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RF to HDMI adapter...So I have been wondering about getting a RF tuner lately, as the only TV set I have that still works and still has a tuner is VHF and most Speccy's a…
... back with Analog Channel 4 ( no idea what that is? ) and ... get monitors with a separate composite input when I was a ... as necessary where there is no composite mod already installed.
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Spectrum Composite video connections?Is it possible to modify a standard 48K spectrum to give composite video output? In my experience i have found the quality of the picture out of the…
... /> For this picture I have build the simple composite mod for my speccy ... -
Spectrum Composite video connections?Is it possible to modify a standard 48K spectrum to give composite video output? In my experience i have found the quality of the picture out of the…
... /> For this picture I have build the simple composite mod for my speccy ... -
Spectrum +2 No TV PictureHi, As a retro collector in Australia I thought it was time to check out a real Spectrum as they were never popular here. So I bought the Spectrum +…
... its giving a fine RF picture on his TV I'm ... the capacitor to composite thing and I get no picture.
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Xbox 360 t.v lead help neededMy brother, is lazy, and has been promising to send me a lead for my xbox 360, which will supposedly enhance the display, but I have given up waitin…
... existing scart connector is the composite signal, the red and ... on one wire.
Composite - carries picture only on one wire.
composite) carries the picture signal on three seperate ... same as RGB. Quality is no better/worse than RGB. More ... -
Speccy plus composite modHi folks, I have 2 48K speccy plus machines both with really poor RF output, one is very weak and the other wanders and white tears across the scree…
... to assume that doing the composite mod would cure this as looking ... some cable).
I mean, composite mod is peace of cake. It ... is not a must).
No real need for PCB or ... . Just solder shielded wire to composite video line. It was discussed ... -
Composite Video output problemHi everyone, I?ve got a problem that?s really bugging me. I have one Spectrum 48K and one Spectrum +3, both with Composite Video output modification…
... and find no fault. This is a fairly simple mod so ... rubber 48K (own Composite mod) and +3 (sintech composite mod) against my brand ... of T2 against C65 with no luck either.
... between modulator video input and composite video output (to monitor).[/ ... -
After 23.5 Years I now have no VCRFor the first time in 23.5 years I do not have a VCR in my lounge. I finally got round to buying a Digital TV Recorder :- The [URL="http://www.tvoni…
... , no picture reduction at all. Watching VHS is like having to use Composite ... and rewinding TV is fab :) No need to hold on when ... -
ZX48K bad videoI have 48K with bad RF video output: [URL="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/28/1218776/Amiga/ZX48K_IMG_1219_up.jpg"]photo[/URL] It seems to work o…
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I got the black picture (same as now on 48K ... that same wire and composite carries only picture so it couldn't ... has had only RF and composite. RF was always very very ... motherboard, but IIRC it made no difference.
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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 ... SCART cables will either give no picture, a very faint black/dark ... grey picture, or a 'rolling' picture depending on the ... SCART despite not having a picture you should still get the ... -
48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... -Fix sound?
-Have composite out mod done (following Secara's instructions ... ) and add composite out, ... RGB output (I know the composite mod for the +2A/+2B/+ ... on the grey +2 - so no scary guesswork!)
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TV output from original +2I've modified my 48K Spectrum to output composite, and I have it working here in Japan on my old monitor (X68000). Hopefully my parents will bring ov…
... mcleod_ideafix;382576]Yes. Although the composite signal carries the FM modulated ... not depends on how the composite input of your TV is ... ago I'd done the composite mod on (building the buffer amp ... the sound subcarrier that was no longer connected to anything. I ... -
Pc to speccy?Not been on here for a while, but after watching some of BBC4's electric dreams programmes it has given me the urge to get my old speccy out. So ye…
[QUOTE=daza1973;390435]Any ideas how to improve the grainy degraded picture ???[/QUOTE]
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Pc to speccy?Not been on here for a while, but after watching some of BBC4's electric dreams programmes it has given me the urge to get my old speccy out. So ye…
... picture quality is good :grin:
might still do the composite mod ... -
Pc to speccy?Not been on here for a while, but after watching some of BBC4's electric dreams programmes it has given me the urge to get my old speccy out. So ye…
Did the composite mod as shown on
[url]http://womblesretrorepairshack.blogspot.com/2008/11/zx-spectrum-composite-video-mod.html[/url]
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Tuning issue 48KHi. I have just bought a 48K rubber key version and am having trouble tuning it in. I have tried two newish CRT televisions but get the same picture.…
Welcome to WOS and: yes, I allways recommend the composite mod, even if the TV-picture has better "quality" than in your case.
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Tuning issue 48KHi. I have just bought a 48K rubber key version and am having trouble tuning it in. I have tried two newish CRT televisions but get the same picture.…
You mention the composite mod has helped reduce the problem.< ... tuning here as your going composite via phono cables to phono ... may effect the picture.
After completing the composite mod, the second ... -
USA Newbie, lost with ZX SpectrumJust got a 48k ZX Spectrum from the UK and I'm in the US. Well, I'm having problems I wasn't expecting. The only lead to the TV mine has is an UHF a…
... UHF channel 36. I have no idea if regular channel 36 ... other way, other than the composite mod?
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USA Newbie, lost with ZX SpectrumJust got a 48k ZX Spectrum from the UK and I'm in the US. Well, I'm having problems I wasn't expecting. The only lead to the TV mine has is an UHF a…
... UHF channel 36. I have no idea if regular channel 36 ... other way, other than the composite mod?[/QUOTE]
Regular channel ... ...
Or go the composite mod route.
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USA Newbie, lost with ZX SpectrumJust got a 48k ZX Spectrum from the UK and I'm in the US. Well, I'm having problems I wasn't expecting. The only lead to the TV mine has is an UHF a…
... would (fifth or sixth) the composite mod. Even if you do get ... , but even so, the picture quality of composite is much better without ... -
Another set of USA newbie ZX Spectrum questions.So yeah, I'm considering getting a ZX Spectrum 48k pretty soon, but since I'm not in the country of origin, I have a few questions about it. First, …
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There is no Scart socket here, only in ... 48K (didn't had the composite mod done yet) and the RCA ... it. A friend added the composite video circuitry to my +2A ... -
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…
... 'look & feel', but have no problem to totally reconstruct a ... exception of 2 fixes.. the composite mod + the memory INTERNALLY instead of ... -
composite mod +2AWill the composite mod work on a +2A as it does on a 48k+, the reason i ask is cos i tried it on my +2A and all i get is a slight interference on the…
[QUOTE=rustyredline;414827]Will the composite mod work on a +2A as ... a slight interference on the picture but nothing is recognisable. It ... sound subcarrier added to the composite video signal before it reaches ... being able to display the picture -
LCD monitors with aerial input and other expensive+simple options for running on flatHi, What great forums! Just fired up a 48k for the first time in probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia :D Due to space constraints I w…
... of the double conversion the picture you'll get will be ... and connect it (after the composite mod done on the speccy) to ... -
LCD monitors with aerial input and other expensive+simple options for running on flatHi, What great forums! Just fired up a 48k for the first time in probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia :D Due to space constraints I w…
... of the double conversion the picture you'll get will be ... and connect it (after the composite mod done on the speccy) to ... .ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-Spectrum-Composite-Video-Mod-Kit-Scart-To-TV_W0QQitemZ250561201522QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL ... -
LCD monitors with aerial input and other expensive+simple options for running on flatHi, What great forums! Just fired up a 48k for the first time in probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia :D Due to space constraints I w…
... , this is a composite to SCART cable) works ... ve found both RGB and composite works great with my small ... /> It's worth doing the composite mod anyway - few Spectrums seem to ... drifts a little and the picture changes, so for my non ... at least SCART or composite). -
LCD monitors with aerial input and other expensive+simple options for running on flatHi, What great forums! Just fired up a 48k for the first time in probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia :D Due to space constraints I w…
... .co.uk/Sinclair-Spectrum-Composite-Video-Mod-Kit-Scart-To-TV_W0QQitemZ250561201522QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL ... "different" kinds of the composite mod, but the results are basically ... non functional.
The picture quality on my 15 inch ... -
LCD monitors with aerial input and other expensive+simple options for running on flatHi, What great forums! Just fired up a 48k for the first time in probably 20 years for a burst of lovely nostalgia :D Due to space constraints I w…
[QUOTE=Winston;424513]Composite video (basically, this is a composite to SCART cable ... /> It's worth doing the composite mod anyway - few Spectrums seem to ... drifts a little and the picture changes, so for my non ... wondering how crisp is the picture on yours? -
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? -
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…
... is no picture, not even a dark one (I use composite video output ... using the modulator not the composite signal.
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