Re: VGA and VIC chips

I use an rtv-veg, but unfortunately they're no longer in production.  If
you want a great picture, find the specs on the converter youre
considering, and look for 10-14mhz bandwidth (the more the better of
course).  This will ensure the device has a higher bandwidth than the c64's
dot clock.


On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 3:41 PM, frcc <frcc@speednet.com> wrote:

>
>
>         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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>
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