Getting SCART RGB Out of Consoles

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Re: Getting SCART RGB Out of Consoles

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lisalover1 wrote:
skate323k137 wrote:I hope you like soldering :)
It is the bane of my existence. Anyway, it seems like only the SNES Mini needs modification, so I should be good for everything else.

this mod is really easy. I haven't looked at the gamesx one, but I see it when I was figuring out how to mod minis for s-video. Just three wires, if I remember correctly. No additional stuff needed.
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Re: Getting SCART RGB Out of Consoles

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Jamisonia wrote:
lisalover1 wrote:
skate323k137 wrote:I hope you like soldering :)
It is the bane of my existence. Anyway, it seems like only the SNES Mini needs modification, so I should be good for everything else.

this mod is really easy. I haven't looked at the gamesx one, but I see it when I was figuring out how to mod minis for s-video. Just three wires, if I remember correctly. No additional stuff needed.
It's just a couple of wires and a couple of 75 ohm resistors. The RGB mod is the same, only with three wires and resistors (four if you want composite sync). If you omit the resistors or use smaller value resistors for S-video, the picture will be too bright.
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Re: Getting SCART RGB Out of Consoles

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I just recently started putting together a SCART to YUV setup and so far i'm very happy with it.
However, i made the mistake of getting one of the SNES SCART cables with the A/V outputs, so the picture is really muddy and looks worse than a regular composite input.

I just need some advice on the right type of SNES RGB SCART cable to buy. One that only outputs RGB.(planning to buy of of Rob Webb's site). I've read that the N64 SCART cables work with the SNES, but i want to ask here first before i make a purchase.

The SNES i have is the first model (NTSC).
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Re: Getting SCART RGB Out of Consoles

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scott33 wrote:I just recently started putting together a SCART to YUV setup and so far i'm very happy with it.
However, i made the mistake of getting one of the SNES SCART cables with the A/V outputs, so the picture is really muddy and looks worse than a regular composite input.

I just need some advice on the right type of SNES RGB SCART cable to buy. One that only outputs RGB.(planning to buy of of Rob Webb's site). I've read that the N64 SCART cables work with the SNES, but i want to ask here first before i make a purchase.

The SNES i have is the first model (NTSC).

Would this work? http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-24-49-en-70-64.html
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Re: Getting SCART RGB Out of Consoles

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That looks like what i need! I honestly didn't think to check Play-Asia for SCART cables because i've heard there are cables in Japan that 'look' like SCART cables, but are completely different than European cables. Thanks for the link Shogun. :D
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Re: Getting SCART RGB Out of Consoles

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you might want to ask them. Euro and Japanese SCART connectors look the same but use different pinouts.

http://www.gamesx.com/hwb/co_Scart.html
http://www.gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id= ... ese_rgb-21

I would think if they call it an RGB cable and not SCART then it probably uses the J pinout (which to my understanding is what the xrgb devices use).
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