[Coco] CoCo 3 to RBG...

[Steve Batson]

Interesting idea Gene, if it was that simple, why would there be converters? Your TV may have something my monitor does not. Would be an interesting test though.  :)


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On Jul 10, 2011, at 5:25 PM, gene heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:

> On Sunday, July 10, 2011 08:07:34 PM Steve Batson did opine:
> 
>> I know a lot of this has been talked about here and there is info spread
>> around the web about CoCo 3 to VGA, etc. I just want to make sure when I
>> start looking, I'm looing for the right product in the right places. I
>> actually had a Magnavox Monitor with RGB and Composite Inputs that I
>> used up until today when it decided to die. I knew it was only a matter
>> of time, the monitor has been packed up and through a few moves.
>> Anyway, The Coco 3 is now plugged into a TV with Composite inputs. I
>> would like to investigate getting one of the converters that would let
>> me plug it into an LCD monitor I have. Recommendations on what to get
>> and where. I'd also consder trying to build one if someone knows where
>> to find the info and parts list.
>> 
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> Steve
>> 
> Here is something one might try.  I originally bought a pair of Samsung 22" 
> lcd hidef tv's when the switchover here in the states was about a week old, 
> one for my bedroom and one for the missus.  That one ran 24/7, and is one 
> of the reasons we don't generally sleep together, the constant flashing of 
> scene changes and the muttering of the audio (till the commercial comes on, 
> cranked up 20 #^%# db) keeps me awake.  Anyway the one I bought her lost 
> its tuner & that made it into a great computer monitor.  And I know for a 
> fact that it can display ntsc video as its twin does yet today, there is a 
> Clarksburg HD->nstc translator, a 10 watter whose output is on ch22, that I 
> get from about 21 miles away and after dark it is a clean enough signal to 
> watch with my off-air antenna.
> 
> So I am wondering what happens when you wire a cable to feed that monitors 
> vga input directly from the coco3's rgb output?  Would the coco's lack of 
> interlace doom that?  There really isn't any good reason it wouldn't work 
> unless Samsung went out of their way to disable it from the vga socket, and 
> I can't see any good business reason they would disable it.  What would it 
> cost, maybe a $10 bill in parts & an hours research to look up the pin 
> assignments?
> 
> That isn't saying it would work with the average 'computer' monitor, but 
> with an LCD TV that does have a vga input?  Someone should give it a try.  
> And of course report back. ;)
> 
> 
> Cheers, gene
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