I've currently got an NTSC Atari 1040 STF and a SC1224 monitor. The picture on the monitor is pretty dark even though the brightness is turned up all the way which makes some games hard to play. I might try to find somebody who can repair the monitor at some point, but shipping it would be pretty expensive. I've been kicking around the idea of just trying to hook the computer up to a TV since all I really do on it is play games anyway. It is my understanding that a ST->VGA adapter will only display monochrome on any even remotely modern VGA monitor, and since I have an STF, I won't have a composite signal coming off the video connector.
My idea is to chain together this:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FAtari-ST-RGB-AV-Scart-Cable-TV-Lead-cord-NEW-RCA-sound-break-out-%2F120799097530
With one of these:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FRGB-Scart-to-Composite-RCA-SVHS-S-Video-AV-TV-Audio-Cable-Adapter-%2F200843908116
and then plug it into the composite input on a TV.
All I am really looking for here is a passable color low-res picture for playing games. Has anybody ever done this? Are there any issues that I am not aware of?
Thanks.
My idea is to chain together this:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FAtari-ST-RGB-AV-Scart-Cable-TV-Lead-cord-NEW-RCA-sound-break-out-%2F120799097530
With one of these:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FRGB-Scart-to-Composite-RCA-SVHS-S-Video-AV-TV-Audio-Cable-Adapter-%2F200843908116
and then plug it into the composite input on a TV.
All I am really looking for here is a passable color low-res picture for playing games. Has anybody ever done this? Are there any issues that I am not aware of?
Thanks.