puppetmark Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 (edited) I thought this might be helpful to some people. Here is a fairly easy way to make an AV Cable for the XL /XE 8-bit computers. The cable has both s-video and standard composite video. The nice thing about this cable is that it is universal. If you have a 65 or 130xe, you can use it for composite video or s-video. If you have a 1200 or 800xl you can use it for composite video. First a warning and a disclaimer: *Be carefull if you build one of these cables. If you don't know how to solder a cable together get some help from someone who can. Double check the wiring before you plug in the cable. Chances are the atari will survive even if something is wired wrong, but you really don't want to have to find out!! This cable is working great for me but I take no responsibility for anyone who destroys there atari computer trying make one. Now the parts: 1. Playstation AV Cable from Radio Shack Part # 26-894 ($10.49) 2. 5 Pin Male DIN plug. such as Jameco.com Part # 15878CK ($.52) Finally the Procedure: 1. Cut the Playstation end of the cable off and strip about 1.25" of black outer jacket off 2. Strip 1/8" off the individual colored wires 3. Wire up the cable as follows: AV Cable__________________Atari 5 Pin DIN White (left audio)............................Pin3 Red (right audio).............................Pin3 Green (Luma).................................Pin1 Blue (Chroma)................................Pin5 Yellow (Composite video).................Pin4 Black (ground..................................Pin2 Atari 5 Pin connector: Looking at back of male connector-where you solder the wires (See Figure 6) I combined this cable with the super video mod on my 130XE. I am using a s-video input on a JVC Color Monitor. The Video is beautiful!!! crisp clear text and virtually no color bleeding!! February 28, 2007: The DIN plug diagram was fixed and it is now correct. I hope this is usefull for others. Enjoy Edited October 26, 2007 by puppetmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 And if you do one of the video improvement motherboard mods on your A8 - the results will be even better http://www.geocities.com/atarimods/sv130-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allas Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 What happens with artifact colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 Using a S-video cable such as this one and doing the super video mod will give you the best possible video output you can have. The super video mods do wonders for color artifacts, ghosting and brightness. In fact, I don't see any artifacts when using my modified 130XE and the s-video input on my monitor. When I use the composite video input I only really notice it when red is next to white and blue is next to red. That is a common NTSC problem when combining croma and luma lines together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 What happens with artifact colors? Yeah - you don't get the GTIA/CTIA artifacting when using s-video. So for Autoduel it's composite baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I came across this DIN-5 to 4 RCA cable (the one labelled DIN-1 not DIN-2) while looking for audio patch cables at Markertek.com (USA). I was bit curious if it is wired correctly for the A8 but having already assembled my own (poorly) I didn't buy any. Just $5.95, if anyone wants to give it a try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 It would only be useful to get the composite output. Chances are the missing output is one that you'd need too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShosMeister Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 AV Cable__________________Atari 5 Pin DIN White (left audio)............................Pin3 Red (right audio).............................Pin3 Green (Luma).................................Pin1 Blue (Chroma)................................Pin5 Yellow (Composite video).................Pin4 Black (ground..................................Pin2 Atari 5 Pin connector: Looking at back of connector-where you solder the wires I combined this cable with the super video mod on my 130XE. I am using a s-video input on a JVC Color Monitor. The Video is beautiful!!! crisp clear text and virtually no color bleeding!! I hope this is usefull for others. Enjoy I like this option better than installing an S-Video connector into the back of the case. This way, I can use the existing DIN-5 and also have composite as well as S-Video ouput. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 UPDATE! I took another look at this and it appears the picture for the DIN connector I had posted was wrong. However, the wiring chart was always correct. The picture is now fixed. I am very sorry about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Is this any good? EvilBay I got one for my un-modded 800xl and it gives a great picture on the TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 Is this any good? EvilBay I got one for my un-modded 800xl and it gives a great picture on the TV. That looks like a good cable. However you can get better video with a super video mod and / or s-video if your tv takes that kind of input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Is this any good? EvilBay I got one for my un-modded 800xl and it gives a great picture on the TV. That looks like a good cable. However you can get better video with a super video mod and / or s-video if your tv takes that kind of input. The 1200XL that I am waiting for has the supervideo mod, so will I need to get a better cable to make the most of it? The TV does take s-video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 Is this any good? EvilBay I got one for my un-modded 800xl and it gives a great picture on the TV. That looks like a good cable. However you can get better video with a super video mod and / or s-video if your tv takes that kind of input. The 1200XL that I am waiting for has the supervideo mod, so will I need to get a better cable to make the most of it? The TV does take s-video. Yes, to get the clearest video on any 8-bit, a super video upgrade and s-video is the best you can do. However, with s-video you loose artifacting effects, so there may be times you still want to use composite video. The cable in this thread does do s-video and composite. If you know how to solder, it's a pretty easy cable to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Is this any good? EvilBay I got one for my un-modded 800xl and it gives a great picture on the TV. That looks like a good cable. However you can get better video with a super video mod and / or s-video if your tv takes that kind of input. The 1200XL that I am waiting for has the supervideo mod, so will I need to get a better cable to make the most of it? The TV does take s-video. Yes, to get the clearest video on any 8-bit, a super video upgrade and s-video is the best you can do. However, with s-video you loose artifacting effects, so there may be times you still want to use composite video. The cable in this thread does do s-video and composite. If you know how to solder, it's a pretty easy cable to make. Not done any soldering for about 18 years But thinking of doing a 320 upgrade on my 130xe, and video upgrade on the 7800 (you would not believe RF can be so bad ) and probably the super video on the 130xl and the 800xl if I find I can still do it (hands a lot shakier nowdays ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperstorm Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 And if you do one of the video improvement motherboard mods on your A8 - the results will be even better http://www.geocities.com/atarimods/sv130-1.html the link does not work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 And if you do one of the video improvement motherboard mods on your A8 - the results will be even better http://www.geocities.com/atarimods/sv130-1.html the link does not work here is the mod superVideo_for_130xe.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 The NTSC 600XL doesn't have a 5 pin DIN socket. It only uses RF. Here's a 600XL mod text for both a 64k and 5 pin DIN audio/video port for the NTSC 600XL. (I believe the PAL 600XL has a 5 pin DIN socket?) 600XLUP2.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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