I'm working on a new SUPER VIDEO MOD for the 2600

Post by **benheck** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:32 am

which I should have nailed down by the end of the day. I'm testing it out for use with the Phoenix but if it works I'll post the "how-tos" on the book's site and here for general public use.

Maybe the signal will be boosted enough to work with a PSone screen! I shall check that as well!

Stay tuned!

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:40 pm

Nice!

Cant wait!

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:53 pm

Heres the link: http://benheck.com/book/support/Atari2600VidMod.htm
Hope it works on psone screens!

satan165 · Post by **satan165** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:20 pm

please....this must be a dream.... A NIGHT MARE....please...let me wake up

http://benheck.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/ ... php?t=2382

so lets just lay this out

1)less in 12 hours ago i decide to convert my 2600 to composite
2) THE NEXT $#$#@$@#$ DAY BEN CREATES A NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNIQUE OF DOING SO?!?!?!?!?

ok just wanted to make sure we are all on the same page here

ARGHH!!!!!

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:22 pm

Yeah, that sucks dosnt it?

Well, guess im off to digikey...

Post by **benheck** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:57 pm

UPDATE: I have accomplished getting an Atari mod signal working on a PSone screen! I am checking the correct resistance settings now... (slightly different than the TV one) Shouldn't take more then 30 minutes...

The info will be amended to the mod page and an official annoucement put in Forum 42 and the other boards.

I have to admit, I'm pretty proud of myself for this...

Nes Man · Post by **Nes Man** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:41 pm

Good Job! This really is a milestone for the Atari!

Post by **gannon** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:44 pm

now if only you did this mod before making the book

Oh well, there's always chance for a sequel

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:30 pm

benheckc wrote:UPDATE: I have accomplished getting an Atari mod signal working on a PSone screen! I am checking the correct resistance settings now... (slightly different than the TV one) Shouldn't take more then 30 minutes...

The info will be amended to the mod page and an official annoucement put in Forum 42 and the other boards.

I have to admit, I'm pretty proud of myself for this...

Thats awesome!

Get those figures checked out, my vcsp gonna have a psone screen! (As soon as the psarts are in from digikey!) This rocks!

satan165 · Post by **satan165** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:27 pm

so is this basically only useful if you wanted to use the ps screen?
is there any advantage to do it anyways if you know (or want) your using a regular casio screen? ive already got my casio screen on order

and isnt the ps screen larger anyways? so youd have to build a custom enclosure if you were using it for a VCSp, right? (none of bens kits would fit it, they assume you are using the casio or comprable screen?)

this-is-me · Post by **this-is-me** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:02 pm

This is useful if you want to be able to use certain video devices with certain "gain" requirements for the input channel. The PSOne screen and Sony Wega TV's have these requirements. Basically without this mod, the video just doesn't show up on these devices.

Post by **benheck** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:45 pm

Well, it's a cleaner signal regardless. But what are these gain requirements?

Post by **Sparkfist** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:43 am

Maybe he means signal gain. After all the reason the PSone never worked with the old video mod was that it was a weaker signal.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:58 am

Awesomely cool!

I foresee an atari portable with a PSone screen in the future

....

this-is-me · Post by **this-is-me** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:41 am

Yea, what he said. I meant that the signal coming from the atari was very weak and was not enough to be recognised on some of these devices.