Subject: RE: [stella] Atari VCS 2600A Question From: KirkIsrael@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 8 Apr 2004 19:32:37 -0000 |
> > The video and audio are on the same cable; it's RF, not composite > > video. Buy yourself a female RCA-to-F-type-Coax adapter (Radio Shack or > > somewhere) and plug it into your TV, channel 3 or 4. > > Thanks! Radio Shack had everything I needed, but I forgot to pick up a > TV/Game switcher. Anyway, it works. I have yet to test it with the For best picture quality, I don't think you want a TV/Game switcher in the mix...if you're thinking of that old slider thing with the two anntenna leads. Your best bet, and what the original poster was talking about, is this: http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=42 Atari Age has 'em, I suppose a local electronics store might as well, I dunno. But the picture is quite good, second only to a proper A/V plug mod, and orders of magnitude better than anything using the old antenna leads. (my old atari output -> switchbox -> two anntenna to coax cable -> tv input setup was nasty to look at, all staticky) > Supercharger. It needs a lot of cleaning... I've taken old computers apart > and cleaned them before, but I don't know how to make the switches work > better. They seem to have a lot of grit in them. I'm hoping I can just use > some WD-40. Any suggestions? "I'm a software guy and that's clearly a hardware problem"-- that's the same excuse I gave when I couldn't work the latch at the end of an amusment park ride, and a friendly neighborhood 10 yr old had to show me how to get out... > Thanks again! (I'm on my way to testing Reflex on the real thing!) An awesome feeling, believe you me. -- KirkIsrael@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://kisrael.com "My favorite is The Invisible Man, because in great scene Invisible Man eats large bowl of cookies. All you see are cookies. No distractions. Me like that."--Cookie Monster, asked to name Favorite Movie Monster ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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