Re: C64 S-Video Output Circuit ( was: Re: C16/Plus4 )

From: Tod D. Ihde <*tihde_at_warmerbythelake.com*> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:07:45 -0500 Message-ID: <4EAF3851.1030505@warmerbythelake.com> · tihde_at_warmerbythelake.com

On 10/31/2011 7:00 PM, Gerrit Heitsch wrote:
> No, the reason is that the signals are routed _through_ the modulator
> (where they are used to generate the RF and the composite signal) and
> this degrades the signals. Depending on the modulator in your C64 and
> the monitor you use, the difference can be quite striking.

OH! Wow, I did not know that! Thank you, I'm going to have to try this out.

> On the C16 the modulator feeds part of the chroma signal back onto the
> Luma signal which means you can't really use S-Video at all without
> artifacts.

Good to know; I have a C16 somewhere in storage...

> Gerrit

  Thanks,

    Tod.

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