Stevaside Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Well finally stepped out of the stone age (TV wise at least =P ) & got myself a decent flatscreen & after years of dreaming about how it would be, hooked up my Atari to it. As of now I have the single RCA to coax adapter piece screwed in to the back of TV...It is playable but has a little distortion & crap in the background...Any other adapters out there that could correct this & improve the picture aside from getting it modded....such as a single rca to composite or coax to composite if that'd be possible??? Thanks in advance, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 You need a demodulator (Which are pricey) or simply get a hold of an old VCR which will serve the same purpose. If you do decide the modded route - this service comes HIGHLY recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 You can't really improve a signal that starts out crap. Best option is to mod the 7800 to output S-Video. RF signal might improve slightly if you use a cable with an RF choke coil on it - the XL computers came with them enclosed in a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 But s-video you lose artifacting right? Is there any easy kits(like boards you can install) for the 7800? In every video mod thread there is nothing but problems. I am waiting for sometjing problem free to be developed before I go screwing up my 7800.. Yes its true crap in crap out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 But s-video you lose artifacting right? Correct. Tower Toppler (Overall), Jinks (Some sections), Desert Falcon (Glistening sand specks)...At the very least, will not appear as intended. Sort of a moot point though, if you're not displaying on a CRT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevaside Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the repsonses so far...TV doesn't have S-Video, as it seems virtually none sold in stores do anymore...I was lucky enough to find one with a VGA input so I can try out the VGA Box for my Dreamcast too....I will look into that cable....Modding the 7800 would be cool if I were more sure on getting results....seems tempting but the last thing I wanna do is pay for the shipping & installation only to get it back looking just as bad or worse Edited April 30, 2014 by Stevaside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGustafson Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I just did the Easy composite mod yesterday. Highly recommend it. Piece of cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Modding the 7800 would be cool if I were more sure on getting results....seems tempting but the last thing I wanna do is pay for the shipping & installation only to get it back looking just as bad or worse Numerous people have gone with the service I linked to earlier. Excellent results no worries or hassles. Not just one relatively recent thread on the same service - but this one too. I received my pristine AT84 serial console back packaged more heavily then how I sent it. Externally, you would never know the thing was worked on if it wasn't for the new connections - Composite, Audio Out & S-Video. Go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I personally vouch for the Electronic Sentimentalities route. The fellow that runs that establishment is one of the nicest people you'll deal with, and his capability and dedication to his craft is exemplary. You will NOT be disappointed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastignac Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The easieast way is to get a French 7800: it has a SCART/Péritel output, so one can plug it into recent TV sets in the blink of an eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The easieast way is to get a French 7800: it has a SCART/Péritel output, so one can plug it into recent TV sets in the blink of an eye.And they work on ntsc sets and readily available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 The easieast way is to get a French 7800: it has a SCART/Péritel output, so one can plug it into recent TV sets in the blink of an eye. But will SCART transfer the signal to HDMI? I ask because there's a UK based owner who posted in one of the Facebook Atari groups that he bought a SCART mod and he said not only do it export his UK console's PAL signal better than the Composite mods but the adapter is even easier to install it on an NTSC console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGemini Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The easieast way is to get a French 7800: it has a SCART/Péritel output, so one can plug it into recent TV sets in the blink of an eye.which would require the user to replace their entire cart collection with PAL format carts. Not really easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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