bloodrusher123 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I seem to be having a problem with the picture on my TV with 7800 most importantly but also suffering the same problem with SMS SNES and others, I am using a flat screen TV and have tuned it in to the analogue channel and it works for a short while then jumps all around the screen like it became untuned and I wait about a minute and then its fine . this happens every 5 mins so I was wondering if there was a converter for the RF cable so I could plug it in through scart or RGB? I've found some things on the internet saying use it through a VHS which will convert the signal but I was wondering if it would be the same for a freeview/ digital set top box ? And has anyone else experienced this problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodrusher123 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 I have also found some info on RF modulators and I'm not too sure if that would solve my problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I have also found some info on RF modulators and I'm not too sure if that would solve my problem ?You mean an RF demodulator. Standalone demodulators are a little on the pricey side so you could probably get away with using a VCR instead. I'd highly suggest having an AV or S-video mod done though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 You may need to turn off auto-tuning on your TV. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodrusher123 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 I'm gna try a VCR first thanks I have looked through my TV manual and it doesn't have an option for turning auto tuning on or off :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Get a CRT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodrusher123 Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 The VCR works perfectly ( even with the ugliness of a bulky VCR under my tv ) thanks for all your help and suggestions guys I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I wanna see someone use a TiVo Series 1 or 2 instead of a VCR for these purposes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyK Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I tried using a Freeview box but it didn't detect anything. Bit of a shame as I reckoned it would have been an excellent solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phredreeke Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I tried using a Freeview box but it didn't detect anything. Bit of a shame as I reckoned it would have been an excellent solution. That's because those are only designed to pick up digital TV signals, the signal from the Atari 7800 and any vintage video game is analog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyK Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Yeah - thought that might have been the case. My LCD TV has an analogue and digital tuner and my 2600 & 7800 work OK with that. Thought that maybe the old Freeview might have had an analogue mode too. My Sony VCR does a good enough job - just thought a more modern device may have been better at cleaning the image up for my CRT,. Edited May 26, 2014 by davyK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 That's because those are only designed to pick up digital TV signals, the signal from the Atari 7800 and any vintage video game is analog. What about the Original American/European Nes, Sega Mega Drive and the Super Famicom and 3do?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phredreeke Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 What about the Original American/European Nes, Sega Mega Drive and the Super Famicom and 3do?? Any system up to the GameCube will have analog video output solely. The first revision GameCube had a non-standard digital video connector. It can not be used directly with any TV or monitor to my knowledge, and needs to be combined with the proprietary component cable, which contains its own chip for conversion to analog video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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