[Coco] CoCo 2 to Composite

[Kevin Becker]

Do you have a recommendation for one?  I just returned one to Amazon
because it was garbage.  Ideally I'd like one that has native macOS drivers
so it can work as a generic video source to any video capture app on the
system but the only ones I found that had that feature were pretty
expensive.

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 10:27 AM, rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> You guys missed a super easy solution that I am using right now
>
> If you have a USB capture device on your PC just connect the RF out from
> the coco2  to the cable IN connector of the capture card/stick.   Now tune
> the software to channel 3/4.
>
> The bonus is that you can record your computing as well as have it in a
> window while you surf YouTube for  coco videos
>
>
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>   Original Message
> From: Salvador Garcia via Coco
> Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2018 10:08 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Cc: Salvador Garcia
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo 2 to Composite
>
>
>  Hi John, I searched for "convert rf to composite" and git a few hits
> promoting devices like those mentioned by Ed (Zippster).
>
> Also, when you say that you don't have a "traditional TV", does that mean
> that you don't have any TV at all? If you have one, even a modern one then
> you can connect the RF out from the computer directly to the RF in of the
> TV. The ubiquitous TV converter boxes that were prevalent in the 80s were
> impedance adapters. They matched up the 75 Ohm out of the computer with the
> 300 Ohm in of the TVs antenna terminals. The RF input of modern TVs is 75
> Ohm, so the impedance adapter is not necessary. Just go to your electronics
> store and get an RCA to RF cable adapter, like this one:
>
> https://www.alliedelec.com/bomar-interconnect-products-r0849/70000509/
>
>
> Search around, you'll find them cheaper elsewhere. Major electronic stores
> might have them (think Best Buy, Microcenter, and possibly Target and
> (gasp) Walmart). This is the same solution proposed by Jack. This is the
> cheapest way to get the CoCo's screen on a display, but quality may vary
> from OK to barely tolerable. Good luck in your endeavor.
>
> Salvador
>
>
>     On Wednesday, August 8, 2018, 6:42:13 PM CDT, John Mautz <
> ejmautz2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Ok CoCo fans, up until now I have only played with CoCo3's.  One of my
> friends saw my facebook posts and gave me a CoCo 2 and an Atari 600XL both
> only have RF out.  I have no traditional TV's to hook these up to see if
> they work.  So, here is the question....
>
> What fancy or basic adapters are you using to hook these RF only devices to
> composite monitors?  I've done some looking on Amazon and it seems the
> items thy have listed convert HDMI/Component to RF not the other way around
> and they don't say if they are bi-directional or not.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> John.
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