A520 s-video hack :)

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adolescent wrote:
They're out there.  I have a box and have seen others (Prevue, etc.).  I got mine on eBay for ~$30.  I think the main problem is new RGB encoder chips aren't that cheap.  I've heard you can scavenge them out of old Megadrive/Genesis and PS1 consoles though.

Or you can get a good quality genlock. A GVP G-Lock just sold on Ebay for US$5, and it has a beautiful S-video output, much better than a hacked A520.

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adolescent wrote:
But, doesn't the G-Lock require software to do the switching/fading?  (ie. it won't work for non system compliant applications)

Yes, software is required for switching/fading, and a cable to the joustick port!, but from what I remember when you power it up, even without the joy cable or software, it defaults to converting the Amiga RGB to video. I don't remember if S-video is on by default.