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Post by MadModder on Aug 20, 2006 10:08:10 GMT -5
In the handbook, it says the video port is a 5-pin DIN, but my C64C has a 8-pin DIN connector. Searching the net gave me the pinout for it ( project64.c64.org/hw/avconnect.txt ) and there are signals making it possible to use s-video. ( 6+1 ) Has anyone tested that?
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Post by huckle on Aug 20, 2006 16:36:28 GMT -5
yes, that's how I have my C64C connected to my 1084 monitor. I just looked at my cable and it is a commodore one (8-pin DIN to 3x RCA/phono). It would be worth building one. One thing I've noticed after using my DTV and going back to the C64C the vertical light stripes on the video output are really noticeable!
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Post by MadModder on Aug 20, 2006 18:10:44 GMT -5
Heh, why haven't I done this earlier... Oh well. Connectors and cable coming tomorrow, together with stuff for making one heavy duty RS232 adapter
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Post by MadModder on Aug 21, 2006 11:22:34 GMT -5
Ooooh.... much better picture! But those vertical stripes sure do stand out now
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Post by huckle on Aug 21, 2006 11:32:06 GMT -5
lol. yeah told you so!
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Post by mm on Sept 17, 2006 13:16:34 GMT -5
I my experience the Y/C ("s-video") output of C64, and the matching inputs on the commodore monitors isn't perfectly compatible with other equipment having s-video connectors. For example when connecting the s-video output of a CD32 to the Y/C input of a commodore monitor the color and luma isn't aligned correctly horisontaly, and the same thing happends when connecting a C64's Y/C output to the s-video input of a TV set.
I solved this problem by checking the documentation for the IC's in the color decoder part of my TV set and found out that a solid state delay line IC in the TV set has inputs to select different levels of delay, and I connected a thumbwheel switch so that in s-video mode I can select the delay manually. That way I get a bit better picture when displayen C64 picture on my tv set.
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