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  • Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…

    ... discussions here about the composite video modification of the ... one of the simplest composite video modification using 100uF ... models with the above composite video modification. All Spectrums ... What causes this? Can the picture quality be improved?

    jimre jimre January 2014 Hardware
  • Issue two picture qualityDoes anyone know if issue two and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours) compared to issue 3 and later? I mean on…

    ... and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours) compared ...
    gtsamour gtsamour January 2007 Hardware
  • Better Picture QualityToday I built a PSU and RGB-SCART monitor cable for my +3. However, I'm not too happy with the picture quality. It appears that there's like halos a…

    ... not too happy with the picture quality. It appears that there's ...
    MikeW MikeW June 2012 Hardware
  • Shimmering displayHi all, I've got a 48K issue 4S and it appears to be working apart from it's displaying weird vertical shimmering patterns. It passes a RAM test t…

    ... .worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/46081/composite-picture-quality/p1
    http://www.worldofspectrum ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2016 Hardware
  • Humble 48 Spectrum cloneAnyone familiar with this clone? I recently got one for myself. https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.va-de-ret…

    It has both composite and RGB. The RGB, as ... , would require case modding. The composite picture quality is so good, and with ...
    protek protek December 2019 Hardware
  • 128K Toastrack RGB SCART Picture QualityHi, I wonder if anyone with experience of using an RGB->SCART cable with an 128K Spectrum (Toastrack) can give some first-hand advice? I've composit…

    ... 've composite-modded 2 speccies. The speccy+ gives a great picture on ... my CRT telly: crisp, solid, almost monitor-quality to ... 's continued with the composite mod. The picture's brighter, but there ...
    Muig Muig September 2013 Hardware
  • No TV/composite picture on Spectrum 128KI have a heatsink-type Spectrum 128 that doesn't produce a picture any more, neither on the TV nor on the composite port. Apart from that, it seems t…

    ... a picture any more, neither on the TV nor on the composite ... is responsible for producing TV/composite output. I tried to get ...
    J?rg Pleumann J?rg Pleumann May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... composite video output?
    In my experience i have found the quality ... of the picture out of the standard ... and this has improved the picture quality greatly.
    THEBASHER73 THEBASHER73 December 2005 Hardware
  • The long view of TV out qualityAs time went on, Sinclair improved the analogue side to give better picture quality. It's therefore ironic that out of the four Spectrums I currentl…

    ... analogue side to give better picture quality.

    It's therefore ... 2) has the best video quality - it's pretty much flawless ... around to making up a composite cable for it).

    quality?
    Winston Winston April 2007 Hardware
  • Bad RGB picture qualityHi I just received my RGB cable, and found out that the quality is not as good ex expected. [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6845970/loader1.jpg[/IMG] …

    ... , and found out that the quality is not as good ex ... , when divIDE is attached, the picture gets worser. There are some ... , middle and bottom of the picture moving from left to right ... /> I tried to sharpen the picture, but nothing changed.
    Any ...
    paines paines May 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum+ Noisey Picture ProblemHi fellow Spec-chums I need your help! I've recently brought a 48K+ Spectrum(issue 6A) that I'm trying to repair. I did all initial tests on it prio…

    ... 've just converted it to composite output and fitted a new ... something was wrong with the picture quality:-

    [IMG][URL=http ... /> I've been over the composite mod and my soldering and ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum May 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k picture quality distorts after 10 minsWould this be something to do with capacitors? the picture is fine then after 10 mins of play the quality goes bad sort of like the some of the colou…

    Would this be something to do with capacitors? the picture is fine then after 10 mins of play the quality goes bad sort of like the some of the colours have been inverted.
    yoshi8 yoshi8 June 2014 Hardware
  • How to Record Retro Games to Blank DVD's (Scart & Composite)First of all my apologies if this should be in another section but it is about recording games :-D I've been meaning to do this video for some tim…

    ... in perfect picture quality on to a DVD via Scart and Composite connections ... & white or a rolling picture.
    I hope this video ...
    ZEUS ZEUS July 2018 Games
  • TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…

    ... it) if it gives wavy picture?
    I replaced both transistors ... i still get a wavy picture (mild distortions) so it has ... know i can install a composite jack and i will. I ... ) have anything to do with picture quality? I haven't replaced those ...
    gtsamour gtsamour March 2007 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... need something called a "composite lead" for better picture quality?


    thx1138 thx1138 July 2007 Chit chat
  • Ferguson MA20 via SCART to modern TVHello, I am a newbie here but I visit this forum on regular basis to find interesting informations about computers of my life - Speccies. I have a s…

    ... use RCA (cinch) composite video to SCART and picture quality is acceptable (but ... improve picture quality. (am I wrong?)


    48K and Spectrum+ - composite ... video modded - picture quality is awful !
    I ...
    ikci ikci June 2012 Hardware
  • +2b RGB to CompositeHello , My samsung LCD TV duznt seem to like my +2b RGB scart lead , I get a picture but theres lots of snow in front of it , My spectrum+ 48k with t…

    ... scart lead , I get a picture but theres lots of snow ... , My spectrum+ 48k with the composite mod works just fine on ... work , Will i get a composite picture and sound if i plug ...
    ricky006 ricky006 April 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum Issue 2 - TR6 ReplacementI've just got my hands on an Issue 2 ZX Spectrum, that needed some repairs. The picture quality after doing a composite modification was pretty shodd…

    ... some repairs. The picture quality after doing a composite modification was pretty shoddy ... electrolytic caps and now the picture is great ;)

    On ...
    retrogamemart retrogamemart August 2014 Hardware
  • TR1 & TR2 replacement - now dark picture?Hi all I saw a list of diodes you could swap out for better modern equivalents. I saw TR1/2 could be replaced with BC547 which i had afew of (BC547 …

    ... TR1/TR2 position (Usually improves picture quality significantly)[/QUOTE]

    I ... swapped them out as my picture is terrible at the moment ... got a black and white picture and its quite dark...
    dreamscape dreamscape September 2014 Hardware
  • 3.4 Inch TFT with 48k Spectrum....hmmm?Hey guys, So I have been playing around with the idea of using a small LCD with composite input for a 48k Speccy. I got hold of one of these relat…

    ... using a small LCD with composite input for a 48k ... my composite modded spectrum. It does display a good picture, unfortunately ... 's and monitors. The picture just constantly vertically rotates from ... wasn't expecting too much picture quality wise, but it would be ...
    RSwipeCA RSwipeCA January 2015 Hardware
  • Got Myself a 128K “Toast Rack”! (Plus a simple audio fix guide.)I got myself a 128K Spectrum off of eBay the other day. It’s in pretty good nick, but the membrane went the way of the dodo sometime during shipping …

    ... ]

    The cleaned up picture of the board (with the ... make an RGB cable. The picture quality over the composite output is appalling.
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore January 2018 Hardware
  • 48K picture quality vs motherboard revision?A subject thas has probably been covered elsewhere and hundreds of times, I know. But I never quite understood if there was some identifiable patt…

    ... the most jail-bar free picture?

    And was there ...
    Renegade Renegade March 2019 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 48k Sync ProblemHi, Sometimes when I loaded a game it starts scrolling vertical. Seems something like a VSYNC problem or something? anyone familiar with this problem…

    ... and use the video composite signal. The picture quality should improve a great ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • UHF BoxHello all, I have got a Spectrum +2 which has a broken UHF box and was wondering if anyone knew where I could get hold of a replacement unit. More …

    ... one you could do a composite video mod and do without ... , plus it'll improve your picture quality. This site has a circuit ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • UHF BoxHello all, I have got a Spectrum +2 which has a broken UHF box and was wondering if anyone knew where I could get hold of a replacement unit. More …

    ... one you could do a composite video mod and do without ... , plus it'll improve your picture quality. This site has a circuit ...
    pmsr pmsr July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum + PC MonitorOn my desk I've got a PC + PC monitor and a Spectrum + portable TV. I'd like to save desk space by getting rid of the portable TV and connecting the…

    I run the Spectrum through a cheap TV tuner PC card. However, I was unable to tune in a decend image quality, so I modified the spectrum slightly to provide Composite Out, which the TV card accepts. Picture quality is now very good.
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi June 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Connect Speccy to LCD monitor?Hey all.. I've just busted my 3rd bloody TV set in a single year, I'm just fed up with cheapo old 14s by now.. ;) I do have a 17" LCD screen that ca…

    ... , mainly because they expect a composite video signal from a VHS ... motion video, mainly because the picture is in a constant state ... boxes are of a higher quality and seem to take an ... up to is that the Picture quality on a 1024x768 display from ...
    dasteph dasteph July 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Scart - S videoWhat is the difference, I know they are both RGB. I want to make a Scart cable for my speccy, and my tv card has s video input, however I don't know …

    ... side by side...

    Composite:

    [url="http://geocities ... PAL only TV through a composite cable it will appear in ... an RGB cable and you picture quality hasn't got any better ... RGB cable are rigged for composite aswell and you'll need ...
    KeepGood KeepGood October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... I managed to fit the composite output to my Speccy with ... [/url]

    The overall picture quality is better though.
    What ...
    Pyjamarama Pyjamarama November 2006 Hardware
  • When there are no more analogue TVs...It won't be long, I suspect, before it's impossible to buy a new analogue TV. This will of course doom real Sinclair Spectrums to not being able to d…

    ... /> Digital TV = Far superior picture quality, digital audio, DD51 EX, DTS ... br /> HD TV = Incredible picture quality, its like watching a high ... now time to get that picture quality upgraded .... and about time ... still going to see composite/SVideo/RGB SCART for ...
    KeepGood KeepGood November 2006 Hardware
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