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ZX to EGA - it works !!I finally hooked up EGA monitor to ZX. Everybody can repeat if can hold the soldering iron in the arm. The circuit diagram is simple, it contains two…
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ObituaryYesterday my spectrum died :( Over 7 years of faithful service its finally gone to Silicon heaven. Rest in peace spectrum 48k+ Born sometime in 198…
I'm not sure whats wrong with it. The only way i could connect it to my tv was use a scart cable lead. All I get is black. no picture no flashing squares. And no sounds when i press any keys :( -
ObituaryYesterday my spectrum died :( Over 7 years of faithful service its finally gone to Silicon heaven. Rest in peace spectrum 48k+ Born sometime in 198…
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Is there anyway of fixing my spectrum?Hi people, i have just got my pride and joy back out of the closet (48k +) and turned it on and to my horror the arial socket is not working properly…
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Is there anyway of fixing my spectrum?Hi people, i have just got my pride and joy back out of the closet (48k +) and turned it on and to my horror the arial socket is not working properly…
Alessandro (or someone else): Do you know a place where i can check how to make a scart connector or can you describe a bit better? A picture would help a lot!
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Is there anyway of fixing my spectrum?Hi people, i have just got my pride and joy back out of the closet (48k +) and turned it on and to my horror the arial socket is not working properly…
... electronic store an RCA to SCART connector for very cheap. As ... computer case and take a picture.
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8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... picture and sound they produce are very poor indeed. Using the Scart ... socket on the Sam will give a vastly improved picture.Modifying UK +2B for German TVI'd like to modify my +2B so the sound comes out of the telly. I already know I have to change the ceramic resonator X3 from 6 MHz to 5.5 MHz. I thin…
... /> Don't you have SCART connectors on your TVs in ... also started building a SCART cable according to the ... has any hints. The picture is stable, but mostly ... telly has only one SCART connector and that is ... classical way of feeding the picture (in case I manage ...Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? Are you Happy with yours?Hello, Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does it give satisfactory picture. Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? If s…
... the same in both models). Picture quality is quite crap as ... one of those specially made Scart leads (I don't have ...Something I think most people here are waiting for.Well I know I have been waiting for it, a DVD recorder with freeview reciever and a 80GB hard drive it is estimated to cost about ?230.00, the bad ne…
... freeview box that has a picture as good as analogue, the ... an RGB SCART connection on them. The only time the picture looks ... low to cope with the picture detail. A number of things ...Why emulators are not as good as the real thingI think I remember thx1138 saying before that emus didn't cut it for him. Well, I agree. They are good fun, and I got into the Speccy for a second ti…
... (which goes to SCART) gives a very sharp picture. I still haven ...video problem with 128kHi. I bought a 128K (the one with the huge heat sink in the right side) some years ago. Everything seems to work properly except the screen. It doesn…
... TV or monitor with a scart socket.
The 128k/+2 ... a strange black and white picture using your 128 and a ...Improving RF-modulator outputMy old 48k is working perfectly, except for the RF-modulator output giving unclear colors, moire type effects - generally being a bit bad and driftin…
... use S-Video: (much improved picture)
1. Open modulator 2 ... , but then you can build Scart lead instead.
Timppa128k scartIs it possible to buy a scart lead for the 128k(heatsink version)off the shelf ?? I'm on a mission to improve the picture on my spectrum128k... am i…
... explains how to make a SCART cable, but the guy responsible ... . Great cable - really improves the picture quality no end.128k scartIs it possible to buy a scart lead for the 128k(heatsink version)off the shelf ?? I'm on a mission to improve the picture on my spectrum128k... am i…
... explains how to make a SCART cable, but the guy responsible ... . Great cable - really improves the picture quality no end.
picture quality. The guy happily responds ...What do you prefer?Heres a question for debate. What spectrum do you prefer? The rubber keyed speccy of old or the later Amstrad offerings? I prefer the +2 cause it ha…
I`ve got at 48k rubber keys, a +, a grey +2, and the black +2b. I prefer the +2b as apart from being black like the original spectrum i`ve got the audio going to the stereo and its linked up with a Scart cable, the picture is fucking fantastic!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 …
... will use to decode the picture and how you will ... button to get the picture up but when you ... the scart socket controls how the TV decodes the picture, by ... svideo mode via the picture option in the TV' ... thing from RGB. The picture is carried along two wires ...Scart Leads for spectrumHi, I was going through my stuff the other day and found I have all the bits for making spectrum scart leads. I was going to ebay them but thought …
... know you could make a scart lead for the spectrum. How ... one from eBay and the picture quality is ace - as clear ...Scart Leads for spectrumHi, I was going through my stuff the other day and found I have all the bits for making spectrum scart leads. I was going to ebay them but thought …
... seeing an RGB output via Scart.
The disadvantage is ... easily because of the sharper picture. It takes away from the ...Dot CrawlHiya, I know this might seem like a stupid question but i`ve seen the term "dot crawl" used a lot on articles about older Spectrums. I wondered if so…
... you can get a SCART converter cable for this ... get a rock steady picture this way. Sintech ... get a near perfect picture in greyscale by desoldering ... the colour information from the picture.
I ... get a completely clean picture from an original spectrum ...A hyperthetical Speccy FutureDo you think if the Speccy had've continued through the 90's or maybe up until present day, that maybe they would've made multi-button joysticks/pads…
... the TV using a scart lead, so the picture was clearer.. and ... of it for a clear picture, you dont look at nasty ...my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
... , I will be building the scart lead for it as soon ... ]click here[/url] for the picture of the lovingly cleaned 48k ... ]click here[/url] for a picture of it in action. (this ... ]click here[/url] for a picture of the poor 48k + that ...Bought a speccy from ebay but need helpJust bought a speccy now so i don`t have it here yet but i bought one that might be broke have a read on what it says and tell me if you think it`s f…
... telly and get a good picture. I have a couple of ... get a black and white picture on my living room telly ... but a perfect colour picture on my bedroom telly.
picture then next I'd try ... less faff on than a scart lead.
If the ...Bought a speccy from ebay but need helpJust bought a speccy now so i don`t have it here yet but i bought one that might be broke have a read on what it says and tell me if you think it`s f…
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I had my scart cable come today for the ... speccy. Well i got a picture so i tried to load ...Plasma screen RGB thingyHello. So I've bought myself a little 48K rubberkey and I'm trying to use a 42" plasma as my output - apparently I need an RGB adapter/scart thing t…
... bulky.
An RGB->Scart adapter is quite a simple ... one) and the improvement of picture quality is astounding. The tricky ...speccy +2A composite videorecently bought a +2a , it works perfect , though can?t get a good picture out of it with the rf output plan to use it on a viewsonic 2010 LCD, th…
... to have really good picture, than make RGB Scart cable. Instructions can ... do anything INSIDE Spectrum and picture is much better.Papaya Labs shop open for DivIDE pre-orders.Papaya Labs are now taking pre-orders for DivIDE interfaces and other DivIDE accessories. Find their shop at [url]http://www.papayalabs.co.uk/shop/[…
... an Amstrad RGB monitor, the picture is skew but watchable.
maybe SCART too ? I imagine you'd ...MonitorWhat kind of monitor will I need for my Spectrum +2A? I'm not confident enough to use a TV screen. Can I find an RGB / VDU monitor from a store like…
Save your money and just buy a cheap second hand telly. I got one for ?6 from Cash converters. Dead easy to tune in and gives a perfect picture, ideal for messin wit the speccy on.
Otherwise you probably end up having to make a scart adapter.Adapt Electronics RGB adapter - pinoutHello! I've managed to buy this thing: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220025560362[/url] . Do anyone maybe have a pinout…
... /> I made DIN-Scart adapter and here I have picture! :)
picture is a little reddish, yellow ...can i connect a +2a to an amstrad colour monitor?can i connect a +2a to an amstrad cmt 464 colour monitor? how ? th output is different , and it even has jacks for power!:evil:
do i leave the power cable from the monitor free?:p
do you know if the picture is better than rgb scart?
