Re: Yellowed CRT Monitor

Posted on 2018-05-30, 03:29

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I say if you expect decent results you can't avoid disassembling the monitor, either for retrobrite, painting, or even a simple thorough cleaning. Way too many nooks and crannies, vent holes, button/knob holes, and with CRTs being high voltage devices they are excellent at electrostatically …

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Re: Need a recommendation for US to Euro voltage converter

Posted on 2018-05-17, 00:59

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I recommend modifying or replacing the PSU on your Amiga instead, since it's a bog standard switching PSU with typical computer output voltages (±5/±12V) it should be an easy procedure if you're familiar with electronics. My other preferrred option would be to use one of the 240V outlets that should …

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Re: What recent hardware has the best chance of becoming "retro" in the future?

Posted on 2018-05-07, 04:50

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You're not alone in any shape or form. Almost anyone I know who hasn't ditched the PC in favor of a smartphone or tablet (and isn't a hardcore gamer) is on Core 2 (or equivalent) hardware or Sandy Bridge Celerons (which are no better than a Core 2 Duo anyway) especially in shitty AIO form factor. …

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Re: Best Videoformat for 486 DOS-Machine?

Posted on 2018-05-07, 04:37

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one thing to note. if you squish a 16:9 video into a 4:3 frame , then run a 16:9 monitor at a 4:3 resolution on the machine...... you can have the 486 output 16:9 video at the correct aspect ratio which is what i did in the video. lol Poor man's anamorphic widescreen! :lol: You could also reduce …

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Re: "Childhood Embers" - 286 AT with Hercules graphics build

Posted on 2018-05-07, 04:27

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I'd say there's still a glimmer of hope that it could work. I've successfully 'de-tuned' MDA monitors to run at CGA horizontal frequencies just by tweaking the H.HOLD control with no ill effects - at most you won't get a perfectly sized raster but it'll be more than satisfactory. These clone MDA/CGA …

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Re: "Childhood Embers" - 286 AT with Hercules graphics build

Posted on 2018-05-05, 23:27

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I see some text on that garbled picture so it's possible that the monitor might work with MDA if you adjust the horizontal hold control.

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Re: "Childhood Embers" - 286 AT with Hercules graphics build

Posted on 2018-05-04, 20:02

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Headland is the chipset. What did you do about the smell of faeces? 😵

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Re: Help with scart for TV

Posted on 2018-05-03, 18:21

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That is indeed correct. Similar adapters also exist for S-Video. Keep in mind that if you have a PAL N64 you'll have to add some components to your S-Video cable to get a proper signal. For NTSC N64 this is not needed.

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Re: Help with scart for TV

Posted on 2018-05-03, 16:47

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Component over SCART uses the Red / Green / Blue pins as Pr / Y / Pb. S-Video over SCART uses Red as chrominance and Composte Video as luminance (though I once came across a satellite decoder box that put luminance on the Green instead). You've got quite a versatile input for pretty much any …

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Re: What CRT TV is this?!

Posted on 2018-04-20, 00:38

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That looks like a rear-projection CRT TV.

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Re: Retro Hardware Prices... are NUTS!

Posted on 2018-04-12, 05:45

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Everything has become more expensive nowadays, even current hardware hasn't been depreciating as fast as it used to. I've noticed last-gen hardware still commands relatively high prices where I live, and particularly for the desktop stuff there's not much of it on the second hand market. I believe …

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Re: Using a pc as a radio transmitter?

Posted on 2018-03-24, 02:32

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Your post made me remember this. I actually tried it back when it came out and it did work as advertised.

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Re: CRT-monitor problem

Posted on 2018-03-21, 23:40

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That indeed looks like lack of horizontal sync or a loss of horizontal lock. I'd check continuity on the HSYNC pin on the VGA cable first.

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Re: Bought vintage laptop that i have to press the display to get clean image

Posted on 2018-03-21, 05:50

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Might be a cold solder joint or a broken trace on the LCD board - long ago I had a Powerbook 145 which suddenly developed black jailbars on the bottom half of the screen, I took the LCD apart and with the computer on and displaying an image I started poking at everything on the boards surrounding …

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Re: Does the inside of a Socket 7 Zif socket corrode?

Posted on 2018-03-20, 06:12

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Try disassembling the socket by gently prying at the sides so you can get access to the internals and clean whatever crud is hiding in there.

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Re: Retro computers and noise

Posted on 2018-03-19, 05:37

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Same here, socket A was when the noise got really loud & unbearable to me. I replaced the 60mm fan on the stock cooler with an 80mm one and started to look into 120mm case fans since the damn thing roared like a hair dryer. Things have gotten way better since then, and for older, slower machines I …

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Re: Options to cover a 3.5" floppy slot in a case

Posted on 2018-03-18, 01:15

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Why not get a broken floppy drive and affix a blank piece of plastic or metal to its front?

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Re: Old feature phones / smartphones

Posted on 2018-03-18, 01:01

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Could the IMEI on a Nokia 6131 or a 3330 be changed without specialized (unavailable, expensive) hardware interfaces?

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Re: Older feature phones / smartphones

Posted on 2018-03-16, 19:24

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I didn't know this. Anyway just like with the analog televisions, I imagine that in the future, mobile frequencies would switch to 3G only frequencies and above, so old tech will become useless just like with the 5 volts to 3 volts sim cards phones switch. At least with the old TVs you can still …

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Re: What is "AMD only" DDR2 RAM?

Posted on 2018-03-16, 02:25

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I've seen some motherboards that allow the DRAM driving strength to be adjusted in the BIOS setup. Is this a case you could use that setting for?

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