Hey, I have a dead DVD player (Electrohome EH8158), one of those dealies with S-video, composite, and component output. I took out the motherboard to have a look, and I'm wondering if it's possible to convert it into a RGB->composite/S-video convertor to use in a supergun. I presume there's a single stream of data contained on DVD discs so there must be some kind of converting circuitry somewhere on the mobo for all of the different kinds of output.
Just wanted to know if you've tried anything like that or if it's possible in general.
Thanks!
Attn: matt, DVD player hacking question
No worries Specineff, any information is appreciated. :)
It was just a thought since I might be building a supergun for a coworker's buddy and wanted to try to save some money, although I know the JROK is a surefire way to go.
I looked at the old Playstation motherboard too, and I guess investigating possibilities with using console mobo's is out of the question too.
edit: this has been nagging at me a while, too, but the Idiot's Guide to the Supergun mentions some Playstation 2 DVD recording cable, I wonder where the Hell matt manages to find these things :p
It was just a thought since I might be building a supergun for a coworker's buddy and wanted to try to save some money, although I know the JROK is a surefire way to go.
I looked at the old Playstation motherboard too, and I guess investigating possibilities with using console mobo's is out of the question too.
edit: this has been nagging at me a while, too, but the Idiot's Guide to the Supergun mentions some Playstation 2 DVD recording cable, I wonder where the Hell matt manages to find these things :p
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Only 1 Samsung DVD player and all 3253253264 DVD players sold in Europe...Specineff wrote:I know you didn't ask for another person's opinion, iatneH, but here I go...
IIRC, DVD's are encoded in component, rather than RGB. Only 1 Samsung DVD player, and the PS2 (when modded or hax0red) can output DVD video in RGB.
...and suddenly, a very freaky wormhole opened, and 4 3-foot tall market analysts fell out...
might want to try getting a cheap version 3?? genesis for a few bucks, the small tiny ones.. i successfully fed an rgb signal into the sony ic on there and had it outputting composite while the genesis was on without a cart in, i think it also does s-video too but you may need to add some resistors.
was actually going to try turning it into a supergun style thing, since the case is a nice size for plugging right onto a jamma board, and using the genesis controller ports for custom controllers and then using the pre-existing genesis AV connection. Also tried powering a pcboard from the genesis but that didn't work out too well (gives the right voltages, but not enough to power a jamma board from what i remember):D
was actually going to try turning it into a supergun style thing, since the case is a nice size for plugging right onto a jamma board, and using the genesis controller ports for custom controllers and then using the pre-existing genesis AV connection. Also tried powering a pcboard from the genesis but that didn't work out too well (gives the right voltages, but not enough to power a jamma board from what i remember):D
All of the Genesis systems' video encoders do an excellent job of converting arcade RGB to composite. You can get S-Video from some of the later-issue Gen2s, but these are pretty scarce and there's usually no way to tell without first opening the system up. Gen3s are probably the best for this, but destroying such a cute little machine for its parts is almost as bad as killing a puppy.kemical wrote:might want to try getting a cheap version 3?? genesis for a few bucks, the small tiny ones.. i successfully fed an rgb signal into the sony ic on there and had it outputting composite while the genesis was on without a cart in, i think it also does s-video too but you may need to add some resistors.
You are out of your mind!Also tried powering a pcboard from the genesis but that didn't work out too well (gives the right voltages, but not enough to power a jamma board from what i remember):D
Hey, Antipasta, I am curious regarding PAL (being 50 Hz). Do DVD releases get optimized over there, or do you still have to put up with the same crap when it came to bad Euro game releases? (Speed and the dreaded bars on top and bottom)
Or is PAL 60 the magic cure for those woes?
Or is PAL 60 the magic cure for those woes?
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