Sega Genesis Model 1601 A/V out?

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Kebo
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Sega Genesis Model 1601 A/V out?

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I'm trying to figure out what the A/V out cord is supposed to look like. The back of my Genesis looks like this:

http://gametrog.com/goblin/images/sega- ... 1-back.png

Yet all the cables online I see look like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SEGA-GENESI ... 125wt_1163

I already have one that looks like that and it's too small. Am I missing something here? Do I need some kind of converter?
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Re: Sega Genesis Model 1601 A/V out?

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That should be the system for the style Genesis you have. The Genesis 2 and 3 have a smaller A/V port. The second pictures on the Racketboy store show the connection clearly

http://www.racketboy.com/store/sega-gen ... ables.html (for 2 and 3)

versus

http://www.racketboy.com/store/sega-gen ... les-1.html (for model 1)

There's a fairly substantial difference in size too. The Genesis 1 is more the size of an AT keyboard connection, and the 2 and 3 more like a PS/2.
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Re: Sega Genesis Model 1601 A/V out?

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Large din alone provides just two main options. Mono composite, or mono RGB. Sega left stereo on the headphone jack.

You'll want that plain A/V shown to get started. Far more TVs here support it.

RGB is its much higher end video. Can pay off beautifully for hardcore users, but complicated to setup in USA.
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