My A500 "project" pics, details, build log?

[djos]

I got my SCART to Component converter the other day and I already got my SCART cable from AmigaKit. Today I finally got the chance to test it! All I got on the TV was a message saying Invalid Format. That was a letdown! Question: Did you experience anything like this? And what kind of format does it actually output?

I got mine the other day too, It doesnt work on my 22" Samsung AV Monitor but it does work on my 32" Sony Bravia TV - looks bloody brilliant too.

My TV shows it as 576i being input and even RSCP works perfectly (High-Res Laced mode).

:cool:

[AmmoJammo]

Quoted from another thread, on another forum:

"The issue some TVs have is with the sync signal being the wrong type.  YPbPr video should have a Tri-level sync signal, the Amiga outputs a  normal bi-level sync. Some TVs will cope fine, others will not, it all  depends on the analog front end of the TV.

With some creative circuitry you could create a tri-level sync from the Amiga, that should help."

The three (make that four)TV's I'd tested all worked with this format of YUV signal.... I guess its a bit hit and miss...

I suppose someone needs to figure this circuit out.... :p

[djos]

Im quite happy with my Amiga Setup's now - I bought a nice new LG 24" IPS LCD display for my Mac Mini and moved my Samsung 22" AV LCD to my a1200 combined with the RGB-HDMI converter. The RGB-YUV converter is now on my Sony 32" LCD TV for use with my a500 - now I just need a 2nd Amiga-SCART cable which AmigaKit advise they shipped today.

Oh and I also binned my old el-cheapo Technics amp and replaced it with a nice little class D "muse" amp to drive my Krix bookshelf speakers - both my Amiga 1200 and Mac mini sound sensational now!

[djos]

Btw, here is what the SCART-HDMI adapter @ 720p looks like on my 22" Samsung - Desktop is 256 Colours:

Luckily my Samsung allows me to for force HD resolutions to 4:3.

[AmmoJammo]

I tried to get the faulty A500 keyboard working...

Swapped out the controller board... half the keys don't work?

I dont remember if that was the original issue, as I didn't want to test it with the possibly faulty controller, as this motherboard also had a bad CIA chip, which I'd already swapped....

Hmm...

[AmmoJammo]

Now to figure out how to hold it there... other than double sided tape :p

[djos]

Hot glue?

Is that an a600?

[AmmoJammo]

Yes that's the A600.

Ah, hot glue would be about as good as double sided tape :p

Might try to figure out what plastic the case is, and find some suitable glue, so I can use the bits I cut out to make brackets, as I really need the drive removable, as the keyboard can't come out unless the drive it out

[djos]

Good idea, looks really good tho mate, how have you connected it up?

[AmmoJammo]

Master and slave connected to the internal ide header

[djos]

Nice

[AmmoJammo]

Mmmm.. melted plastic! :p

[djos]

Very nice work mate!

[MelbourneBen]

Looks good!

[AmmoJammo]

Well, this drive doesn't work on the Amiga...

I had originally planned to use a slot load drive, but stuffed the cutout just for the slot, so went to the tray load instead (which cost all of $13 from memory)

However, I had been booting with the CF as slave, and the DVD as cable select, which made it a master....

This new drive doesn't work like that, and I've now cut the wire on the IDE cable to set it to slave, and it still doens't work...

However, the previously drive doesn't seem to work as slave either..... argh :/

[djos]

Bugger!

At least most laptop drives are that size/shape so finding a working replacement shouldn't be too hard.