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GreenAntz RGB to component transcoder
Zebidee:
--- Quote from: apoketo on April 03, 2024, 10:09:13 pm ---After using it for a few weeks now, from DOS (200p60) to Indie (270p58) to Video (576i48), powered 24/7: Nothing much to say. It just works, looks like RGB.
The small cardboard box it was sent in was ideal for repurposing into a makeshift housing after adding cable holes.
Great work!
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Thanks Apoketo! You are very innovative, using the box like that. I will be working on a proper box soon.
--- Quote from: Daniel B. on April 04, 2024, 10:27:25 pm ---I've sent a PM and want to get one of these bad boys!
I'm not a new member by any means but you had mentioned to make a post, so this is that. Just in case.
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I'm currently assembling some v1.94 units with blue sync indicator LEDs, so I will be sure to add extra one for you. Will respond to you directly.
As reported earlier, I had a nasty accident. I'd summarise it as like being punched in the side of the chest by a god wearing knuckledusters. Not sure which god, but then they sure didn't give an F about me. It still hurts. Has softened me up, slowed me down, just a little. Every day gets a little bit better, bit will probably be a couple more weeks until I'm feeling great.
Anyways, production is now on again (to meet backorders first). I will get them out over the next few days.
Here is a quick pic of the GreenAntz v1.94 with sync LED. Promise to get some better pics out soon.
Daniel B.:
--- Quote from: Zebidee on April 05, 2024, 11:40:09 am ---
--- Quote from: Daniel B. on April 04, 2024, 10:27:25 pm ---I've sent a PM and want to get one of these bad boys!
I'm not a new member by any means but you had mentioned to make a post, so this is that. Just in case.
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I'm currently assembling some v1.94 units with blue sync indicator LEDs, so I will be sure to add extra one for you. Will respond to you directly.
As reported earlier, I had a nasty accident. I'd summarise it as like being punched in the side of the chest by a god wearing knuckledusters. Not sure which god, but then they sure didn't give an F about me. It still hurts. Has softened me up, slowed me down, just a little. Every day gets a little bit better, bit will probably be a couple more weeks until I'm feeling great.
Anyways, production is now on again (to meet backorders first). I will get them out over the next few days.
Here is a quick pic of the GreenAntz v1.94 with sync LED. Promise to get some better pics out soon.
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Was this the bottle you fell on? That would be a terrible, terrible thing to experience. At my old age (39) I think I would need a month or 2 to recover, easily. Keep applying the tiger balm/biofreeze/menthol of your choice and try to stretch it out as much as you can, that is one thing that will help. Cold at night, heat in the morning to get them moving if it's worse after rest or prolonged use.
I will work with you in PM, but please sincerely take care ZBD!
Zebidee:
--- Quote from: Daniel B. on April 05, 2024, 02:44:16 pm ---Was this the bottle you fell on? That would be a terrible, terrible thing to experience. At my old age (39) I think I would need a month or 2 to recover, easily. Keep applying the tiger balm/biofreeze/menthol of your choice and try to stretch it out as much as you can, that is one thing that will help. Cold at night, heat in the morning to get them moving if it's worse after rest or prolonged use.
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Yes, you know the type of injury, and yes mornings are the worst. After a couple of hours it isn't too bad. Then, when I get tired, it gets worse again. In addition to stretching etc., I also swim (very gently) every day and get a therapeutic massage every few days.
The really painful aspect of this kind of injury is the muscles cramping to protect the area.
I did something similar to myself about 20 years ago, when I was a bit younger than you are now. Back then I was a real exerciser, six days a week, and I watched Nicolas Cage's "Con Air" with my (then) wife. There's this scene where he's doing handstand pushups and she asked if I could do them. So of course I learned how to do them (foolish me, apparently Nic Cage was cheating in the movie).
So yeah, a couple weeks later I was traveling for work, was late and in a hotel room, but I still wanted some exercise. So I did some handstand pushups, but I was too tired and my legs came down too far on one side. I corrected myself, but too late, the damage was done. I'd crushed the meat between my ribs and partially dislocated them from my spine. Very painful.
This is the exercise I am talking about. Do not do it. The physio treating me kept telling me how dangerous it is, she worried I'd have an aneurysm or something. Never again.
https://www.bigbendsc.com/blog/at-home-exercise-strict-handstand-push-up
It is a more entertaining story than sleeping and falling onto a bottle.
Zebidee:
Updates, updates!
I completed my first real batch GreenAntz v1.94 VGA units. These have all been fully cleaned, trimmed, tested and calibrated. I decided to take a photo of the "team" while they were together.
About half of these are already on the way to people that pre-purchased them. I cannot thank you all enough for your patience over the past few weeks as I have been recovering from injury - it knocked me about a lot and slowed my work to a crawl. I will be in touch with you all directly soon with tracking numbers.
With the batch complete, this also means I still have a few spare units right now if anybody wants one.
Most of these v1.94 units use a blue LED for sync, as some people I asked preferred that, though I did experiment and make a couple with red sync LEDs too. Just wanted to see how they looked. All the units I've just sent out have a blue LED.
There's a lot of customisation on this V1.94 PCB now. Especially in terms of the sync auto-switching and the sync LED, which I installed where no LED was ever originally intended! It took some practice and trial-and-error to get it both working right and looking nice and neat.
BTW - For those wondering, I am feeling a lot better now, these past few days I've "turned the corner" with my injury, though I suspect I'll continue to get more ordinary back and other pain for quite a while yet. Swimming every day really helps.
Daniel B.:
Can u send me tracking just so I can keep an eye?
it's no problem (the delay) Your health is more important and you never once made me worry I made a bad decision. I'm excited for the blue LED!!!
To all reading, I'm going to try to learn Fusion3D to design a case for Greenantz and will make the STL file public or will print for you for price of plastic and shipping!!!!!
It's the kick in the ass i need to learn this software. If this guy and his buddy could create a dope ass transcoder - I could learn 3d modelling for 3dprinting right? RIGHT!
I work 80 hours a week 6 days a week, It could take awhwile.