awoo
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Apr 16, 2009 14:53:10 GMT
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sorry not much of a modification, i got an old atari from a stoner for £5 last week, got it clean after many hours but having trouble to get it to work on a tv. i know it works as ive seen it going. its just that it wont come up on the tv. anyone got any ideas to help me get this thing connected? its got audio l & r out and tv out. tried putting the seemingly corresponding connections to the tv but just got a blank screen. this is the mean machine  cheers! |
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The Doctor
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Apr 16, 2009 14:55:12 GMT
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the yellow plug is the tv plug indeed.
Did you try to plug them into a SCART connector and then in the SCART plug in the TV?
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awoo
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Apr 16, 2009 15:06:13 GMT
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i have the same plugs in the front of my tv, they're even colour coded! so i plugged them in there, tried the ext 1, 2 & 3 thing and retuned the tv but couldnt find anything.
is it a scart job then? as i think i have a connector somewhere to do that.
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The Doctor
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Apr 16, 2009 15:09:56 GMT
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I don't know, it shouldn't matter, but you never know.
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Last Edit: Apr 16, 2009 15:10:08 GMT by The Doctor
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Apr 16, 2009 15:29:43 GMT
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I thought these just connected to the TV via an aerial lead?
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Apr 16, 2009 17:04:12 GMT
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Had one of these as a kid, connects to your tv's aerial port.
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awoo
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Apr 16, 2009 17:27:22 GMT
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nice one! ill try that one aswell, got one of those leads somewhere too
thanks!
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Apr 16, 2009 18:23:25 GMT
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most of these old computers with rf tv output can be modified to output composite video
I think the Atari can already output it on one of the big monitor din plugs.
have to look up some Atari websites.
or maybe Gamesx.com
I have a few old computers. I used to have old wooden boxed tvs. I have an Amstrad CPC monitor with TV tuner box. Was no problem connecting old computers to them. But my new Phillips TV cant tune to my Play station or Sega master system. Neither can my portable tv.
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madmog
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Atari 520ste fitting to a tv?madmog
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Apr 20, 2009 22:11:49 GMT
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If you can get hold of a black and white Atari Monitor it connects to a deicated socket and has a higher resolution. Great for documents. The TV is much lower res and connects using a coax cable from Atari to TV the aerial socket
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awoo
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Apr 20, 2009 22:43:42 GMT
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i actaully had the black and white high res monitor but gave it back to the guy. he emailed me after he gave it to me for £5 saying he made a mistake and was abit hasty selling for £5! so i gave him back the monitor as i figured it will go in the tv ok. the monitor was only like 10" and it only uses about 8-9" of that (sucked abit imo - going from a 20" mac to a b/w 10" wasnt too impressive!).
ill be using it for cubase mostly - will the tv be ok for that?
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Apr 20, 2009 23:58:48 GMT
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You can output VGA (so any standard PC monitor, most LCD TVs, etc) from the monitor port with the correct cable. You could probably get one on eBay or something.
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