[Coco] Perhaps a silly newbie question

[Robert Gault]

Mike Needham wrote:
> Greetings fellow coco enthusiasts:
>
> I was just looking into powering up my new COCO2 and noticed that unlike my
> COCO3, it does not have a composite video out.  I have a composite monitor
> (actually 2 of them) and was not sure if I can actually hook it (the 2) up
> to the monitor without an intermediary box... in other words, is the TV out
> the same as composite?
>
> If not, what do I need to hook it to the monitor?  Thanks for the help in
> advance.
>
>

No, TV out is not a composite output. You will need to build your own device to 
tap the signal of the Coco2 and generate a composite output. There may be some 
designs at the FTP pages of either RTSI or Maltedmedia.