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makar1 wrote:
Einzelherz wrote:If anyone here has ordered an Asian or Japanese Genesis mini, do the 6 button controllers work on the PC?
It shows up as "6B controller" in Windows and all buttons register properly. Buttons 7 and 8 don't seem to exist though.
Super thanks! Out of curiosity does holding Start for 5 seconds change anything?
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Einzelherz wrote:
makar1 wrote:
Einzelherz wrote:If anyone here has ordered an Asian or Japanese Genesis mini, do the 6 button controllers work on the PC?
It shows up as "6B controller" in Windows and all buttons register properly. Buttons 7 and 8 don't seem to exist though.
Super thanks! Out of curiosity does holding Start for 5 seconds change anything?
Holding Start or Mode doesn’t have any effect that I could see.
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buying arcade sticks for each and every console seems like it would be overkill, on the cash money department. is there a a way to use an current gen arcade stick on older consoles using some kind of adapter?
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MidOrFeed2015 wrote:buying arcade sticks for each and every console seems like it would be overkill, on the cash money department. is there a a way to use an current gen arcade stick on older consoles using some kind of adapter?
I have both of these, but haven't had the patience to test either of them. Likely the Kade will do what you want, but not sure if anyone other than myself received theirs. I think the Bliss Box is only USB, so no on retro consoles.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ka ... tro-gaming

https://bliss-box.net/
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Sorry to be a pain in the ass I think I might have asked this before .

I have garegga and hyper duel in the saturn.

Out of guardian force , steam hearts and blast wind which would you say is the best ?

I'm leaning towards steam hearts.
Although the concept of being a shump with tanks is really cool cheers.
Arms installation complete Good luck
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ldeveraux wrote:
MidOrFeed2015 wrote:buying arcade sticks for each and every console seems like it would be overkill, on the cash money department. is there a a way to use an current gen arcade stick on older consoles using some kind of adapter?
I have both of these, but haven't had the patience to test either of them. Likely the Kade will do what you want, but not sure if anyone other than myself received theirs. I think the Bliss Box is only USB, so no on retro consoles.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ka ... tro-gaming

https://bliss-box.net/
thats neat. kade website seems to be dead. theres another one i found called retropad32 but that looks like it does not support saturn (yet?). these boxes looks like the perfect products though, thank you.
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MidOrFeed2015 wrote:thank you friends.
two questions:
If someone else answered you, I didn't catch it.
1. i see the sleeve reference in that RCA connector, but where would the sleeve be if it was a wire? and what would tip be?
If you have a wire that is already soldered on one side, you would use the continuity setting on a multimeter to check the tip and sleeve, end to end. If you look at this one, the continuity setting is in the lower right of the dial, indicated by the symbol of and arrow and a cross; there is also an audio symbol next to it to indicate that it will make a sound when you have continuity:
https://www.amazon.com/AstroAI-Digital- ... s9dHJ1ZQ==


2. do you see in the unbalanced diagram how the gray wire has a C going from - to sleeve? does this mean tip is wired to + and sleeve is wired to both - and sleeve?
Unbalanced audio RCA has (+) on the tip and (-) on the sleeve. In the extron diagram, what you see is two different wiring positions for unbalanced, one for input and the other for output. The input requests that you chain the sleeve and the ground together. The output says to use only the ground output for the sleeve and to leave the (-) unconnected. The circuit probably defaults to balanced if it sees a connection on that terminal.
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Can I plug a BKM-10R to a Sony PVM-20L5 to take advantage of the rgb/comp switching?

If not, what are the alternatives for plugging a remote into the PVM 20L5?
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MidOrFeed2015 wrote:buying arcade sticks for each and every console seems like it would be overkill, on the cash money department. is there a a way to use an current gen arcade stick on older consoles using some kind of adapter?
Brook has a series of converter adapters that are around $40 each. There's also the Brook Retro Board but if you want current gen support as well it's another $117. There's no cheap way about it if you want to play a lot of systems or retain current gen compatibility.
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SimplyEric wrote:Can I plug a BKM-10R to a Sony PVM-20L5 to take advantage of the rgb/comp switching?

If not, what are the alternatives for plugging a remote into the PVM 20L5?
One of the biggest flaws of the L5's are their cheap controls (based off the ancient cube style PVM's design) where it takes something like THIRTEEN button presses to switch from RGB to YPbPr/Component (instead of being able to do that WAY quicker on a non-L5 PVM, or a single button press on a BVM). I mean, just turning the volume up or down or adjusting contrast is WAY harder on a L5.

Many people suggest getting a BKM-129x input card, where it remembers which input-set is setup as RGBS or YPbPr and you can switch with a single press of a button.

People also use YPbPr to RGBS (or vice versus) to transcode their systems so they're all the same (that's what I use to convert the minority YPbPr consoles to RGBS so everything is standardized).

Anyway, to answer your question I don't think a BKM-10R can hook-up directly to a 20L5 (or I've never tried at least). You'll have to loop through a BVM itself to go to the 20L5 (just like you would hookup multiple BVM's together so you can control them all with one controller). If you look on page 20 of the manual it does tell you what you can do, but I've never figured out the Channel 1-4 thing where it mentions you can "set the channel for INPUT, ASPECT and SCAN SIZE." Does the "Input" mean it'll save RGBS vs YPbPr? I don't think so, unfortunately, I think that's just going from RGB/Comp input to the Option A (for input card) or to Line 1 or 2 (composite or S-Video inputs).
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Dochartaigh wrote:
SimplyEric wrote:Can I plug a BKM-10R to a Sony PVM-20L5 to take advantage of the rgb/comp switching?

If not, what are the alternatives for plugging a remote into the PVM 20L5?
One of the biggest flaws of the L5's are their cheap controls (based off the ancient cube style PVM's design) where it takes something like THIRTEEN button presses to switch from RGB to YPbPr/Component (instead of being able to do that WAY quicker on a non-L5 PVM, or a single button press on a BVM). I mean, just turning the volume up or down or adjusting contrast is WAY harder on a L5.

Many people suggest getting a BKM-129x input card, where it remembers which input-set is setup as RGBS or YPbPr and you can switch with a single press of a button.

People also use YPbPr to RGBS (or vice versus) to transcode their systems so they're all the same (that's what I use to convert the minority YPbPr consoles to RGBS so everything is standardized).

Anyway, to answer your question I don't think a BKM-10R can hook-up directly to a 20L5 (or I've never tried at least). You'll have to loop through a BVM itself to go to the 20L5 (just like you would hookup multiple BVM's together so you can control them all with one controller). If you look on page 20 of the manual it does tell you what you can do, but I've never figured out the Channel 1-4 thing where it mentions you can "set the channel for INPUT, ASPECT and SCAN SIZE." Does the "Input" mean it'll save RGBS vs YPbPr? I don't think so, unfortunately, I think that's just going from RGB/Comp input to the Option A (for input card) or to Line 1 or 2 (composite or S-Video inputs).
I made a thread earlier which unfortunately nobody responded to. It was the fact that all I had was a BKM-129x to work with because the back ports are busted (or maybe I'm missing something but I sure as hell don't know how to "fix" it).

So I was hoping for a control unit solution. Or something to allow me to not have to go through 5000 buttons to switch formats. You guys might think I'm whining too much but it gets tiring REALLY fast.
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SimplyEric wrote:I made a thread earlier which unfortunately nobody responded to. It was the fact that all I had was a BKM-129x to work with because the back ports are busted (or maybe I'm missing something but I sure as hell don't know how to "fix" it).

So I was hoping for a control unit solution. Or something to allow me to not have to go through 5000 buttons to switch formats. You guys might think I'm whining too much but it gets tiring REALLY fast.
Get a converter then. My only system of the 15 I have that doesn't do RGB is my Wii (and GC, but I play GC through the Wii normally), and my 2nd non-modded OG Xbox.
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A PVM can't hold a separate calibration for RGB and component anyway so I just run it all one way. On mine there's like a 2-5% difference in color accuracy from rgb to comp.
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PVMs have other ways to store separate calibrations. The "underscan" and "16:9" modes, which usually have front panel buttons (unlike RGB vs Component) are nothing more than service menu presets. You can use them for whatever you want.
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Dochartaigh wrote:
SimplyEric wrote:I made a thread earlier which unfortunately nobody responded to. It was the fact that all I had was a BKM-129x to work with because the back ports are busted (or maybe I'm missing something but I sure as hell don't know how to "fix" it).

So I was hoping for a control unit solution. Or something to allow me to not have to go through 5000 buttons to switch formats. You guys might think I'm whining too much but it gets tiring REALLY fast.
Get a converter then. My only system of the 15 I have that doesn't do RGB is my Wii (and GC, but I play GC through the Wii normally), and my 2nd non-modded OG Xbox.
Any recommendations?
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Guspaz wrote:PVMs have other ways to store separate calibrations. The "underscan" and "16:9" modes, which usually have front panel buttons (unlike RGB vs Component) are nothing more than service menu presets. You can use them for whatever you want.
I don't recall them changing the color offsets, only the geometry. But admittedly it's been a long time.
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Ah, well, I don't think I specifically checked the colour offsets.
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Dochartaigh wrote:
SimplyEric wrote:Can I plug a BKM-10R to a Sony PVM-20L5 to take advantage of the rgb/comp switching?

If not, what are the alternatives for plugging a remote into the PVM 20L5?
One of the biggest flaws of the L5's are their cheap controls (based off the ancient cube style PVM's design) where it takes something like THIRTEEN button presses to switch from RGB to YPbPr/Component (instead of being able to do that WAY quicker on a non-L5 PVM, or a single button press on a BVM). I mean, just turning the volume up or down or adjusting contrast is WAY harder on a L5.

Many people suggest getting a BKM-129x input card, where it remembers which input-set is setup as RGBS or YPbPr and you can switch with a single press of a button.

People also use YPbPr to RGBS (or vice versus) to transcode their systems so they're all the same (that's what I use to convert the minority YPbPr consoles to RGBS so everything is standardized).

Anyway, to answer your question I don't think a BKM-10R can hook-up directly to a 20L5 (or I've never tried at least). You'll have to loop through a BVM itself to go to the 20L5 (just like you would hookup multiple BVM's together so you can control them all with one controller). If you look on page 20 of the manual it does tell you what you can do, but I've never figured out the Channel 1-4 thing where it mentions you can "set the channel for INPUT, ASPECT and SCAN SIZE." Does the "Input" mean it'll save RGBS vs YPbPr? I don't think so, unfortunately, I think that's just going from RGB/Comp input to the Option A (for input card) or to Line 1 or 2 (composite or S-Video inputs).
I confirmed that the serial remote PIN corresponding to RGB/Component doesn't do anything special. All it does is navigate to the input. So there's no "faster" way to actually switch color formats.
Best option would be transcoding like you said. I'm looking into stuff like that now. It was easy to test actually. I set all the pins to RGB/COMPONENT then plugged an rj45 from my extron to the PVM. All it took was a wiggle of the cable to get it to do something.
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I'm looking at getting this Dreamcast SCART cable to play my incoming Dreamcast using 480p on my D and A series BVM monitors.

https://retro-access.com/products/dream ... 5604207667

I currently have a couple of spare SCART to BNC adaptors, but they include sync strippers in them and the Dreamcast cable already cleans up the sync for use with monitors. Would there be any issue in using one of my converters with this cable, or would I need one that simply does straight pass-through of the signal?
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Chomolonzo wrote:I'm looking at getting this Dreamcast SCART cable to play my incoming Dreamcast using 480p on my D and A series BVM monitors.

https://retro-access.com/products/dream ... 5604207667

I currently have a couple of spare SCART to BNC adaptors, but they include sync strippers in them and the Dreamcast cable already cleans up the sync for use with monitors. Would there be any issue in using one of my converters with this cable, or would I need one that simply does straight pass-through of the signal?
The sync strippers will likely not work at all. Most of them are based on the LM1881 which does not support 480p
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maxtherabbit wrote:
Chomolonzo wrote:I'm looking at getting this Dreamcast SCART cable to play my incoming Dreamcast using 480p on my D and A series BVM monitors.

https://retro-access.com/products/dream ... 5604207667

I currently have a couple of spare SCART to BNC adaptors, but they include sync strippers in them and the Dreamcast cable already cleans up the sync for use with monitors. Would there be any issue in using one of my converters with this cable, or would I need one that simply does straight pass-through of the signal?
The sync strippers will likely not work at all. Most of them are based on the LM1881 which does not support 480p
Thanks for the reply. So does that mean that the adaptor itself will not work at all? If that's the case, any idea what my best option for getting 480p signal from my Dreamcast into my Extron Crosspoint would be?
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Chomolonzo wrote:
maxtherabbit wrote:
Chomolonzo wrote:I'm looking at getting this Dreamcast SCART cable to play my incoming Dreamcast using 480p on my D and A series BVM monitors.

https://retro-access.com/products/dream ... 5604207667

I currently have a couple of spare SCART to BNC adaptors, but they include sync strippers in them and the Dreamcast cable already cleans up the sync for use with monitors. Would there be any issue in using one of my converters with this cable, or would I need one that simply does straight pass-through of the signal?
The sync strippers will likely not work at all. Most of them are based on the LM1881 which does not support 480p
Thanks for the reply. So does that mean that the adaptor itself will not work at all? If that's the case, any idea what my best option for getting 480p signal from my Dreamcast into my Extron Crosspoint would be?
I *think* Retro Access makes a Dreamcasr cable with the same sync combination circuit as the one you were looking at in a BNC version instead of SCART. Due to the bizarre nature of their website and inventory system, I don't know how you would acquire it without waiting for a Sunday morning restock or contacting them by special request
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maxtherabbit wrote:I *think* Retro Access makes a Dreamcasr cable with the same sync combination circuit as the one you were looking at in a BNC version instead of SCART. Due to the bizarre nature of their website and inventory system, I don't know how you would acquire it without waiting for a Sunday morning restock or contacting them by special request
A google search will bring up the cable you're talking about, but you can't find it by clicking the Dreamcast link on their site. So, either they've stopped making it, or out of stock items like it only pop back up when they're back in stock. I'll shoot them a message and see what they say, though. I've also managed to swap out the sync separator adaptor with a straight passthrough one for my SNES. SNES seems fine with the csync cable, so if all else fails I can hopefully use the passthrough cable.
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maxtherabbit wrote: The sync strippers will likely not work at all. Most of them are based on the LM1881 which does not support 480p
This can't be true. The only cables I have for my PS2 uses one of these two sync strippers (which my Extron Crosspoint needs), both of which are listed as using the LM1881, and I've done 480p through RGsB on my PS2 multiple times before:

https://console5.com/store/lm1881-pcb-bundle.html

https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/son ... m-monitors

Am I missing something? Does it differ because the PS2 uses RGsB over SCART for 480p instead of RGBS?
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Dochartaigh wrote:Does it differ because the PS2 uses RGsB over SCART for 480p instead of RGBS?
Yes

the sync stripper isn't doing anything when the console is in RGsB mode, since it only strips sync from CVBS or Y, not Green
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As far as I can tell, there's no reason why the LM1881 can't be used to produce an RGsBS signal. It should be able to pull sync from green just fine. It's not a sync stripper, though, it's a sync separator. It can't remove sync from a video signal, but it can produce a separate composite sync signal.

All that said, this only works if your circuit is actually designed to do this.
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Guspaz wrote:As far as I can tell, there's no reason why the LM1881 can't be used to produce an RGsBS signal. It should be able to pull sync from green just fine. It's not a sync stripper, though, it's a sync separator. It can't remove sync from a video signal, but it can produce a separate composite sync signal.
I'm not disputing that, I'm just saying that when you buy a premade PS2 cable with an integrated LM1881, it's going to be wired to pull sync from CVBS or luma, not green
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maxtherabbit wrote:
Guspaz wrote:As far as I can tell, there's no reason why the LM1881 can't be used to produce an RGsBS signal. It should be able to pull sync from green just fine. It's not a sync stripper, though, it's a sync separator. It can't remove sync from a video signal, but it can produce a separate composite sync signal.
I'm not disputing that, I'm just saying that when you buy a premade PS2 cable with an integrated LM1881, it's going to be wired to pull sync from CVBS or luma, not green
How would one wire an LM1881 to pull from both green and CVBS/luma? Does it have a separate pin for green?
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It wouldn't. It'd require different circuits.
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Don't Green and Luma share the same pinout connection for PS2? Hence why you can use PS2 component cables for RGsB with PVMs or the OSSC.
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