VBXE 2

[+rdemming]

I want to buy a VBXE for my lovely Atari 130XE could you please tell me how you guys got yours?

 

Look in this thread. Maybe it is not too late to pre order one.

 

Robert

[flashjazzcat]

After fixing the y/c video on a 600XL yesterday (4050 chip was found to be faulted, or at least out of spec with modern TVs), I decided to socket the 4050 on my VBXE 130XE, whose RGB output was looking a bit jumpy on one of my LCDs. Funny, this, since the same LCD shows a rock-steady picture from my VBXE 1200XL. Moreover, while the 130XE works great with my SC1435, it never worked with ANY of my 1084S-D2s (all displayed a rolling picture). I'd previously tried de-gating the sync signal to get it to work with those CRTs (the sync is fed through a spare gate on the TC4050), adding resistors, etc - all to no avail. Anyway, after socketing the chip, I popped an (admittedly out of spec) HC4050 in there, and suddenly the picture is rock-steady on the LCD, and shows up fine on those 1084S-D2s. I haven't tried yet, but my guess is that a CD4050 out of an XL will have the same effect.

 

Anyone else had VBXE sync problems with PAL XEs? Seems this is the answer, anyway.

[Rybags]

It'd be nice if we had Component video from VBXE. I've already had my old 1084s die and it cost me a 7800, PSU and controller to swap for another one and they're becoming more rare and ridiculously priced each day.

[+tf_hh]

Hi Jon,

 

Anyone else had VBXE sync problems with PAL XEs? Seems this is the answer, anyway.

Until now: None. I´ve been done 5 PAL systems (2x XE, 3x XL) for ABBUC users with the VBXE until now, all systems where working without failures before and after installing VBXE 2.0. I personally test with a 1084-II and a Philips Matchline 100 Tube-TV from 1995.

 

Juergen