Fuzzy band scrolling from the top of the screen to the bottom of the screen

[MyTimer127]

I got a AV modded Atari 2600 has this fuzzy band that moves from the top of the screen down (as seen in the 2 pictures below). It basically keeps on repeating this. How can I fix this?

 

[BillDMatt]

I had the same issue also on an A/V modded.  Hooked up to a Vizio D series and it did  this   then I hooked it up to my LG  it's gone but  still it's a touch blurry.   Very playable by all accounts just needs sharpening.

Edited March 2, 2023 by BillDMatt

[+wongojack]

On 2/28/2023 at 6:31 PM, MyTimer127 said:

I got a AV modded Atari 2600 has this fuzzy band that moves from the top of the screen down (as seen in the 2 pictures below). It basically keeps on repeating this. How can I fix this?

 

Assume this is from a flat screen TV?

 

The 2600 is a strange animal and it took advantage of the way that CRTs created an image.  Flat screens simply aren't expecting the same signal and you'll get a lot of different results based on the TV (as evidenced in this thread).  The real test is to try it on a CRT and see if it does the same thing.

 

The expensive way is to get an S-Video or RGB modded 2600 and then connect it to a high quality upscaler, but I'm too cheap for that, and I hear that there can even be some problems with those.

 

If quality is really important to you - get a small CRT.