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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 35894
Yep. We tested the discs and one I saw was NTSC was Dusk Til Dawn. I looked up the original views at an old archive site. It's listed as a proper, solid player.
I was very close to buying it when I saw the price. But there's no way in hell I'd have gotten it into the house.
Any of the discs you got from him rare? Or was he fairly tuned into the laserdisc scene in that regard?
How much does that Darius one go for as a matter of interest?Jack burton wrote: »Yeah, just running through my consoles there, likes of the PS, Saturn, DC and GC would they be alright straight into a multiscart then into the TV? All with the best hookups I can get for them. Or better off putting them through an upscaler etc?
The MD, SNES and nes, whats the best way to sort them out?
Original Xbox is composite anyway so thats no problem
PS, Saturn, DC, MD, Snes - all into a multi scart via RGB cables into the RGB slot on the tv.
GC - is there something better than RGB with this? I'm actually not sure.
NES - composite AV
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I was very close to buying it when I saw the price. But there's no way in hell I'd have gotten it into the house.
Any of the discs you got from him rare? Or was he fairly tuned into the laserdisc scene in that regard?
How much does that Darius one go for as a matter of interest?
He was an older guy, really sound too. He loved his AV, he had all sorts of stuff in his collection.
I don't think any of the titles are rare but some are sought after Criterion editions.
The Darius disc is around ¥8000-10,000 I think. Personally I've never, ever seen it anywhere before, there's no rips of it online as far as I can see and doing a search throws up next to no info on it at all. It's not the 'perfect' version on YouTube, that's just a Superplay LD.
Having it in my collection would be amazing, but it is a lot of money just for a disc. 0 -
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Depends, what do you currently have? That cable is grand, else you can easily source one on eBay. I have the orange and white boxed one commonly found on eBay.
Oh, amid the Laserdisc excitement, I did get something else new today. A 3600mAh battery and back cover for my PSP 1000. Both new and sealed.
EDIT: Which are now installed and amazingly, the battery is fully charged! Looks like I'm due some Darius Burst on the train tomorrow. 0 -
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PS, Saturn, DC, MD, Snes - all into a multi scart via RGB cables into the RGB slot on the tv.
GC - is there something better than RGB with this? I'm actually not sure.
NES - composite AV
Here's my setup on a 50" screen
360 - HDMI
PS1&2, Saturn, MD, SNES, PC Engine, USA N64 via RGB Cables > into Sync Strike > into cga2vga scaler > into SLG3000 > into VGA port on TV. I took a few close up pics of the screen quality and posted them here a couple of months back - scanlines really give it an authentic CRT feel.
DC - VGA Box > into SLG3000 > into VGA port on TV
GC - use a Wii instead with component cables directly into TV. Boot cube games holding down the B button for progressve scan. The cube component cable is too expensive and why bother if the wii can do the same quality?
NES - looks pretty dark and colourless through composite. Not much you can do with this except rub vaseline in your eyes and sit as far back as you can 0 -
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Depends, what do you currently have? That cable is grand, else you can easily source one on eBay. I have the orange and white boxed one commonly found on eBay.
Oh, amid the Laserdisc excitement, I did get something else new today. A 3600mAh battery and back cover for my PSP 1000. Both new and sealed.
EDIT: Which are now installed and amazingly, the battery is fully charged! Looks like I'm due some Darius Burst on the train tomorrow.
Where did you get the psp battery pyong?0 -
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Got it on eBay from a seller in New York. I got a brand new battery and a back battery door, both new and sealed for just shy of €6 delivered from the USA.
Fits like a glass slipper! Very speedy delivery too, got here in just under a week.
Is it a genuine one? Tim from Rewind Bits told me a while ago he had trouble getting them as they were no longer manufactured, & the market was swamped with cheap knock offs that don't work too well...0 -
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 35894
The Darius disc is around ¥8000-10,000 I think. Personally I've never, ever seen it anywhere before, there's no rips of it online as far as I can see and doing a search throws up next to no info on it at all. It's not the 'perfect' version on YouTube, that's just a Superplay LD.
Having it in my collection would be amazing, but it is a lot of money just for a disc.
That's just shy of €100 isn't it? It doesn't seem to bad for something which is as rare as you're saying.
I'll keep an eye out for it in my daily hunt for rarities anyway!80s Synth Pop wrote: »Here's my setup on a 50" screen
360 - HDMI
PS1&2, Saturn, MD, SNES, PC Engine, USA N64 via RGB Cables > into Sync Strike > into cga2vga scaler > into SLG3000 > into VGA port on TV. I took a few close up pics of the screen quality and posted them here a couple of months back - scanlines really give it an authentic CRT feel.
DC - VGA Box > into SLG3000 > into VGA port on TV
GC - use a Wii instead with component cables directly into TV. Boot cube games holding down the B button for progressve scan. The cube component cable is too expensive and why bother if the wii can do the same quality?
NES - looks pretty dark and colourless through composite. Not much you can do with this except rub vaseline in your eyes and sit as far back as you can
Nice!! I'll get around to investing in one of those SLG3000s for the bedroom I reckon. I have a 28 inch Trinitron CRT downstairs, but the house is too cold this time of the year to be in the front room!
Actually, any of you guys know if there's a direct way of going HDMI>SLG3000? Or do you need one of those box things which Andrew76 had in his cab? (cant remember what it was called).
It's just I play a lot of arcade games on my LCD via my laptops HDMI out. Would be excellent if I could get some scanlines going on those games.0 -
Actually, any of you guys know if there's a direct way of going HDMI>SLG3000? Or do you need one of those box things which Andrew76 had in his cab? (cant remember what it was called).
Hey,
I use an Extron RGB 580xi and Sync Strike but you wouldn't need either of them. Afaik that SLG3000 has VGA in and out, does your lappy have a VGA port on it? Or is that old school these days. Otherwise is there such thing as a HDMI to VGA cable? 0 -
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 35894
Hey,
I use an Extron RGB 580xi and Sync Strike but you wouldn't need either of them. Afaik that SLG3000 has VGA in and out, does your lappy have a VGA port on it? Or is that old school these days. Otherwise is there such thing as a HDMI to VGA cable?
Ah I see! Thanks.
Good question about the port..I would have assumed it has a VGA out but maybe that is indeed old school :pac: I'll check when I go home.
So VGA out on lappy> SLG3000 >Sync Strike>RGB out> LCD?
Seems straightforward enough. Only issue now is the funds!0 -
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Ah sorry, forgot to add, my LCD tv doesn't have a VGA input. So I'd be getting the SyncStrike to dodge that issue. To take the VGA out of the SLG3000 and allow it to go into an RGB scart socket on the LCD television.
Ah that makes sense alright.
Maybe Pyong could clarify but I'm thinking maybe you wouldn't need a scaler between SLG and LCD since your laptop is not outputting a low resolution that the LCD couldn't handle, I'm guessing you play at resolutions well higher than 640x480 etc.0 -
Aye you should be grand with just the SLG, however if you plan to plug a Saturn in, be careful. I had to use the Sync Strike as I was connecting via SCART and without power running from both the SLG and the SS you'll get a rolling picture.
So the best setup, using a Saturn and other SCART connected consoles as an example do the following:
CONSOLE > SYNC STRIKE > SLG > LCD
or
LAPTOP > VGA OUT > SLG > LCD
One other important factor to pay attention to is the actual output of the console itself as the SS and SLG don't scale anything. So some consoles may require upscaling before they reach the source else you'll get no picture or a dodgy picture.
Don't forget on the SS you need to plug phono to the breakout and plug in to an amp, or plug them in to a phono > 3.5mm output jack and use that.
So, an ideal solution would be:
SOURCE > SS > SCALER > SLG > LCD
You shouldn't need the scaler for a laptop. However if you do buy the scaler it comes with a cable to hook in to the 5v power input and is then connected to two screw in terminals on the SS which will give it power, then you just flick the dip switch on the SS to PSU instead of drawing power from the SCART (the other dip setting) which is best practice anyway. 0 -
Ah sorry, forgot to add, my LCD tv doesn't have a VGA input. So I'd be getting the SyncStrike to dodge that issue. To take the VGA out of the SLG3000 and allow it to go into an RGB scart socket on the LCD television.
Hmm, that plops it up a bit. The SS takes a SCART input, strips and syncs it and outputs to VGA only (with phono breakout).
If your LCD has no VGA input but only SCART, then you won't be able to use the SLG or SS as they both output VGA only.
If your LCD has HDMI inputs, you may be able to use a VGA>HDMI cable, however that still might not work, in which case you would then need to buy a VGA to HDMI converter box (most likely I would have thought as the cable does nothing).
At that point you may as well buy a monitor with VGA inputs instead as it'll cost you more or less the same for a VGA>HDMI converter.
EDIT: Personally I would contact Jochen at Arcadeforge and just order the full kit that comprises SLG, SS and Scaler plus the PSU for the scaler. Then buy a new monitor rather than getting a VGA>HDMI converter. Else you'll end up hosing money on all sorts of gubbins, it's not worth it.
Don't forget to check out FaginRS500 on YouTube, he's the oft dubbed 'Godfather of the scanline'. Lots of good info there. 0 -
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Without a doubt, Greek Mother is correct.
Definitely get the full kit from Jochen and use the PSU he supplies in the kit to power the scaler. You then use one of the two cables that is supplied with the scaler to hook in to the scaler and screw in to the input on the SS. Flick the dip on the SS to PSU and you're all set.
I've yet to see a SCART cable that can channel enough power to the SS (with the dip set to SCART) and to the output and actually work.
However, if you just want to use a laptop and aren't planning on using consoles at this time, I'd suggest buying a new monitor with VGA in and an SLG and you'll be set. The extra stuff is only needed if you plan to hook up any consoles.0 -
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