23 Feb
2012
23 Feb
'12
2:22 p.m.
On Thu, 23 Feb 2012, Jules Richardson wrote:
See http://longhornengineer.com/atari-av-mods/ for some very good AV mod
boards for the 2600 and 7800. What I did for mine was take an octopus
cable with composite video, svideo, and the two audio channels and run it
through the same hole that the RF cable went. I didn't want to drill into
the case of my precious six-switcher.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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Connection to
the television is through an integral coaxial cable,
terminating in an RCA plug. This is an RF TV signal, on channel 2 or 3
(switch setting dependent). You need an old style "switchbox" to connect
it to the VHF terminals on the back of a television, or you can use a
simple F connector to RCA adapter to connect it to the cable input of a
newer set. The latter is preferable, the cheap tin switchboxes leak RF
interference like a sieve. The newer type automatic switchboxes intended
for a Nintendo or Sega Genesis won't work, as the Atari's signal is too
weak to trip them.
OK, I don't think that will be a problem; I've got an old CRT TV kicking
around with RF input which will hopefully work.