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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: JoyMonkey on May 03, 2005, 10:15:04 pm

Title: Is this cheap RGB scan converter any use?
Post by: JoyMonkey on May 03, 2005, 10:15:04 pm

I picked up one of these Covid EZPix 85 scan converters for $20, but is it any good to me? I can't find any details of exactly what it outputs, all I know is it has seperate R,G,B and Sync BNC connectors for output. There's a few of them on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3763&item=5192511937&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW) but none give too much details.

Do you think this thing crunches SVGA resolutions to an arcade friendly rate? Or have I acquired more useless junk?

Title: Re: Is this cheap RGB scan converter any use?
Post by: StephenH on May 04, 2005, 01:57:17 am

It appears to have a rate display.  If it outputs 15Khz, it should be OK for arcade use.

Title: Re: Is this cheap RGB scan converter any use?
Post by: b3atmania on May 04, 2005, 05:32:10 am

It's not a scan converter. The only thing it "converts" is HV-ync on the input to C-sync on the output. It also convert SOG-sync on the input to C-sync on the output. It's mostly a debug device to read the scanrate of a video source. This device is from 1994 so I don't expect it to work with very high sync rates.