[Coco] Reglazed CoCo 1

Joel Ewy jcewy at swbell.net
Wed Jan 31 23:42:35 EST 2007


Joel Ewy wrote:
> Roger Taylor wrote:
>   
> ...
>>   After that I'd like 
>> to look into a solution for converting the 3-component video upgrade 
>> coming out of back into VGA so I can sit my gray KDS flat panel 
>> monitor on top.  That will be a sight to see when it's running.
>>   
>>     
> That would be nice.  I found a 5" NTSC LCD on the surplus market that
> had originally been for a Nintendo Gamecube (I think).  It works pretty
> well with the composite video on the CoCo 3, though when the screen is
> mostly white the picture has weird problems.  May be related to the
> power supply I've been using with it.  I found some info that suggested
> I just might be able to bypass the composite video circuitry and inject
> an RGB signal, which would be vastly preferable.  If I can get it to work.
>
> JCE
>   
Actually, FWIW they're still available: 
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/MTR-9/810/5%22#34;_COLOR_MONITOR_FOR_GAME_CUBE_AND_VIDEO_.html

JCE



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