SNES to Arcade Monitor

[starwarsfan54321]

Okay, I am currently working on my first cab, so far, I have a multiboard installed and am really enjoying, next on my agenda is to add artwork and a new lcd monitor from here, over the weekend, I rediscovered my SNES in a closet with all of my games, controllers and composite cable, is there anyway to convert the composite cable to either CGA or VGA?

[knohbody]

The SNES can output RGB. http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=av:nintendomultiav should have all the info you need if you want to wire it directly. Easiest way would be to find a rgb scart cable.
I think the SNES 2 (newer, smaller version) doesn't do RGB, but there's a mod linked to on the bottom of the gamesx link above.
VGA is possible with a converter, but you'll still need the RGB mod.

[starwarsfan54321]

I have the original version, so could I just get a composite vga converter?

[Justin Z]

The thing about using a composite cable and converting that signal is that it is going to look like hell.  So if you can avoid it, do so.

[BurgerKingDiamond]

you can't convert composite to RGB.

you need to get a SCART cable. You can hack that to work with your arcade monitor or you can buy this

http://etim.net.au/scart2arcV20/scart2arc2.htm

[elkameleon]

I used to have a SNES store display unit, that used a professional display, was hooked up through SCART, of course I was like 12-13 when I was tinkering with it, I had no idea what SCART was then. Bet let me tell you, that thing had a beautiful picture!

[Justin Z]

you can't convert composite to RGB.

you need to get a SCART cable. You can hack that to work with your arcade monitor or you can buy this

http://etim.net.au/scart2arcV20/scart2arc2.htm

That's not entirely accurate.  You can't pass through composite to RGB, but you can absolutely buy a converter box that will take a composite signal and "translate" it to RGB.  As I mentioned, though, it will look awful.

[BurgerKingDiamond]

I'll rephrase. You can't convert composite to RGB without it looking like crap and completely negating the purpose of the conversion in the first place.

get a SCART cable.

[starwarsfan54321]

Okay, if I get a scart cable, how do I use that as input for an arcade monitor and would this work for other nintendo systems like the N64 and gamecube and will a scart cable for the gamecube work with a snes?

[elkameleon]

N64 doesnt output RGB natively, i've tried it with that same scart cable I had for the SNES, it just comes out black and white. Not sure about the gamecube though.

[boardjunkie]

Most of the laserdisc games used a composite-> RGB board made by wells Gardner.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88697.0

That guy right there. I have a few but never bothered to check out the image quality. They were just leftovers from scrapped games....