[Coco] S-video Prospects...

[farna at att.net]

Why a "daughter board" at all? Wouldn't a lump or small box on a cable be a better idea? Powering it might be a problem, but power could be robbed from the casette port. Put a connector on the box instead of a pigtail and it could be used for any computer with an RGB and Composite port. Atari ST and Amiga. From what I'm hearing, it shouldn't matter if the RGB signal is analog or digital to generate the signals. With the right video card it could even be used on a PC. I'm just thinking if you make it a universal piece with no cables and easy to find connectors on each end it would be much easier to market, and at worst cost no more. Of course a small board could be put in any of the other computers as well, but how many people can/will crack the case and solder wires to their board? 

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Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:04:07 -0500
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John

I will almost bet that the MC1377 is no longer available. Motorola 
killed off a lot of the conseumer electronics IC even before they 
spun off SPS as Freescale. 

I agree usign the AD723/4 chip on a daughter board would be far 
more feasible.

james.