F18a question

[Sinphaltimus]

After installing the f18a, soes the standard a/v out (to rca out or rf modulator) continue to function? Video and audio?

 

I'm guessing yes on the audio because it must. Just curious about the video really because if I'm going to mod it, I want to put a female audio rca plug on the console and if the old video does not work, I can remove the Jack altogether. I'd rather leave it in place as an option if it does indeed continue to function.

 

Also, just thought of something.

 

I know Omega had an HDMI console project going but if the rca video still works, then with a vga splitter cable internal, one could have a composite video out, vga out and hdmi out all on one console.

 

That's what I'm looking at doing.

[+arcadeshopper]

Just audio, as the f18a does not output the composite signal.

 

Greg

[Sinphaltimus]

Ok. At least I can have vga and hdmi. And, I can remove the connector and replace with rca audio.

 

Thanks.

[Arnuphis]

Enjoy that great F18a picture!

[Sinphaltimus]

OK, I have an issue. No Audio. No audio at all. I left my TI plugged in to the Tube TV composite a/v connections,

The F18A works via flat screen VGA monitor no problem but I get no audio at all. None - zero ziltch on the Tube TV.

Pretty concerned about that.

[Sinphaltimus]

Yeah, no Audio. What in the world? For you all with F18A, what have you done for Audio? Is it supposed to work the way I have it connected? (TI Composite A/V cable)

[Tursi]

Yes, it should work. Are you connecting the video cable to the audio input by accident?

[Tursi]

(Another possibility depending on how smart your TV is, if it detects no video it may mute the audio... I'd try a separate audio amp. Got a boom box handy? )

[Sinphaltimus]

Yeah, I'm sure I'm plugged in to the correct port. But your second assumption may be correct. I'll see what I have to test on another audio device.

[Omega-TI]

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[Sinphaltimus]

(Another possibility depending on how smart your TV is, if it detects no video it may mute the audio... I'd try a separate audio amp. Got a boom box handy? )

 

I don't but I do have a headphone amp. Great call. There is no audio issue. So now I need a solution. I need an adaptor or two and I can probably feed the TI audio out in to my PC input and out my speakers.

[+arcadeshopper]

 

I don't but I do have a headphone amp. Great call. There is no audio issue. So now I need a solution. I need an adaptor or two and I can probably feed the TI audio out in to my PC input and out my speakers.

 

Assuming your monitor doesn't have a pc input for speakers separate from the audio in?

[Sinphaltimus]

 

Assuming your monitor doesn't have a pc input for speakers separate from the audio in?

Correct. No audio in on monitor. In the short term I have my headphone amp connected to audio in Jack on pc with payback enabled.

 

Oh and wow in the display! Like really, wow!

[Tursi]

Unless you want it to run through your PC, I'd just go to the local goodwill or second hand shop and barter a $5 ghetto blaster down to $2 (assuming it has audio inputs). You'll get pretty good sound for cheap.

[Sinphaltimus]

I definitely want it to run through my pc. I've been using it like this for a bit last night and love it. Can't wait to get my usb keyboard adaptor straightened out and the grom port extension cable. I've been wanting to do this for months and I'm so close. However; even now, in fully functional, just a mater of form.

 

The digital tv it's on is shared with my pc also and someday it will be shared with my Amiga too. And I'll run the Amiga audio in to the pc as well. One chair to rule them all! Bwahahahahaaaaaaa!

Edited December 30, 2016 by Sinphaltimus

[Shift838]

I definitely want it to run through my pc. I've been using it like this for a bit last night and love it. Can't wait to get my usb keyboard adaptor straightened out and the grom port extension cable. I've been wanting to do this for months and I'm so close. However; even now, in fully functional, just a mater of form.

 

The digital tv it's on is shared with my pc also and someday it will be shared with my Amiga too. And I'll run the Amiga audio in to the pc as well. One chair to rule them all! Bwahahahahaaaaaaa!

 

Sounds like. me. I have 2 monitors running on 2 different switch boxes at 2 separate stations on my desk. My TI, X5A PC that runs the BBS and my Raspberry Pi3 run off one monitor, while my work laptop, MiST machine and home PC run off the other. Both have different switch boxes and both support audio switching as well. So 2 sets of speakers, 2 mice and 2 keyboards to run quite a few little devices.

[Sinphaltimus]

Yeah. Before yesterday I had a completely separate workspace for my Amiga, my TI and my PC which works great for initial setup, reviving, testing and getting things up and running the way I want. But stepping away from my PC to go do something on another computer then instead of waiting for that to finish, get up and go back to my PC etc.. Nope. Give it all to me right here at one seat. I've got 2 monitors, a TV and a WACOM Cintiq connected to my PC, the Amiga, TI and PC will share the TV. Right now the TI and PC will have separate keyboards. When it's time to move the A500 in to a full size tower and integrate in to the main PC desktop space, I'll get myself a kvm, at lest for the TI and PC since I don't think it's work with the Amiga keyboard unless I find an Amiga USB keyboard project I can do or a low cost gadget.

It's funny having my TI right here alongside my PC. i find I use it more now, I prefer to play games on it as opposed to emulation now and I get confused a lot. I try to move my muse over to the TI screen like I'm in emulation and even grabbed my PC keyboard by mistake a few times. Once I attempted to hit alt tab to switch screens on the ti when I realized I was on a TI keyboard. It's going to take some more getting used to.