DonutCity Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Can I use a "custom" 5 pin DIN conector to go from my Atari 800 to the video/audio inputs of my TV (you know - 5 pin DIN to RCA)?? And if so, how much will the picture improve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Yes. "Improvement" will depend on the machine. Video quality got worse with the XL and just progressed downwards. But composite on an XE should look at least as good as RF from a 400/800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classics Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Yes you can, it will greatly improve your picture. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliecron Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Well that sounds like your standard Atari composite output, halfway between the quality of rf and seperate chroma/luma. Most definatley worth the trouble of obtaining the cable. But nothing custom about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urchlay Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 The 800's video output is beautiful with s-video (chroma/luma), better than any other Atari I've seen... definitely worth doing. If you want to make your own cable, you can use a 5-pin DIN connector from an old PC keyboard for the Atari end of the cable (the older AT style connector, not the PS/2 type... you can buy old keyboards for next to nothing if you know where to look). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonutCity Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Thanks for the helpful replies...I'm going to go ahead and pick one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I have an S-video cable for I do believe my 600. I have heard on this post that the XL and beyond have poor video out. What is the best video out for an XEGS? Any help would be great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urchlay Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I have an S-video cable for I do believe my 600. I have heard on this post that the XL and beyond have poor video out. What is the best video out for an XEGS? Any help would be great, thanks! The best video would be s-video... but you'll have to modify the XEGS to get s-video. The best video for an unmodified XEGS is composite, which looks OK but not great. You might want to try composite and see if it's good enough for you, before you start on the s-video mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Here is a thread for making my 8 bit AV cable that will work with any atari with a 5 pin DIN: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...l=s-video+cable Here is a thread for my XEGM s-video upgrade: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...l=s-video+cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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