[Coco] CoCo 2 (Video)

[Robert Emery]

I got a bunch of 10- pin connectors on closeout from a pinball supplier,
could send you one with (or without) ribbon cable you can solder to, or
make you a VGA cable like mine, minus audio(?)

Switcheroo is a solid option, just way more than $20. I still need
composite for artifact colors, but that has always been how CoCos work.

Are you possibly interested in a CoCo 2 with CoCo DV installed? I'll be
making a video about it soon too.

Bob
(La CoCo Strangiato)

On Mon, Jan 23, 2023, 9:13 PM Rob Rosenbrock via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
wrote:

>
> > On Jan 23, 2023, at 7:04 PM, Robert Emery via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Video of an unmodified GBS-8200 working with a CoCo3...
> > https://youtu.be/usJbL8xC_VI
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Bob
>
> Thanks! I appreciate that.
>
> The 80 column screen looks very legible, which is important to me. Most
> test/reviews seem to be concerned with the basic CoCo2 32 column text and
> graphics modes. That’s fine, but reading code is a lot easier with more
> columns.
>
> I settled on buying a Switch-a-roo cable and SCART-to-HDMI adapter. This
> is the route that I described earlier as being a bit of a rube goldberg
> type solution - especially since I want to add an HDMI-to-VGA adapter. LOL
> I ordered the cable through CoCoMan and should have it tomorrow. I was able
> to test the VGA adapter and found that it didn’t introduce any distortion.
> I’m hoping the result compares with my CM-8.
>
> I already have a GBS-8200, so I’m game to try that out as well. I just
> need to get a few of the 10-pin connectors and make up a cable or two for
> testing.
>
> I worked a bit more with running composite through my Extron scaler to a
> VGA monitor. If I turn off the color burst signal, the text is much clearer
> but the background turns to grey lines. Once I do PALETTE 12,63 it becomes
> solid and the text is more defined. White on black in a 40 column screen
> looks very nice, too. Just no color. I can’t convince myself that anything
> is wrong with my CoCo’s hardware.
>
> Still undecided about the CoCo2. I see no future in the RF adapter, so I
> have no issues removing it from the board. But I think a composite adapter
> might look just as bad as I’m seeing with my CoCo3. I’m strongly leaning
> towards the CoCoVGA
>
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