Solution for external Flicker fixer?

[Phipscube]

On my TV its too sharp if anything when its still and I like that the blur kicks in when scrolling starts as it softens the pixels.

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[aZtOcKdOg]

My SCART-> HDMI convertor has stopped working waiting for response from supplier for warranty / replacement...

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[djos]

Damn, that sucks

 

[thgill]

I do however still really want an XRGB for retro scart consoles, to produce the cleanest upscaling, with the best scanline generation. One day I might shell out for one.

Do you think XRGB-mini works good with PAL@50Hz?

Yes.

I have covered it before and there is even a thread here that I created about the mini.

As far as PAL sources go, it's probably the best XRGB unit to use. Earlier XRGB models never dealt with PAL 50hz very well at all.

It's a fantastic, but pricey device.


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[Ivan]

Yes.

I have covered it before and there is even a thread here that I created about the mini.

As far as PAL sources go, it's probably the best XRGB unit to use. Earlier XRGB models never dealt with PAL 50hz very well at all.

It's a fantastic, but pricey device.


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Are there artefacts in workbench text on PAL hires laced (such as missed pixels, blur, etc) on Dell monitor?

 

[aZtOcKdOg]

Damn, that sucks

Supplier is sending a replacement under warranty



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[djos]

Damn, that sucks

Supplier is sending a replacement under warranty



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Good to hear

 

[j_l_a]

Hi, new member here, hoping to get some pointers. I have a UK A1200, but I’m in the US. I want to hook this up to an LCD monitor, mostly to play old games.

I see a few mentions of the GBS8220 and can find these on ebay. I have a few questions:

1. Will the 8220 be good enough to play games?
2. Would I use the 23 pin video out on the A1200? If so, do I need a specific cable to plug into the 8220? Is it a standard Amiga monitor cable?
3. From 8220 to monitor – is this just a regular VGA cable?

If anyone has any info/pointers, it would be appreciated.

Update:
looking around a bit more at the processors, I never realized that the processor would allow upscaling of a whole host of hardware/inputs. My main priority is still the Amiga, but if by spending a bit more I can get inputs that will handle a SNES / Genesis / Dreamcast, c64 etc. then I'd be interested to hear about those too

Thanks,
J

 

[Dejavu]

Will the 8220 be good enough to play games?
Yes mostly good enough, if you don't care some snowy artifacts on black backgrounds.

Would I use the 23 pin video out on the A1200?
Yes

If so, do I need a specific cable to plug into the 8220?
yes, A special socket with cables comes with 8220, then you just connect or solder right cables to the 23 pin video out


From 8220 to monitor – is this just a regular VGA cable?
yes

 

[johnim]

use this

 

[meduseld]

Hi, new member here, hoping to get some pointers. I have a UK A1200, but I’m in the US. I want to hook this up to an LCD monitor, mostly to play old games.

I see a few mentions of the GBS8220 and can find these on ebay. I have a few questions:

1. Will the 8220 be good enough to play games?
2. Would I use the 23 pin video out on the A1200? If so, do I need a specific cable to plug into the 8220? Is it a standard Amiga monitor cable?
3. From 8220 to monitor – is this just a regular VGA cable?

If anyone has any info/pointers, it would be appreciated.

Update:
looking around a bit more at the processors, I never realized that the processor would allow upscaling of a whole host of hardware/inputs. My main priority is still the Amiga, but if by spending a bit more I can get inputs that will handle a SNES / Genesis / Dreamcast, c64 etc. then I'd be interested to hear about those too

Thanks,
J

LEt me tell you, on PAL amiga, I've got nothing but headache with the 8220. You can work it out using different modes, so when you boot in workbench, you can use it to a certain degree of efficiency, but you can't play games...so #1 is a fat no

#2: you need to hand made a connector: buy at any electronic store a 25 pin connector, then with a dremel cut down the last 2 pin...and you have a 23 pin connector. Then you get a 6 pin connector with the 8220, you need to set these on the handmade 23 pin connector; and then you gotta take power off the 23 pin connector to power the 8220 (which for me didn't work, I had to use an external 5V source).

#3: yes

I had the best luck with the scart converter; it cost more, but the quality is night and day (especially for games) and most of all, you have to simply get a scart to 23 pin cable, which is not that hard to find.

From what I can tell, it won't work with other console, unless they support output of 15KHz, which are basically all the console before the N64, if I recall correctly (Genesis, SNES, NES and so on). The 8220 was made to interface on JAMMA cabinet cards, that's why it is so cheap

 

[johnim]

i have 2 of these and they work great other than mouse bug mentioned

in games and workbench

i have my screen set to highres laced

 

[j_l_a]

Just an update, I got this working using the GBS8220. It may not be the prettiest, but it's definitely functional. I created my own cable, and games work just fine. I still may pick up an indivision at some point thought, seems like a more elegant solution.
Thanks,
J

 

[ZippyZapp]

Hi All,

Just recently got Amigas set up again and now I am in need of one of the solutions mentioned here as my magnavox is starting to flake.

Here is what I have:

A500 NTSC
C= A1200 PAL
AT A1200HD NTSC
Magnavox RGB monitor (Din connector)
Commodore RGB-VGA Adapter

I primarily use the 1200HD NTSC, but just wanted to state what I had in case.

After reading through this entire thread it seems like the Scart to HDMI converter has the better capabilities, vs the GBS 8220. Of course being in the USA the monitors/tvs here never had scart. But with the converter I guess that does not matter. I can get a amiga to RGB SCART cable easy enough and the converter too since it already has a US power supply.

Is this the better way to go for the best possible picture/capability and motion smoothness? I don't want something that is going to cause jerky movement on the screen in either NTSC or PAL modes. Or snow for that matter.

Can someone recap the pros and cons to these two?

Also is there a way to use one of these solutions or another solution, that allows productivity mode (640x480) to pass through?

Thanks for this thread and any advice.

 

[atomicburner]

Hello all, i already read the entire thread, and i want to know how to remove the white dots from GBS-8220, i´ve got an Amiga 1200, with the next configuration:

All pins are on Amiga side:

PIN 3 RED - PIN 4 GREEN - PIN 5 BLUE - PIN 10 CSYNC - PIN 19 GND
joined 16,17,18,19,20 all grounds together

In CGA mode, it makes a lot white dots.
In RGBS mode, it makes a phew white dots.

Do you know how to remove this annoying the white dots?

Cheers and than in advance.

 

[Dejavu]

i tried many things, including using another psu, another cable, another monitor/TV, even another amiga ... but unfortunately i couldn't get rid off those snowy dots on black background.

finally i trow it and bought a scart2hdmi converter. there was no white dot issue, and also visual quality is superior over gb82xx. if you want ican share screen photos.

 

[djos]

finally i trow it and bought a scart2hdmi converter. there was no white dot issue, and also visual quality is superior over gb82xx. if you want ican share screen photos.

The scart-HDMI converter is the second best cheap converter available, the best cheap one is the scart-component converter from the same mob as it doesn't suffer from the soft de-interlacing issue which can be quite distracting in scrolling games.

It does a straight analogue conversion of the rgb signal to component and then your tv does the rest, PAL is seen as 576i and NTSC as 480i.

The only issue with the scart-component converter is some tv's can't handle the slightly different type of sync amiga's produce - my sony and pioneer tv's both work fine but my 22" Samsung monitor with video inputs doesn't like the sync.

 

[Phipscube]

Do you have a link for the scart to component converter? I have the scart to hdmi and its great, but the scrolling issue is quite annoying with shmups. I especially notice it on my pc engine.

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[djos]

No worries I'll dig up the links shortly.

---------- Post added at 09:19 ---------- Previous post was at 08:56 ----------

Ok here is the SCART(RGB)-Component Converter I have and recomend:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-SCAR...io_Cables_Adapters&hash=item337dfa167b&_uhb=1

There are other RGB-Component converters around that I haven't tested, however this one works perfectly as long as your TV can handle the slightly non-standard amiga sync via component.

One of the best things about this unit is the fact that it's not trying to up-scale or frig with the video in any way and doesnt introduce any noticable lag at all. It also means that those HDTV's that wont let you change HD video, (supplied via HDMI), aspect ratio to 4:3 wont have an issue letting you set your AR to 4:3 on SD content so you dont get unwanted strech'o vision playing your amiga games!

 

[Phipscube]

Thanks djos

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