Best Video Connections - Home Computer Edition

[ApolloBoy]

Since thelolotov already started one for game consoles, I thought I'd start a similar guide for those vintage computer fans around here.

Amstrad CPC

• Best non-modded solution: RGB

Apple II

• Best non-modded solution: Composite

Apple IIGS

• Best non-modded solution: RGB

Atari 400

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: RGB (requires VBXE board)
  Second best modded solution: S-video

Atari 800

• Best non-modded solution: S-video
  Best modded solution: RGB (requires VBXE board)

Atari 1200XL

• Best non-modded solution: Composite
  Best modded solution: RGB (requires VBXE board)
  Second best modded solution: S-video (the luma signal is already present on the AV out, you just need to add the chroma signal)

Atari 600XL

• NTSC best non-modded solution: RF
  PAL best non-modded solution: Composite
  Best modded solution: RGB (requires VBXE board)
  Second best modded solution: S-video

Atari 800XL

• Best non-modded solution: Composite (or S-video for later 800XLs)
  Best modded solution: RGB (requires VBXE board)
  Second best modded solution: S-video (for most 800XLs the luma signal is already present, you just need to add the chroma signal)

Atari 65XE/130XE/800XE

• Best non-modded solution: S-video
  Best modded solution: RGB (requires VBXE board)

Atari XEGS

• Best non-modded solution: Composite
  Best modded solution: RGB (requires VBXE board)
  Second best modded solution: S-video

Information on the VBXE for the Atari 8-bit computers can be found here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/142283-vbxe-2/

Atari ST

• Best non-modded solution: VGA and RGB (high-res mode runs at 31 KHz, low-res at 15 KHz; most games use low-res mode though)

BBC Micro

• Best non-modded solution: RGB

Coleco ADAM

• Best non-modded solution: Composite
  Best modded solution: VGA
  Second best modded solution: Component

Commodore 64

• Best non-modded solution: S-video (older C64s don't have S-video)

Commodore Amiga

• Best non-modded solution: RGB

Commodore VIC-20

• Best non-modded solution: Composite
  Best modded solution: S-video

FM Towns

• Best non-modded solution: RGB (24 KHz?)

Fujitsu FM7

• Best non-modded solution: RGB

Mattel Aquarius

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: Composite

MSX

• Best non-modded solution: Composite or RGB (depends on the computer, most MSX1 systems only have composite while MSX2, MSX2+ and MSX Turbo-R systems have RGB)
  Best modded solution (for most MSX1s): VGA

NEC PC-8801 series

• Best non-modded solution: RGB (15 KHz or 24 KHz)

NEC PC-9801 series

• Best non-modded solution: VGA
  Second best non-modded solution: RGB (24 KHz)

Sega SC-3000

• NTSC best non-modded solution: Composite
  PAL best non-modded solution: RGB
  Best modded solution: VGA

Sharp X1

• Best non-modded solution: RGB (Turbo Z models and later)
  Second best non-modded solution: Composite

Sharp X68000

• Best non-modded solution: VGA (default for most games)
  Second best non-modded solution: RGB (some games can run at 15 KHz or 24 KHz)

Tandy CoCo 1

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: Composite

Tandy CoCo 2

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: Composite

Tandy CoCo 3

• Best non-modded solution: RGB

TI-99/4A

• NTSC best non-modded solution: Composite
  PAL best non-modded solution: Component
  Best modded solution: VGA

ZX Spectrum

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: Composite

ZX Spectrum 128

• Best non-modded solution: RGB

[ApolloBoy]

Posted some updates.