TornadoRetro GradeJoined: August 16, 2003Status: OfflinePosts: 2958Rep:
ITT, I test my soldering skills. Mon May 18, 2009 10:12:09 AM#89983Perm Link
So, my new Genny came. And its fantastic. But because JVC is a bunch of douchebags, when they sold the Wondermega here they removed (ignoring the slick wireless controllers, twin microphone plugs and software-based power button) the S-Video plug. I aim to correct that, but I don't want to do it the way that Neo Geo owners do. So, to start off, I bought these:
First I want to see if I can build a transcoder out of one of the Playstations. If that works, I will do an encoder swap from the PSX to a Genny II that I will purchase soon, then attempt to put S-Video on that. If that works, I'll do the same on the X'Eye.
Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today? Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection. Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!
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Radioshack is practically on my speed dial. I have like 20 feet of braid in my desk.
@ Aron: I told you I have free time. And if I screw up and wreck one of the Playstations or the Genny II, I wouldn't be out that much money. (especially if I can salvage the parts).
You see, the key is in this little thing here:
Playstations have them. Saturns have them. Even shittastic Genesis 3's have them. All of the Gennys prior to the Sega 3 have less powerful (though pin compliant) encoders. They are the difference between needing a few capacitors a a resistor to make S-Video output and needing to build an entire daughterboard to have S-Video, which is what the crazies who own Neo-Geos usually do.
Edited at Tue May 19, 2009 10:09:36 PM
Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today? Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection. Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!