Anyone there in the UK who can do one?
I noticed lately all TV's have no Svideo socket and composite looks shite.
Would welcome some feedback.
Looking for N64 RGB modders.
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Looking for N64 RGB modders.
This industry has become 2 dimensional as it transcended into a 3D world.
Re: Looking for N64 RGB modders.
is shipping from the US really so bad?:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=42045
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Re: Looking for N64 RGB modders.
The SCART sockets on those TVs probably support s-video, it's a 1$ adapter to connect your N64 to a modern TV.neorichieb1971 wrote:Anyone there in the UK who can do one?
I noticed lately all TV's have no Svideo socket and composite looks shite.
Would welcome some feedback.
RGB modding a N64 isn't a bad idea, but don't do it for that reason.
Re: Looking for N64 RGB modders.
Console Passion will do it, or you can buy one from doujindance on eBay.
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Re: Looking for N64 RGB modders.
Seems my TV does support Svideo according to this website
http://www.ricability-digitaltv.org.uk/ ... DL-40W4500
I'll buy an adapter and see how we go.
I don't really want to mod my console as its a day 1 JP machine. I like to keep them original if I can.
Thanks for the tip. If it don't work I'll ask console passion.
http://www.ricability-digitaltv.org.uk/ ... DL-40W4500
I'll buy an adapter and see how we go.
I don't really want to mod my console as its a day 1 JP machine. I like to keep them original if I can.
Thanks for the tip. If it don't work I'll ask console passion.
This industry has become 2 dimensional as it transcended into a 3D world.
Re: Looking for N64 RGB modders.
Even though you said you don't want to mod your machine, I do encourage you to purchase another one and do the mod yourself. On a CRT, it's beyond belief the difference it will make when compared to Composite and S-Video.
Games that rely on splitscreen multiplayer (StarFox 64 and Goldeneye) will benefit the most, as you'll be able to better perceive depth thanks to higher definition.
All you have to do are three solder points on the motherboard, get a THS-7314 RGB amp (which I vouch for as a lifesaver, spared me the trouble of building transistor based amps) and a SOIC-8 to DIP adapter to make soldering easier (you solder the IC to the adapter and the cables to the DIP legs), then you won't have to solder directly to the IC, unless you've got steady hands and want to test your skills. And of course, a NTSC SNES RGB cable. If you're a newcomer to soldering, do some training and order extra parts, if you can't find the IC locally, there's always eBay.
If compared to S-Video, the gain stands for color saturation. The definition is very similar, if not identical, between RGB and S-Video, but colors on S-Video look very watered down IMHO, and the User Menu calibration isn't very likely to help.
Trust me, this mod isn't hard to do at all after one or two hours messing around with the soldering iron on junk boards and you're likely to spend only 10 bucks or so on components.
Games that rely on splitscreen multiplayer (StarFox 64 and Goldeneye) will benefit the most, as you'll be able to better perceive depth thanks to higher definition.
All you have to do are three solder points on the motherboard, get a THS-7314 RGB amp (which I vouch for as a lifesaver, spared me the trouble of building transistor based amps) and a SOIC-8 to DIP adapter to make soldering easier (you solder the IC to the adapter and the cables to the DIP legs), then you won't have to solder directly to the IC, unless you've got steady hands and want to test your skills. And of course, a NTSC SNES RGB cable. If you're a newcomer to soldering, do some training and order extra parts, if you can't find the IC locally, there's always eBay.
If compared to S-Video, the gain stands for color saturation. The definition is very similar, if not identical, between RGB and S-Video, but colors on S-Video look very watered down IMHO, and the User Menu calibration isn't very likely to help.
Trust me, this mod isn't hard to do at all after one or two hours messing around with the soldering iron on junk boards and you're likely to spend only 10 bucks or so on components.