Best VIC-20 Composite Video?
This VIC-20 out of my collection had several problems that caused the image to look from meh to really bad. Let's have a look at it, understand what's going on, and let's try to fix it so it looks as good as possible, without making any permanent modifications to the board.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Original image
02:33 Board overview
04:21 Adjusting trimmers
06:11 Looking at the signal
08:10 Multicolor mode
12:21 Video circuit
14:42 S-video
17:50 Composite video mod
19:43 Heat sinks
20:33 Final tests
22:16 Conclusion
Links:
S video mod http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wi...
High res images http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/b...
Music tracks:
Funky Stars by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/fu...
Battro OST by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/ba...
More awesome music by McKlain: https://www.mcklain.com
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