Re: VGA and VIC chips

From: frcc <frcc_at_speednet.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:41:16 -0500
Message-Id: <20130912144116.d7eb0b7100df5eb3c89c7d25@speednet.com>
	Considering quality, price and most importantly capabilities, wouldn't
        the Chameleon 64 be the way to go. That would give v.good video output plus
	sd or usb storage and docking capabilities.?????

	jeff
	Texas


On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:22:54 +0200
Gerrit Heitsch <gerrit@laosinh.s.bawue.de> wrote:

> On 09/12/2013 09:08 PM, Bil Herd wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> >
> > I have someone asking me what the best or best shot adapter at
> > converting the C64 output to VGA.  Does anybody know of any or have advice?
> >
> > I would normally say that the VIC chi is a little too screwed up for
> > conversion but given that there has been incentive for 20 years I would
> > be that there are things that work out there.
> 
> You can find little boxes on ebay that take CVBS or S-Video in and have 
> VGA and/or HDMI output incl. upscaling.
> 
> Someting like
> 
>   http://www.ebay.de/itm/370774100969
> 
> Problem is, not all of them produce a good picture with a C64, some are 
> excellent and some don't like the C64 at all. This is especially a 
> problem in Europe since PAL is 50Hz. With the wrong one, soft scrolling 
> isn't soft anymore.
> 
> Hope this helps some.
> 
>   Gerrit
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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