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

[djos]

Why would the YUV converter stretch it?  If it is it's a piece of junk and should be replaced with an Indivision (haha, yes, my biased opinion), but in any case nearly any good TV has an option to stretch 4:3 to 16:9 or not.  It's an option in the menu on the TV.  Same thing, if your TV doesn't have that option junk it for a better model.  Heh.  

If its a scaler too then it might stretch it to fill a 16:9 frame like the rgb-Hdmi converter does - it slightly more relevant to the 720p/1080i/p modes as they are native 16:9 modes.

SD resolutions, 480/576, are normally 4:3 but DVDs and Sdtv use a trick called anamorphic mode to produce a 16:9 picture from a 4:3 resolution and there is a flag in the Component video standard to automatically detect anamorphic mode and auto stretch the content to 16:9 if its present.

[djos]

The yuv input will always be stretched to full screen. You can plug a composite signal into the green connector and the tv will still scale it to full screen.

Well I've now bought one to have a play.

[djos]

This one was it?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221156873851?clk_rvr_id=496218061615

That's the one I've ordered and I think that's the one AJ linked to.

[djos]

So have you tried a 15khz video source with it on a TV that doesn't support native 15khz RGB?

[djos]

As you are probably aware of, I made up a circuit that was basically the same as this device, and it worked on two other tvs that didn't accept 15Khz.

In fact, this TV with the scart input won't accept the Amiga input on the vga connector either...

Good stuff

[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:

[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.

[djos]

Hot glue?

Is that an a600?

[djos]

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

[djos]

Nice

[djos]

Very nice work mate!

[djos]

Bugger!

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