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Help tuning a TV to a pong console

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  • 20-08-2015 6:16pm
    #1
    eddhorse
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    I recently found this is the attic.

    Cant get it to work on a Sony TV that i can get my Atari 2600 Jnr to work on.

    Any tips for old pong games and newer TV's?


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    CiDeRmAn
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    Honestly, I own an Atari Pong console myself of the 3 or 4 crts I own only one of them will tune to the thing and even then the picture is in peculiar colours, which is novel for a console that outputs a monochrome picture.

    All I can suggest is experimentation and trying to tune it on a VCRs built in tuner instead.
    There may be a switch on the console to change the output frequency as well.
    You could try looking up an AV mod as well, drawing the video signal before it gets to the RF modulator.


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    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Thanks for the help,

    Will try the VCR tuner idea, i did find a few of those switcher things, TV/Ant/Game ones. One for the NES too which is neat. Think its an RF convertor.


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    CiDeRmAn
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    I'm actually on a hunt for a black and white telly for my Pong console, I reckon it might be the only way for it to display as it should


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    Damien King
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I'm actually on a hunt for a black and white telly for my Pong console, I reckon it might be the only way for it to display as it should

    My soundic one is colour and has a lightgun for target practice

    **puts on top hat and monacle**

    All joking aside tuning in via vcr could be the way to go - My LCD Tv did actually pick it up but the results were shocking.

    Looks ok on my sony portable crt though.

    I see theres a few of us with them - lets have a pong party!


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    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,530 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I have two, an Ingersoll European one and an original Atari Super Pong console from the States.
    The latter is awesome but I'd love to play it in the original B&W!
    I think itay need a new potentiometer in one of the controllers though, must look for a replacement.


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    CathalDublin
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    http://www.pong-story.com/peritel.htm


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    Star Lord
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Honestly, I own an Atari Pong console myself of the 3 or 4 crts I own only one of them will tune to the thing and even then the picture is in peculiar colours, which is novel for a console that outputs a monochrome picture.

    I kinda loved playing rainbow-pong!


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    CiDeRmAn
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    Star Lord wrote: »
    I kinda loved playing rainbow-pong!

    Everyone does mate, everyone does....


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    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    CathalDublin wrote: »
    http://www.pong-story.com/peritel.htm

    Hmmm might try this, thanks,


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