Some clarifications / confirmations on the VBXE (+UAV)

Piotr D. Kaczorowski · February 15, 2023

Dear Mathy,

Dear All,

Thank you @Mathy for mentioning the SAVO project.

SAVO is (SEGA) Saturn Atari Video Output connector board created by me. The board is replaces the RF modulator on the motherboard and provides the seamless AV signals upgrade toolkit for the Atari XL/XE series. No more drilling the Atari case. No more homemade AV cables.

Features

RGB output
S-video output
composite output
stereo audio output
easy install - no drilling the Atari case
Sega Saturn AV output in place of RF modulator antenna hole
Sega Saturn to Euro SCART cable included
compatible with many Sega Saturn cables variants available on the market
compatible with Atari 600XL and 800XL (1200XL version will be available soon)

Best used with:

VBXE / VBXL
Sophia 2 (analog RGB) - partly supported
Spectre AV
UAV
PokeyMax / TK II Stereo and compatible boards

Typical use cases:

SAVO + VBXE/VBXL + stereo board – best option
SAVO + VBXE/VBXL + legacy mono audio
SAVO XL in Atari 600XL NTSC (no drilling the Atari case for S-video and composite signals)

The SAVO package is delivered with the following parts:

the SAVO board
insulating foil for SAVO XE
2mm gold pins for mounting
Sega Saturn to Euro SCART cable

Installation manual: https://retrolemon.co.uk/index.php?controller=attachment&id_attachment=13

I currently have SAVO XE and SAVO XL available for the EU market. So far, over 100 SAVO boards have been sold to the Polish, British and German markets.

Next week I will have also SAVO XEc (XE with composite mixer), SAVO 1200XL and SAVO XEGS.

In the tests I also have SAVO+ and SAVO MAX, which will meet the requirements of the American market, i.e. they have an RGB to Component Video encoder on the board and other things - TBA.

For UK market please check site: https://retrolemon.co.uk/15-atari-8bit-upgrades

For EU market please contact me directly: piotr.kaczorowski at gmail.com

Here is roadmap: