Bill Brasky Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 http://www.gameboy-advance.net/accessories..._tv_adapter.htm I'm not talking about the TV tuner. Are their screens too different? Is it possible to even get a B&W signal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I don't know what the Lynx looks like inside, but the Screen is half the resolution of the GBA (around half) so I doubt it will work....But I din't see any real reason a similar device couldn't be made. I'd certainly buy one, as I was one of the people that actually bought the GBA TV device and moded my GBA. Also I got the Afterburner, which made the screen lighted. Both a full year and a half befor Nintendo released an first party alternative Here's hoping that someone will make a similar device for the lynx, and as long as it's a comparible price, I'd definately get one...or two.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 The Lynx is very different inside. It won't work. To make a TV converter reality you could: - use a real Lynx and add a fpga chip that listens to that data bus and the lcd control signals, saves the data in its own screen buffer and sends it out as a VGA signal. - make a Lynx on a chip that outputs video instead of LCD - improve Handy to make the emulation perfect I would go for the last option. Actually running Lynx games on the Sony PSP is very close to having a TV converter for it. A large backlit screen, wireless networking (still needs a ComLynx over WiFi module) and multiple cart images on the memory stick. The only problem is that it cannot run all games and it crashes easily. -- Karri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 You can link up and play Atari LYNX against people wirelessly on the PSP??? Or did I just read taht wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 You can link up and play Atari LYNX against people wirelessly on the PSP??? Or did I just read taht wrong. This is a thing that is quite possible to develop for the PSP but currently it lacks this functionality. -- Karri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.R Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 You can link up and play Atari LYNX against people wirelessly on the PSP??? Or did I just read taht wrong. Theres nothing more satisfying than using the real Lynx hardware to play our favourite games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathAdderSF Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Theres nothing more satisfying than using the real Lynx hardware to play our favourite games. Agreed 110%. A TV-out adaptor for the Lynx would be very useful for showcasing new demos/games to an audience; since such a device has been made possible (and built) for the Game Gear, and is long overdue for our beloved Lynx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 It was done by Atari and called the Black Box, just never released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blur2040 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I think it would be pretty hard to adapt the Lynx to the TV...by tweaking with the internals...but perhaps something like... http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=...ts_id=8369& can be adapted for that purpose. It's a PSP to TV device that instead of tapping into the internals, reads the screen with a camera like device. I see no reason why it wouldn't work...but feel free to tell me otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) I think it would be pretty hard to adapt the Lynx to the TV...by tweaking with the internals...but perhaps something like... http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=...ts_id=8369& can be adapted for that purpose. It's a PSP to TV device that instead of tapping into the internals, reads the screen with a camera like device. I see no reason why it wouldn't work...but feel free to tell me otherwise. Actually Wizztronics has created a TV-output adapter "Lynx Vision" quite recently so it has been done. It required soldering 26 wires in the Lynx. Lynx TV But I wonder if it will ever be manufactured. It would be interesting to get the schematics and fpga stuff and rewrite the design to output the video through a VGA connector instead at 800 by 600 (800 = 5 * 160, 600 = 5 * 102 + 45 black lines at top and bottom). It is quite possible to create a VGA signal using a FPGA without a need for any analog parts. Especially as the Lynx color space is so limited. Oh no, I am starting to get excited again. The more I think about it the more I am convinced that it could be made using just one chip. Perhaps Wizztronics would be interested in getting some help in pushing the Lynx Vision in this direction. -- Karri Edited October 19, 2006 by karri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.R Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I think from a technical point of view it would be great. However the thought of hacking a lynx just to display its low resolution graphics on a t.v just doesnt seem to excite me. It takes away the portable nature of our beloved machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I think from a technical point of view it would be great. However the thought of hacking a lynx just to display its low resolution graphics on a t.v just doesnt seem to excite me. It takes away the portable nature of our beloved machine True. I have only found two interesting projects for the Lynx: - a flash cart for running your own creations on it (I have done it already) - a lipstick-size wireless ComLynx stick that you could plug in the ComLynx port. And perhaps also in a rs232-usb converter. In theory this is easy to make. Just transmit a steady frequency when you want to transmit a "0". If you can receive a steady frequency set the ComLynx input to "0" else keep it at "1". And of course all developers would love to have a supercheap blank cart. -- Karri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I've always thought displaying the Lynx on a TV would be cool. Just FYI, here is the Wizztronics site but it looks like it hasn't been touched for a few years (since 2003): http://www.wizztronics.com/lynx.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Hello, AFAIK the refresh-rate of the Lynx-screen can be changed by the programmer (the docs show settings for 50z, 60 Hz, 75Hz with a maximum of 78 Hz), i am wondering if this is the reason why we haven't seen a simple=cheap solution for a Lynx-to-TV-adapter? Regards Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinjag Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 This is slightly off-topic, but I'd be more interested in an LCD replacement in my Lynx (to active matrix) to improve the quality of the image. Has anyone ever tried something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 It was done by Atari and called the Black Box, just never released. So how was this supposed to work? How did Atari get a video signal out of the Lynx? I can't imagine that they were expecting the general public to all hack their Lynx, were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimtene Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 It was done by Atari and called the Black Box, just never released. So how was this supposed to work? How did Atari get a video signal out of the Lynx? I can't imagine that they were expecting the general public to all hack their Lynx, were they? As far as I'm concerned, Atari had no intention of releasing any device that would allow the Lynx to be played on TV; So no, they didn't expect any of the general public to hack their Lynxes. They did have about a dozen of the aforementioned 'Black Boxes' made, but as far as I know, they were only for game demonstration and review purposes, not for public release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 They did have about a dozen ofthe aforementioned 'Black Boxes' made, but as far as I know, they were only for game demonstration and review purposes, not for public release. I'm suprised that no one has turned up with one yet. Does anyone have one? Atari must have sold them off at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos89-dot-com Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Check out this Lynx. This one has a TV(with tuner) and a Commodore 64 DTV built inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcv Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Hey, that image kinda looks like Bully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos89-dot-com Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Hey, that image kinda looks like Bully! No bull there. What your seeing is an actual lcd tv inside an atari lynx case. It will also have a C64 DTV board inside and switchable between TV and DTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet-X Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Whatever happened with the modified Lynx? I too have thought about an active matrix type upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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