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Video output questions...Two questions... [QUOTE]1. The yellow and blue colours seem out of phase on the display. Is this normal for an RF connection to the TV/monitor?[/QUO…
... quality TV picture possible from a 16K/48K Spectrum and ... /or would prefer not to modify ... the Spectrum's sound via the SCART connection to the TV ... Spectrum128/SCARTCable/Spectrum128SCARTCableSpanish.htm"]Spanish Spectrum 128[/URL]
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48k + Spectrum Issue 4S Display IssueHi all! Brand new user here. Growing up I had a zx spectrum for a little bit, and recently I have bought a working 48k + Spectrum (Issue 4). I was…
... you get from a 48K Spectrum where the lower 16K RAMs ... cannot read real data to send to the TV, and just takes noise ... should be the first thing to do. -
Composite video for 48k Capacitor orientationHello, My multisystem TV is acting up and I'm unable to navigate the menu to tune in the RF signal for my speccys. However the A/V input still works.…
... TV is acting up and I'm unable to navigate the menu to tune ... works. So I decided to do the composite video mod ... cap going out (toward the TV).
I always thought ... the one going out to the TV (+ in toward the ... of the capacitor is to remove any lingering DC ... -
Composite video for 48k Capacitor orientationHello, My multisystem TV is acting up and I'm unable to navigate the menu to tune in the RF signal for my speccys. However the A/V input still works.…
... 75 Ohm input of the TV set to the higher impedance of ... circuitry of the spectrum from the video line to the TV.
Any ... electrolytic capacitor in series to the ... video signal does not remove noise but prevents the TV ... -
48K loudspeaker questionsI wonder if someone would know what "40 ohm T.V. type" means? This is the description of the 48K loudspeaker given in the service manual. I?d also li…
... than the one in the Spectrum. The magnet is in ... your definition of a TV type. The magnetism emitted ... I moved it to another shelf to try later and ... that was standing next to the TV. The guitar speaker was ... had ?strange? colours according to him. When I got there ... -
I FOUND MY 48K AFTER 20 YEARS!!!!!!!I am so happy about it!!! I saved it in a nice bag ...all clean and working with three manuals (so I can try to learn programming after all), inter…
... interface for the 16/48K Spectrum. It has a whole host ... pixels. It also sends sound to the TV.
Check it ... ://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.htm[/url] -
I FOUND MY 48K AFTER 20 YEARS!!!!!!!I am so happy about it!!! I saved it in a nice bag ...all clean and working with three manuals (so I can try to learn programming after all), inter…
... interface for the 16/48K Spectrum. It has a whole host ... pixels. It also sends sound to the TV.
Check it ... ://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.htm[/url][/QUOTE ... where people figured out how to deal with it and get ... -
I FOUND MY 48K AFTER 20 YEARS!!!!!!!I am so happy about it!!! I saved it in a nice bag ...all clean and working with three manuals (so I can try to learn programming after all), inter…
... can have a better connection to the TV here
[url]http ... contemporary digital TV sets which are notoriously picky to catch the Spectrum's ... can use a specific RGB-to-SCART cable, they work wonders ... -
Poorly Issue One 16k spectrum diagnosis?Hello, everyone. :smile: I was lucky enough to buy an Issue One 16k rubber key the other week; I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up…
... 'ghosts' of the text appearing to the right and sometimes slightly ... what happens when the ULA fails to properly read display data from ... been able to test the module in an issue 1 Spectrum. If ... corresponding multiplexor connection is trying to pull it low at the ... -
Poorly Issue One 16k spectrum diagnosis?Hello, everyone. :smile: I was lucky enough to buy an Issue One 16k rubber key the other week; I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up…
... happens when the ULA fails to properly read display data ... able to test the module in an issue 1 Spectrum. ... multiplexor connection is trying to pull it low at ... I'm trying to keep the Spectrum as unmodified as ... I can - I was intending to ... -
Poorly Issue One 16k spectrum diagnosis?Hello, everyone. :smile: I was lucky enough to buy an Issue One 16k rubber key the other week; I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up…
... ;711568]Recall that this Spectrum is comp modded. I am ... resistors and a variable capacitor to tune the colour circuits.
< ... br /> the variable capacitor is to trim the frequency of the ... you likely need to tweak to get white back to white probably... -
Childhood moments with my SpeccyHey everyone. The other day I randomly came across a tumblr page called "Me and My ZX Spectrum" ([url]http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com[/url]) …
... because we only had one TV at home, it was ... a programme they wanted to watch, the Spectrum had to be turned off ... dad was watching something on TV and I was in ... the chess program without a TV. I quickly took out ... for hours. Look mom, no TV!
This is ... -
PCB manufacturersI am using Futurlec's services for many years now, and they deliver good quality. They're not the fastest ones or easy to get in contact with, but I …
... expect a dedicated diag board to have some voltage level diag ... functions too, to make it more complete. Maybe ... screen output of the ZX Spectrum fails, but that would require a ... -
Childhood moments with my SpeccyHey everyone. The other day I randomly came across a tumblr page called "Me and My ZX Spectrum" ([url]http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com[/url]) …
... up, tuned in the TV and loaded a game from ... sound. It had to be the TV tuning. Everything sounded ... I tried fine-tuning the TV again and again. No ... error means that the Spectrum may need to be serviced. In ... moved on from the Spectrum and to what machine, if the ... -
ZX spectrum 128K + 2 (Grey one :)Hi all, I'm trying to revive a dead ZX 128K +2 (the grey one). The regulator was damaged and seemed to be feeding 7.8Volts onto the pcb. Yikes ! I…
... regulated PSU, connect it to the junction of R8 ... and the +12V feed to the RGB / Video port ... for the 0V ground connection to the PSU.
to 120mA but will create ... you have the Spectrum connected to a display / TV?
If ... -
spectrum issue 6a oddityMorning everyone Bought a speccy (rubber key) from ebay in near mint condition - couldn't tune in on analogue particularly well so did the comp mod …
... RCA socket. Some TV's seem not to include this capacitor at ... terminal at the Spectrum board, and negative connected to the RCA socket ... bug-free) path from ULA to the TV. Don't bother measuring ... the test in another TV.
To really confirm that, you ... -
SD card as a tape playerSince discovering WOS I've been amazed at the talent and inginuity of everyone who has developed new hardware and software. I only wish I could under…
... games for loading in to my real spectrum. I find it works ... girlfriend as she's trying to watch tv in the same room ... :lol: ) and I've been able to ... -
SteamOS AnnouncedRejoice all you penguin huggers! (me included) [url]http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/[/url]
... tweaking that can be done to tune performance and it's ... never going to be as well done ... games will then require you to have two PCs, just ... can stream the Windows version to SteamOS, which is just ... Steam games from PC/Mac to Tv, which might have helped ... -
48k tv connectionHello, I have a small tv which I use to test and play spectrum games. When I try to connect my any of my 48k, I have the copyright image, but the T…
you may like to do this mod
[ ... .co.uk/2008/11/zx-spectrum-composite-video-mod.html[/url ... cable from the mic port to the tv also either by the ... 3 cables.. or to a scart convertor ... you get sound from the tv.. -
Basic sourceAre there any utilities available that will extract Basic source to a text file, or insert it from a text file into any of the common formats lie z80…
... ;725886]Did you copy Zx Spectrum.ttf to your fonts folder?[/QUOTE ... , but then copying from Notepad to BasInc fails.
ZX Editor ... -
display file addressing; screen slicingWhile working on this Compendium I'm updating or rewriting a lot of stuff. One thing I eventually came to appreciate was the simple & clever way in w…
... redraw all the sprites, synched to the TV frame update, while the ... as possible to the main screen.
Later Spectrum programmers like ... as possible just behind the TV's refresh scan, so that ... that didn't model the TV image refresh mechanism would cause ... -
Spectrum on Portuguese TV!They've finally aired the episode I wrote of the series I'm working for where I put the main character using a 48k. it's a light comedy show, and th…
Absolutely :)
I'm not a tv guy, but it makes me somewhat proud to have a ZX Spectrum reference on national tv :)
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eBay 128K Spectrum RGB cables overheat the Spectrum!?Hi everybody, For a long time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating when using my Retro Computer Shack RGB SCART cable. Today …
... time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating ... think the cost is my Spectrum 128K's ULA, and ... SCART input of a TV, and aims to do so in ... so it is up to the TV whether it allows manually ... for any model of 128K Spectrum (or QL).
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using the raspberry pi for the zx spectrumI just saw where they are now using a Pi to emulate a floppy disk drive for the Amiga. So it got me wondering if this could be done for the ZX Spectr…
... in the electromagnetic spectrum as RF, is irrelevant to the fact that ... the electrical wiring being hazardous to you or other people, ... your trusty old valve radio to tune in or something.
< ... In any case, my suggestion to Napoleon...whatever is... just go ... -
Wanted: a +2A/B or +3I don't care if the tape deck / disk drive is faulty. I don't care if the case is damaged, or some of the keys don't work. I am not bothered if there…
... and I can't tune it in to my TV. No idea what ... , and the tape player seems to work. It's an issue ... -
Wanted: a +2A/B or +3I don't care if the tape deck / disk drive is faulty. I don't care if the case is damaged, or some of the keys don't work. I am not bothered if there…
... and I can't tune it in to my TV. No idea what ... , and the tape player seems to work. It's an issue ... -
Bob pape rtype bookAnyone read bob papes rtype book? Thought it was fascinating. I love that game :D
... level, and probably even access to the source code, or parts ... machine into a Spectrum (so to speak), without having to spend hours staring ... the arcade machine and trying to play through all the ... (few, and undetailed) gaming related TV programs of the time. -
Bob pape rtype bookAnyone read bob papes rtype book? Thought it was fascinating. I love that game :D
... machine into a Spectrum (so to speak), without having to spend hours staring ... (few, and undetailed) gaming related TV programs of the time.[/QUOTE ... love that to make rampage he had to go to the arcade ... another class port to the speccy. I used to love playing ... -
Elite Kickstarter ProjectAs some of may know Steve Wilcox of Elite is currently close to raising ?60k via Kickstarter to begin manufacturing a USB spectrum keyboard. I have g…
... on their first day mention. To the tune of ?355....
[/QUOTE ... it was now or never to go ahead properly.
Spectrum next to an iPad, a generic ... an iPad and what appear to be slightly questionable photos of ... -
Graphics: What is the point of ...... actually, let me apologize for such a stupid vague thread title, I so wanted to avoid this but the whole sentence I wanted to write is just way t…
... To the best of my knowledge, it is not, really, Spectrum's ... responsibility, but TV set's. So the ... of "PAL unfriendly". I tried to look at "Chromatrons" pictures more ... guess is: Spectrum scan lines are quite thick compared to the "real ...
