Subject: Re: [stella] Re: Poker Solitaire/Squares build 025 From: Phantom of the Opcodes <urchlay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 11:15:47 -0500 (EST) |
On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 apeboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Phantom of the Opcodes writes: > > > I wish I could get a PAL VCS, but I'd also need a PAL TV to connect it to, > > which is a hard thing to come by in the US... > > Yes, I intend to get an NTSC VCS one of these days. > NTSC VCS don't turn up often locally (Adelaide, Australia). > There's a used game store 5 miles down the road from me that had 4 of them last week... I wouldn't mind shipping one to you, if you could reimburse me (the units are selling for $25US, I dunno how much shipping from Atlanta to Adelaide, Australia might be) they have a couple of 2600jr's, those would presumably be lighter, and they also have 4-switch units.. do you have an NTSC TV to use it with? > > > > So the jitter is just my imagination? At least in the PAL version? Can anyone > > confirm this for the NTSC version too? (I no longer trust my eyes, at least > > not when they're looking at my TV) > > I find it really hard to look at a simple static TV image and not notice the > defects, and wobbles. But any motion I saw was minimal, and likely beyond > programmer control. > > What type of VCS are you using? I have tried a few and some of them just > generated noisy signals (especially the 2600 Jrs. and most of the clones). > I test on a 6-switch model with a 1979 sticker on the bottom.. it puts out a much less noisy signal than my 4-switch. I don't have a Jr. (will probably get one soon, to make sure my stuff works on it). Later, B. --- If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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