[Coco] CoCo 2 Factory Composite Video RE'd
Chad H
chadbh74 at hotmail.com
Sun Dec 14 21:05:57 EST 2014
And, if I recall correctly, the wiring of those cables matches the very common RCA to 1/8" cord used to patch walkmans to receivers. If so, that's great.
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Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo 2 Factory Composite Video RE'd
Yes.
My guess is they decided to do it that way so they wouldn’t have to change the case.
- Ed
> On Dec 14, 2014, at 7:51 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ahhhh gotcha. So the jack on the PCB is the 1/8" 3-conductor one?
>
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> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Zippster
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 6:32 PM
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> The board handles the audio as well. The connector jack has 3 conductors, video, audio and ground.
> The cable will have RCA plugs on one end and a 1/8” plug on the other. You’ll sometimes see these for use with video cameras, etc. A simple stereo headphone plug to RCA would work as well as you only have 2 signals, monaural sound and composite video.
>
> It’s the same connector style found on the factory board.
>
> - Ed
>
>
>> On Dec 14, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey, im curius, I know my RF on my CoCo 2 provides audio as well..but this is done away with on the mod...so what provides audio? I dont remember composite video doing that. I remember using seperaye red/white RCA patches for L/R audio channels when doing this with old VCR's and DVD players.
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>> From: Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 11:10 AM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo 2 Factory Composite Video RE'd
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>> The color mode on this board is pretty darn good even on a large LCD TV.
>> The B&W mode is super clear on the same TV.
>>
>> I added a couple of pics of the output on a 46” LCD TV.
>> Of course on a CRT it’s perfect, But this pretty darn good for composite on a big LCD.
>>
>> Not the best pics, but gives you an idea.
>>
>> <https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/coco2-composite-board-
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>> <https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/coco2-composite-board-
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>> - Ed
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 14, 2014, at 9:39 AM, David Ladd <dladd at realmspire.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Zippster, Thank you :D The HD TV's that my family has and the one I
>>> personally own the tuners still support analog as well as the ATSC
>>> digital. The thing is the green is super over powering and can't
>>> hardly read the black text lol. So I figure the composit might be
>>> better :D Plus this would allow me to use the Playstation One's
>>> composit monitor too or a car backup camera display panel :D
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>>> David Ladd
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>>> On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi David,
>>>>
>>>> I can definitely do that. :)
>>>>
>>>> - Ed
>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 14, 2014, at 1:24 AM, David Ladd <dladd at realmspire.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You know you should sell these boards for those of us who have
>>>>> CoCo2's that don't want to build their own :D I would love to
>>>>> have a Composit replacement for the RF modulator. :D *hint hint*
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> David Ladd
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 11:27 PM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Everybody,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’ve successfully reverse-engineered the factory composite board
>>>>>> found in a CoCo 2 I purchased on ebay. This board is a direct replacement for the RF modulator.
>>>>>> It requires no modifications to the case, and uses the channel switch to select B&W or COLOR.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems to have very good output - I’d say better than the reference circuit from the 6847 data sheet.
>>>>>> It’s a more involved circuit with voltage regulators on-board and is AC coupled.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pics of the factory and re’d prototype can be seen here for those who are interested.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/coco2-composite-bo
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> rd-2
>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/coco2-composite-bo
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> rd-2>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Ed
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