[Coco] Modern display options for CoCo2?

Gene Heskett gheskett at shentel.net
Sat Nov 9 18:30:12 EST 2019


On Saturday 09 November 2019 17:21:41 Rich Carreiro wrote:

> I was wondering what the options are for connecting a CoCo2 to a
> modern TV or monitor. At least in the US, haven’t TVs dropped analog
> tuners, making it impossible to (directly) input the channel 3/channel
> 4 signal that comes out of a CoCo2?

Most modern tv's expect to see a dvd player plugged into one of the rca 
style connectors even if they are the latest whizbang digital tv's.

> I know of some display adapters for CoCos, but aren’t they CoCo3-only
> because they use that special CoCo3 video out connector?
>
> Is my only option to make sure I keep around an analog TV?

You probably are looking at one right now. Generally a matter of pushing 
the right buttons on the remote.  At least here in the USA.
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Rich Carreiro


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