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AV Mods
Most pre-NES consoles offered only RF output, and can be difficult to modify. Almost every post-NES system had a wealth of video options, most offering at least composite video output, and many easily hacked to allow RGB output, and sometimes S-video. On this page you'll find the GameSX library of video hacks - some useful, some trivial, and some downright evil. All, however, will grant you better quality images than you're seeing now.
When Lawrence started GameSX.com back in ~1996 there were no sources for this information online. Gopher was still vying with the infant WWW as the most useful resource, and GameSX.com - originally intended to be a website for Game Station X (Lawrence's store) was instead a repository of knowledge gleaned from obscure sources and trial and error (mostly the latter).
General Information
- Video Primer (mostly NTSC)
- Video Primer (older version)
Video Adaptors
- SCART <=> J-RGB-21 (and vice-versa)
- LM1881 Sync Seperator - Create composite sync from composite video
- Adding +5v to SCART lead - not all devices provide SCART/RGB switching power.
Specific Information
- Atari Jaguar
- Nintendo GameCube
- GameCube RGB - How to modify a Nintendo GameCube Component Video Cable to make it output RGB Analog.
- Nintendo NES
- Nintendo SNES
- SNESjr RGB - the newer, smaller Super NES did not include RGB (or S-video). Here's how to get your RGB back.
- SNES sp/dif - Add an sp/dif output to your SNES.
- Sony Playstation
- PlayStation 1 Sync - For those who would rather get the sync off of the motherboard than use sync chips.
- Sony PlayStation 2
- PlayStation 2 RGB/Sync - How to find RGB video and sync signals off of some PS2 motherboards.
- Sega Dreamcast
- Sega MegaDrive / Genesis
- Sega Mark III