12 Dec
2011
12 Dec
'11
6:08 a.m.
On Dec 12, 2011, at 6:51 AM, Vintage Coder wrote:
I have an old COCO II somewhere but I don't have a
television. What are you guys who have similar old systems doing for a display? Is there a
device to convert the TV out from those computers to D-Sub or dare to dream, DVI? What do
you call such a converter? Thanks.
Decoding composite video is a hairy task that involves a lot more than a passive adaptor.
Such devices are available (sorry, long Amazon link):
http://www.amazon.com/Composite-S-Video-Converter-Adapter-SPECIALTY-AV/dp/B…
Or you can get a TV card for a PC for under $20. Most of them work nicely with Linux and
all of them work with Windows, though the actual viewing applications get a bit ugly.
There are USB equivalents (such as EyeTV) which work nicely with the Mac as well, but
they're a bit more pricy.
- Dave