    P5YCHOFOX P5YCHOFOX January 2020 Hardware
  • Video: Composite video mod on the ZX SpectrumThe video actually ended up being mostly about digging deep into into the image generation of the ZX Spectrum. Eventually I make the composite video …

    ... Spectrum. Eventually I make the composite video mod and then run ...
    llopis llopis January 2020 Hardware
  • C5 in new Terminator Dark Fate movieI have not seen Terminator 6 Dark Fate yet. But I am assuming there is a hi-octane vehicular chase sequence somewhere near the middle of the movie. …

    ... have not seen Terminator 6 Dark Fate yet. But I am ... =1788"]hans-zimmer's Terminator Dark Fate track list[/url]
    ZX_Steve ZX_Steve January 2020 Chit chat
  • Lindy Composite / S-Video to VGA ConverterYes, I know these converters usually are not very good. However, I don't recall Lindy having this one in their catalogue. https://www.lindy.co.…

    ... -video-c2/converters-scalers-c105/composite-s-video-to-vga-converter ...
    Renegade Renegade July 2020 Hardware
  • Replacement Modulator for a issue 4 board Spectrum+???Anyone know where I may procure such a thing??? The one in my current machine starts up with the picture tearing and fading (As if the composite sig…

    ... composite lead at the mo but the signal is a little dark ...
    Keith Coles Keith Coles April 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • If you could choose one extra colour for the ZX Spectrum??The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" by Ewgf got me thinking. The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if you count the bright as separate …

    ... . All you get is mono composite output.

    edit: forgot ... colour, I choose "grey" (not dark white, a real grey). So ...
    Arda Arda October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Problems with TS2068sI bought 2 TS2068s, and this is what's happening: 1st computer: -The tv output doesn't work. The composite video output does* -The '7' key is dead.…

    ... output doesn't work. The composite video output does*
    -The ... displayed correctly (blue looks like dark blue, red looks almost magenta ...
    beanz beanz May 2007 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +2 RGB to CGA (RGBI) MonitorI just picked up a spanking brand new Goldstar 1410-CGA with RGBI. It has a 9 pin "D" type connector. 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 Red 4 Green 5 Blue 6 Inte…

    ...
    8 Horizontal Sync - 4 Composite Sync
    9 Vertical Sync ... colours apart from dark yellow will be ok, dark yellow will either ... is assumed that on spectrum dark and bright black are the ...
    ingo ingo October 2007 Hardware
  • SAM Coupe' questionsHello everyone, As of yesterday I'm the proud owner of a Sam Coupe (yeah! also, a mint Vectrex and also waiting for my Z88 - this is my month!), how…

    ... use RGB via SCART, or Composite via SCART - the SAM doesn ... picture, a very faint black/dark grey picture, or a 'rolling ...
    Quazar Quazar May 2008 Chit chat
  • Timex 1000 PAL conversionHi, a friend of mine sent me a Timex 1000 from the US. I was prepared for the NTSC/PAL issues so no surprise came to me when i got a shadowy dark scr…

    Composite out at pin 16 you ... it right to say that composite signal can be PAL ro ... i get a weird distorted dark picture. What makes me wonder ... hit break i get the dark distorted (but viewable) picture again ...
    gtsamour gtsamour January 2009 Hardware
  • Timex 1000 PAL conversionHi, a friend of mine sent me a Timex 1000 from the US. I was prepared for the NTSC/PAL issues so no surprise came to me when i got a shadowy dark scr…

    [quote=gtsamour;326557]Composite out at pin 16 ... right to say that composite signal can be PAL ... i get a weird distorted dark picture. What makes me ... hit break i get the dark distorted (but viewable) picture ... is mixing sound with the composite signal so you can' ...
    guesser guesser January 2009 Hardware
  • Timex 1000 PAL conversionHi, a friend of mine sent me a Timex 1000 from the US. I was prepared for the NTSC/PAL issues so no surprise came to me when i got a shadowy dark scr…

    ... it right to say that composite signal can be PAL or ... "type" (NTSC or PAL) of composite signal, then maybe the problem ... the 2C184E will have a dark display on most of today ...
    gtsamour gtsamour January 2009 Hardware
  • Timex 1000 PAL conversionHi, a friend of mine sent me a Timex 1000 from the US. I was prepared for the NTSC/PAL issues so no surprise came to me when i got a shadowy dark scr…

    ... said i have installed the composite modification board inside the modulator ... LCD i get a very dark screen).
    I guess i ... the first one causing this dark screen problem on most TVs ...
    gtsamour gtsamour January 2009 Hardware
  • RBG monitor for Spectrum?I'm using a very old TTL RGB monitor with my Spectrum, with a RGB adapter that I made many years for my Sinclair QL. It works perfectly with my QL, b…

    ... . It looks amazing compared to composite or TV aerial.
    The ... the BROW color instead of dark YELLOW.
    The interesting part ... is that the dark yellow is forced to brown ... the monitor circuit and the dark yellow is back!
    Just ...
    0sAND1s 0sAND1s September 2009 Hardware
  • RBG monitor for Spectrum?I'm using a very old TTL RGB monitor with my Spectrum, with a RGB adapter that I made many years for my Sinclair QL. It works perfectly with my QL, b…

    ... . It looks amazing compared to composite or TV aerial.
    The ... the BROW color instead of dark YELLOW.
    The interesting part ... is that the dark yellow is forced to brown ... the monitor circuit and the dark yellow is back!
    Just ...
    xc8 xc8 September 2009 Hardware
  • zx81 repairare they easy or very tricky to fix, just curious? getting one , that displays but no cursor.. so hopefully I can get parts to fix it. I started off…

    ... display is very, very dark grey (too dark to see the cursor ... RF problem, I use a composite board on mine, the problem ... , both LCD and CRT (too dark to see anything).
    gtsamour gtsamour November 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128+ (No TV picture)I got a Spectrum 128+ which is not generating any picture. I checked the TEA2000, and it gets not 12 Volt, but only 1.4, so this is the problem, I gu…

    I found BC557B and BC557C, and TIP31C STM in Conrad shop. Are they okay? Yes, there is no picture, not even a dark one (I use composite video output only), but what else it could be?
    LCD LCD March 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128+ (No TV picture)I got a Spectrum 128+ which is not generating any picture. I checked the TEA2000, and it gets not 12 Volt, but only 1.4, so this is the problem, I gu…

    ... , not even a dark one (I use composite video output only), but ... /> My dark screen was using the modulator not the composite signal.
    Jose_Leandro Jose_Leandro March 2010 Hardware
  • Crappy video in +2B/+3Maybe it's not a failure in my ZX Spectrum, but I need some advice... I've got some spectrums (a ZX Spectrum +, two spanish ZX Spectrum +2B and a mo…

    ... a stable picture, but too dark, remove (short) one diode, then ... one if it's still dark. Don't remove the third ... because I was poking its composite video output)

    ---
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix March 2010 Hardware
  • Challenging the orthodoxy - Composite modWell, what's brought this on is two things: firstly I composite-modded an Issue 4S board this weekend in preparation for the Vintage Computing Festiv…

    ... pull a b&w composite video signal directly out of ... a crisp & stable (but dark) picture on my TV.
    RetroTechie RetroTechie June 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2a / +3 SCART LeadsEvening all, Over the past week or so I've tried two different Spectrum RGB SCART leads from two different Ebay sellers, on a Spectrum+2A and a Spec…

    ... +3 you'd get a dark screen a nd a ghost ... a sony that would be dark on av1, but if I ... to the lack of a composite signal passing through the scart ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN August 2010 Hardware
  • +3 issues....Hello All I came by a couple of +3's on ebay and I'm having issues with them. Since I only ever owned a rubber key, thought someone might be able to…

    ... , or at least do the composite hack.

    belt is ... . The TV screen goes very dark/black. Can just make out ...
    pigdog pigdog September 2010 Hardware
  • zx81 rf outputHi All I'm not sure if this is an appropriate forum for the zx81, however I'll ask anyway;) I've connected my zx81 up to a mid 90's color tv. I can…

    Theoretically it wouldnt help because the black notch still wont be in the output signal causing a dark screen..
    The composite mod is possible and its the same as on the Spectrum, i've done it on ZX81 and Timex1000.
    gtsamour gtsamour January 2011 Hardware
  • ZX81 composite (back porch) mod!Hi everybody, Some of you may be aware of the existence of this mod: [url]http://forum.tlienhard.com/TS1000/homepage.ntlworld.com/deborah.clayton1/p…

    Interesting... One of mine displays quite a dark picture on newer TVs, both through composite and through UHF... could that be the cause?
    Muzer Muzer June 2011 Hardware
  • ZX81 composite (back porch) mod!Hi everybody, Some of you may be aware of the existence of this mod: [url]http://forum.tlienhard.com/TS1000/homepage.ntlworld.com/deborah.clayton1/p…

    [QUOTE=Muzer;545597]Interesting... One of mine displays quite a dark picture on newer TVs, both through composite and through UHF... could that be the cause?[/QUOTE]

    That [i]is[/i] the cause.
    You'll find it has the older ULA.
    Spirantho Spirantho June 2011 Hardware
  • +2/+3 Sync problem on Commodore 1084sI have a strange issue, I got an RGB monitor cable from ebay for the +2/+3 to the Commodore 1084s (d-sub socket). It works fine on my Spectrum+ 128k …

    ... is not longer present (and composite Video on pin 1 too ... with my finger in the dark but as suggested already by ...
    Mad Fritz Mad Fritz July 2011 Hardware
  • ZX81 Dark screen, could it be the ULA?Trying to get a ZX81 going for a mate of mine, already replaced the membrane (Cheers Rich!) but now its the old "very dark screen" problem, probably …

    ... now its the old "very dark screen" problem, probably caused by ... ULA and fixable with the composite video modification, which I have ... all, I thought a "very dark screen" was 100% the expected ... damaged at all. So any composite mod will do exactly whatever ...
    ccowley ccowley November 2011 Chit chat
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