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Referbished and modded ZX81When I had this ZX81 it wasn?t working very well. It would refuse to tune into my old CRT TV so I decided to get it up and running on modern TV's. I…
... I still had a bad picture so I installed a video ... to use composite. The picture is 100% better than if you used ... port and you get a picture that even Sir Clive would ... -
The most common picture of a SpeccyDoes anyone know the story behind it? It's the most commonly used picture of a Spectrum and we've seen it on Wikipedia, T-shirts, Spectrum software, …
... 's the most commonly used picture of a Spectrum and we ... to myself "there's that picture again". -
Which ULA to fit in which issue SpectrumI spent a little while studying the resistor changes on page 30 of the ZX Spectrum 48K service manual. They all concern aspects of the video circuit …
... look at the resistor below TR1 and TR2 in the video circuit ... amplifier / inverter made out of TR1. 8K2 for 5C112E, 10K for ... -
Better screens for Star Wars games?Since there's some interest in new / reworked game screens, what about doing something better for the Star Wars games? To me the originals look unim…
... screens, what about doing something better for the Star Wars games ... the Amiga artwork could be better:
[IMG]http://www.emuparadise ... tried myself to do a better conversion, but I've been ... -
grainy +128k toastrack picturei dont know if maybe its normal but the rf picture is really grainy if thats the right choice of word,and i read some were that replacing the caps wi…
i dont know if maybe its normal but the rf picture is really grainy if thats the right choice of word,and i read some were that replacing the caps will bring the picture back to as new is this true? -
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. -
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…
... , that needed some repairs. The picture quality after doing a composite ... electrolytic caps and now the picture is great ;)
On ... think the original is a ZTX313 but what is a good ... -
Better arrangement for video memory?While doing some documentation work for the ZX-Uno project, I compared the advantages of the weird layout of the ZX Spectrum against a linear layout.…
... seems that this arrangement performs better than the original ULA layout ... would make the ZX arrangement better than the C64?
One of my best moves, ever!Well this has truly surprised me. I was getting some bits from a charity shop the other day and spotted a Ferguson CRT TV. It was only ?10 but had n…
... modulator and RF cable... the picture compared to LCD TV's ... emulator on a PC the picture is flawless!! Any artifacts, images ... simply amazed at how much better a CRT TV looks instead ...ZX-Paintbrush 2.6 publishedDear readers, today I released a new version 2.6 of ZX-Paintbrush. Before I will go into the details of all changes I made, first let me say thanks …
... changed to fix values for better and undistorted display.
[*]JoeFish ... /> [*]Added GIF animation support. The picture converter now contains a frame ... screen size" checkbox to the picture converter dialog.
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When you click on 'Change Picture' an error that the page cannot be found comes up.ZX81 Composite Mod<p>I've done a simple composite mod to my Issue 3 ZX81 following a basic schematic I found on one of the ZX81 forums. Mod consists of a BC547, 1…
... picture is bright and stable and as good if not better than ... the picture I've had from ...Creating a ZX Spectrum Development Environment on Mac OS XI’ve been using a Macbook for a while now and am so impressed with it I decided shift my ZX Spectrum development from PC. It took me a little while t…
... better than the default scroll, you can easily just pick a picture ...Picture issues with LCD televisions.As I don't currently have anywhere sensible to put my CRT television, I wanted to switch to a flatscreen LCD for the time being. I have however encou…
... encountered difficulties getting a decent picture.
Using the RGB ...Original on ZX Spectrum - better port on other platformAlong similar lines as [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/51238/clones-that-you-like-more-than-the-original"]this recent thread[/…
... that game on another platform better? And of course: which port ... (that is: ZX Spectrum version better than sloppy port to other ... did their homework. Or had better hardware to work with, and ...+2 RGB video output: analogue or digital?This is one thing I have never sorted out completly on my mind. According to the information available (and my basic understanding of electronics)…
... ? (Why? Shouldn't "digital" be better?)
My Commodore 1084S ... it goes dark and no picture is seen. Either the monitor ...Help with TV repairHi spec-chums. I'm looking for some help with a repair I'm doing on a Polaroid P40LED13 TV. It's problems are there is no picture at all, no backligh…
... problems are there is no picture at all, no backlight either ... electronics folks here have any better knowledge of repair of these ...New loading screen: Wizard's LairLately, I was a bit busy again with ZX Paintbrush graphic designer tool, painting some other alternative loading screen, this time it was the turn fo…
... thought this one would look better. You have the choice:
picture and, if wished, download it ...Modern PSU: picture improvement?I've recently seen advertised some 'replacement power supplies' for Spectrums for which the claim is made that they may make an improvement in pictur…
... may make an improvement in picture.
Does anyone think this ...Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …
... a single roll of the picture, at the same moment as ... the pixels in the generated picture are junk. I'm sure ... the video signal (monitored at TR2's emitter) when the TV ...Spectrum ISSUE 5 exists - picture attachedIt has been published in the spanish va-de-retro forum by the user "eltargui". He repaired the computer two years ago and took this picture but he ha…
... years ago and took this picture but he has no more ... least, now we have a picture.
[url="https://www ...Rolling display from RGB port on a +2Hi gang, after many years I finally decided today to attempt connecting my +2 to my Japanese RGB monitor. Using just the composite video pin only …
... me a black and white picture so I thought I'd ... rather than better. Just with vertical sync I get no picture at ...Spectrum +2 (grey): Mod- and operation- related advices needed.Dear Sirs and Ladies, Please welcome a newbie to the “World of Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically). I’ve recently purchased a…
... (on schematic - between R4 and TR2) to make it add sound ... done:
1. RF- picture is greyish full of wavy ...How can I load a picture into Basic?Having given up in frustration after a week of designing UDG's in order to try and create a picture of a Tudor house, I did it in 5 mins using DeLuxe…
... to try and create a picture of a Tudor house, I ...How to draw a picture on ZX Spectrum Basic?How can i draw a picture on ZX Spectrum like this?? http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0026662
How can i draw a picture on ZX Spectrum like this?? http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0026662Original Grey +2 Picture IssuesSo, I have my +2 connected to an old CRT TV, and the Speccy has been working fine. Decided to have a shift around, but once I moved the +2 i've lost…
... +2 i've lost the picture; tried 4 RF cables, none ... 'm still getting either no picture, or a very dark static ... screen with the picture very slightly visible.
Screen Scraper needs spectrum support (scraper for raspberry pi emulators and pc (emulation station Hi guys, here is a good way of helping get speccy goodness out to the masses, upload instructions and manuals to screenscraper fr as this then adds…
... on fuse you have a picture of the tape, cover and ... will look a whole lot better and will be good for ...Stuck on Runes of Zendos!Anyone remember this game? If not it is worth a few minutes of your time. Very basic adventure/D&D style game with a graphical interface, but somehow…
... picture on the cassette inlay? (Google image search this for a better ...ZXSCLZF - Yet another Screen CompressorQuick disclaimer before I continue, this compressor does not shrink screens as small as some of the others posted here, in particular the very good z…
... a routine like this to better understand how compression routines work ... using same principal so the picture is drawn char by char ...Jaguar XJ200 vs Lotus 2 (Amiga) - Which Is The Better Racer?Hi everyone and welcome to the June 2017 edition of "WHICH IS BEST?". Last month I placed two versions of Marble Madness on the Megadrive against ea…
... ), which to you is the better racing game out of the ...
