[Coco] CoCo 2

[gene heskett]

On 1/14/23 14:14, Rob Rosenbrock via Coco wrote:
> Okay, don’t laugh…
> 
> I have had one of the GBS-8200 boards for a few years. I bought it for my JAMMA cabinet when I was looking into a future replacement for the CRT. I’ve run across it a few times but never thought about using it with my CoCo3. You connected this to the video connector underneath the CoCo3? I’ll have to experiment with it some.

I did, wasn't usable.
> 
> I also have another video that looks like it converts composite (they call it video/bnc) to vga, and something from black web that converts composite to HDMI.
> 
> All three of these could easily convert the composite signal to a modern monitor.
> 
>> On Jan 13, 2023, at 9:46 PM, Robert Emery via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am pretty much in the same boat, having been away from the CoCo scene for
>> a couple decades. Here's what I've found...
>> CoCo DV is pretty much the only _currently_ available product that will
>> give you artifact colors via HDMI. The main drawbacks are that it doesn't
>> include audio and it doesn't work on a CoCo 3.
>> I installed one in a CoCo 2 that had no working video output (early model
>> converted to composite-only by Tandy) and it works great! My biggest
>> complaint was that I kept mindlessly hitting reset because I forgot I now
>> have a button to control artifact colors!
>> For the CoCo 3, I went to AliExpress and got a GBS-8200 for $15. Turns out
>> it works great for the CoCo 3 without modification... I just had to combine
>> the sync signals and viola!
>> I even made a straight Coco 3->VGA cable, with integrated audio and
>> combined sync (to H-sync)
>> Along with the 8200, get a VGA to HDMI adapter with audio input...  Grand
>> total ~$25-35 off AliExpress, probably three times that with local sources.
>> HTH,
>> Bob (LaCoCoStrangiato on YT)
> 
> 

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