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Help - no tv receptionHi I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am having trouble getting any output on a tv. The specy seems to work - the power light comes on …
... (at least on the later +2 and the +3). My +3 ... machines, but on the original (grey) +2, the RGB output continues to ... -
No picture on my LCD monitorHi all, more tech help required. I have my + 2 powered up ok. but when I run the yellow RCA lead from TV out to my convertor box I get no pict…
Your suspicions are correct. For the pinout, see: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/pinouts.htm#CVideo[/url]
Note that it's only the original (grey) +2 that has composite video output, not the +2A. -
The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
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Best Spectrum to use: Grey +2
Best Software House: Imagine ... -
No picture on my LCD monitorHi all, more tech help required. I have my + 2 powered up ok. but when I run the yellow RCA lead from TV out to my convertor box I get no pict…
... to be soldered inside the grey +2. You can decide if you ... -
Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…
... real Spectrums I loved the grey +2 because of the keyboard and ... -
Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…
The grey +2 is absolutely the best. The + ... 128k machines is only the +2 left. There is a problem ... -
Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…
[QUOTE=Speccyman;364841]The grey +2 is absolutely the best. The + ... -
+2 cassette door springHas anybody a spare cassette door spring for grey +2? I'm looking for one.
... spare cassette door spring for grey +2? I'm looking for one ... 's any difference between the +2 and +2A version in which ... -
Connecting a Spectrum to a TVHello, The answer to this question is probably so simple I'm almost too embarrassed to post this, but rather than spend the rest of my life trying to…
... 't remember if the grey +2 and black +2 have different RGB out ... to specify what kind of +2 you have. -
Nick Griffin not happy with his new job[url]http://newsarse.com/2009/06/08/nick-griffin-shock-at-time-to-be-spent-with-all-them-foreigners/[/url] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lol
... exactly educated, knowledge of pre-World War 2 Germany, the people were ... -
Nick Griffin not happy with his new job[url]http://newsarse.com/2009/06/08/nick-griffin-shock-at-time-to-be-spent-with-all-them-foreigners/[/url] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lol
... exactly educated, knowledge of pre-World War 2 Germany, the people were ... -
Nick Griffin not happy with his new job[url]http://newsarse.com/2009/06/08/nick-griffin-shock-at-time-to-be-spent-with-all-them-foreigners/[/url] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lol
... exactly educated, knowledge of pre-World War 2 Germany, the people were ... -
Skate Crazy on grey +2I've downloaded "Skate Crazy" from WoS, recorded it on a real tape and tried to load to my grey Spectrum+2. Game (both parts) works only in 48k mode.…
... had it and had a grey +2 at that time, I remember ... -
GIGASCREEN with MULTICOLOUR 8*2Riskej made the pic. Pulsar coded the engine. I'm watching it on the 128+ at the moment and it is very stable. The file: [url]http://speccy-live.u…
is this really works on a plain 128k / grey+2? a full screen, buffer swapping multicolour picture?
if it is, why we were talking about 12 char wide limitation when discussing multicolor river-raid techdemo? -
GIGASCREEN with MULTICOLOUR 8*2Riskej made the pic. Pulsar coded the engine. I'm watching it on the 128+ at the moment and it is very stable. The file: [url]http://speccy-live.u…
... works on a plain 128k / grey+2? a full screen, buffer swapping ... -
Retro Reunited - 2 Day Retro Gaming Event - Sept. 2009[url=http://retroreunited.info][img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/darthgord/2qbbud3.jpg[/img][/url] Apologies if this is a long post, I wil…
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on one of you pictures, the grey +2 with the divide attached di you notice how it was plugged in the lcd screen? analogue,composite or scart? -
Retro Reunited - 2 Day Retro Gaming Event - Sept. 2009[url=http://retroreunited.info][img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/darthgord/2qbbud3.jpg[/img][/url] Apologies if this is a long post, I wil…
... one of you pictures, the grey +2 with the divide attached di ... -
Retro Reunited - 2 Day Retro Gaming Event - Sept. 2009[url=http://retroreunited.info][img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/darthgord/2qbbud3.jpg[/img][/url] Apologies if this is a long post, I wil…
... one of you pictures, the grey +2 with the divide attached di ... -
Plus D and Grey Plus 2Hi, I have two grey Plus 2, both fully working (one of them was "new" when I got it from a technical center stock). I put my Plus D clone on both. …
So, do I just need to replace the CPU?
I have another CPU - maybe Sharp or something like this - taken from an Apple II Microsoft CPM card. But is it socketed on the grey +2 or should I desolder it? -
worth buying a zx spectrumAs i have been watching Micro Men i have been really thinking about buying another Spectrum. Now as i grew up in the 80's and was a massive speccy fa…
The toast rack and grey+2 both have an incurable hardware ... bug. The +2 is the more reliable and ... -
worth buying a zx spectrumAs i have been watching Micro Men i have been really thinking about buying another Spectrum. Now as i grew up in the 80's and was a massive speccy fa…
[QUOTE=cheveron;389554]The toast rack and grey+2 both have an incurable hardware bug.[/QUOTE]Which special bug do you mean?
Ingo. -
worth buying a zx spectrumAs i have been watching Micro Men i have been really thinking about buying another Spectrum. Now as i grew up in the 80's and was a massive speccy fa…
[QUOTE=ingo;389597]Which special bug do you mean?[/QUOTE]
Reading from 0x7ffd writes the floating bus value to the port, normally resulting in a crash: e.g.
PRINT IN 32765.
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worth buying a zx spectrumAs i have been watching Micro Men i have been really thinking about buying another Spectrum. Now as i grew up in the 80's and was a massive speccy fa…
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Crashes the 128 or grey +2.[/QUOTE]Why do you think ... -
rebuilding a speccy - original hardware, emulation or cloneI have some spare speccy parts and cases etc and I've been thinking of bastardising a spectrum. I'm undecided as to using original hardware, clone or…
... up to in Huddersfield? The grey +2 with the divide was hooked ... -
questions about a 128k spectrumJust wanted to know what problems are in the 128k Spectrum. Does it have the cobra bug that wont allow it to load up and does it have the dirty soun…
so i take it the best version to get is the grey +2 then ? -
questions about a 128k spectrumJust wanted to know what problems are in the 128k Spectrum. Does it have the cobra bug that wont allow it to load up and does it have the dirty soun…
so i take it the best version to get is the grey +2 then ?
Damn it i double posted :( -
rebuilding a speccy - original hardware, emulation or cloneI have some spare speccy parts and cases etc and I've been thinking of bastardising a spectrum. I'm undecided as to using original hardware, clone or…
... up to in Huddersfield? The grey +2 with the divide was hooked ... -
questions about a 128k spectrumJust wanted to know what problems are in the 128k Spectrum. Does it have the cobra bug that wont allow it to load up and does it have the dirty soun…
[QUOTE=morcar;390139]so i take it the best version to get is the grey +2 then ?[/QUOTE]
I'd still argue for a +2A with hardware fixes. It will last longer. -
questions about a 128k spectrumJust wanted to know what problems are in the 128k Spectrum. Does it have the cobra bug that wont allow it to load up and does it have the dirty soun…
[QUOTE=morcar;390191]My problem is doing the fixes to be honest as i am on a tight budget and have very little soldering skills.[/QUOTE]
You shouldn't have any problems with a grey +2.
