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GreenAntz RGB to component transcoder
dekkit:
Very well written summary Zeb!
This has been a long journey and your photos look fantastic.
A successful combination of us both wanting something really great for both 240p retro consoles (rgb scart) and pc (vga) and collaborating to make that a reality. Intensively scoped and tested across a range of crts too.
Definately another alternative to rgb modding a crt - which is always more effort than it seems!
Dek
(Aka dekkit, dekdek)
This hopefully will open more options for the retro gaming community.
morton:
I feel like I'm reading that I can output 240p to a Sony KV27FS120 and it will display 240p over component. For whatever reason it feels too good to be true. They're free in these parts
dekkit:
You can easily test out 240p support over component inputs yourself using any composite video rca cable and a device that outputs a 240p image (old console like ps1 or nes etc).
If you place the yellow cable into the green (y) input (of your component inputs), you should get a stable 240p black and white image. If you do, your crt will greatly benefit a greenantz transcoder and you'll enjoy a really sharp crispy color image at 240p.
Fyi - where im from (Australia) rgb scart really wasnt available here (except for some select high end crts). I was researching and working out an rgb conversion method to support component inputs and where i could preserve my trinitron in original condition (without modification) and was also looking to support another crt that could not be rgb modded. This is when I found schematics for aces, modified aces, zeb early versions and combined all the best bits to get something initially working for my needs eventually came in regular contact with zeb...(..and well the rest is best described in his first post :)
Dek
morton:
Sounds good. I'm gonna go get me a TV... Any idea when these are gonna be available? I feel like I'm having to wait on anything remotely fun. Meanwhile, there's always boring stuff that needs to get done, and supplies rarely dwindle :lol
dekkit:
Best message Zeb in the first instance (or myself in the second). There are few available now.
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