x2vga2?

[mrdalliard]

Hi, I'm new to the forum. Having done a search for this, I couldn't find anything - so here goes...

I've got an x2vga2 box (made by Neoya). It's a little box of tricks that allows me to hook up my Wii (or any other game console) and play it on a computer monitor.

The questions is, can it do the same on my ST? Has anyone done this before?

The box of tricks takes either a component or VGA input and displays it on the monitor. Now, I've got a SCART cable for my ST. Could I try a SCART to component converter before plugging it in to this box. Would I be wasting my money?

Any suggestions or experiences gratefully received.

M.

[Nikolas]

You can read this abit...
viewtopic.php?f=74&t=15728&start=25

[mrdalliard]

Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.

I'll be honest, I'm not a person who should be left in control of a soldering iron, so I'm not sure if some of the modifications, however good, may be appropriate. What I did notice, however, is that there's a similar signal converter box, more or less like the X2VGA2 in the list.

I have had a further look around and seen a cheap-ish scart to component video converter box. Hopefully, that should work, as I can then take the component signal into the X2VGA box and get a picture.... Well, that's the theory, anyway....

Thanks,

M.

[1024MAK]

There is a lot of info on connecting Atari STs to displays here http://info-coach.fr/atari/hardware/vid ... t_monitors

The current version of the GBS-8200 converter (marked V4.0 on the PCB) can also now be made to work, but needs an extra circuit - see viewtopic.php?f=15&t=17153&hilit=8220&start=75#p202590

Mark

[mrdalliard]

Hi all, thanks for the replies - to give a progress update.

There's a chap on eBay who was selling scart leads, so I got one of those, plug a scart -> s-video adapter. I then got an s-video to VGA converter.

Unfortunately, this hasn't worked - no picture whatsoever.

Has anyone else had any experience of these boxes? Having a read through, some people some to have had some success.... I've attached pictures of the devices in question, if that helps shed some light on things. I'm sure the SCART lead works, as I've tested it on an old-skool telly, so I'm guessing that all my other lego-style connectors aren't working or I'm going to have to learn to get the knack of a soldering iron. I'm also going to try an ATARI-RCA lead (you know, the red,yellow, white ones), to see if I can cut out a component from the link.

Thanks,

M.

[mrdalliard]

Sorry... this is the other bit of the lego kit...

[mrdalliard]

Hi, just wanted to say that I managed to get things connected up.

STFM + Scart cable + connector block (has video/s-video out on it) to a video -> VGA converter box. The picture clarity isn't bad. Low res seems to be fairly usable, although medium isn't too great.

Thanks again,

M.

[mrdalliard]

I got a monitor -> SCART cable, with a little block that seperates out video and s-video. That goes to a video -> VGA box, one of those mentioned in one of the articles mentioned further up this post. The quality is OK, but not that great....

I'm now wondering if I can clear that picture up a bit, whether there's something that can help but doesn't cost 90ukp like that lovely scandoubler box I saw.

The GEM desktop's fine on the whole, medium res is a little bit off, but text in games seems to be a bit hard work to read - I'd almost call it grainy.