ISO: 5-volt video amplifier

[jcoleman]

I'm picking up a Nanao monitor from Birdtales this weekend and I assume I am going to need a 5-volt video amplifier similar to the one sold by Ultimarc.  Does anyone know of a simple circuit I can build to handle such a task?  Even better, has anyone upgraded from the Ultimarc amplifier to the ArcadeVGA or the JPAC and no longer needs the amplifier?  $15 isn't a bad price, but when you factor in the shipping from the UK...trying to do this on the cheap to appease my wife.  Someone out there must understand...  

Thanks

John Coleman

[rampy]

I'm picking up a Nanao monitor from Birdtales this weekend and I assume I am going to need a 5-volt video amplifier similar to the one sold by Ultimarc.  Does anyone know of a simple circuit I can build to handle such a task?  Even better, has anyone upgraded from the Ultimarc amplifier to the ArcadeVGA or the JPAC and no longer needs the amplifier?  $15 isn't a bad price, but when you factor in the shipping from the UK...trying to do this on the cheap to appease my wife.  Someone out there must understand...  

Thanks

John Coleman

You might find something at radio shack.. but I bet it ends up being more than 15 beans...  the pc2jamma page has a simple circuit that's probably cheap if you want to go the DIY route...

You might be able to get away (initially) without using an amp, but your display may (if it works without the amp that is) be really dim, is all...

FWIW the arcadeVGA card doesn't have an amp built in --> it does 1 volt out (i have a project using the arcadeVGA  + video amp currently *shrug*)

If you can think of enough excuses to buy other stuff from ultimarc (i.e. j-sticks/etc etc) the video amp is a neat clean easy solution.

also, I'd suggest putting a WANTED: video amp post in the buy/sell/trade forum here...

good luck!

Rampy