Lazerbeat
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Tokyo, Japan

I have no doubt there are a numerous ways of doing this but I would very much like to connect my Famicom, which has a composite NTSC out same as the NES (I think) to my 1920 x 1080 monitor. My monitor has DVI, HDMI and VGA inputs and if anyone is able to suggest a handy cable/magical black box which would let me do this without making the NES image look like arse it would be awesome

A quick google shows a simply bewildering array of options for this and I don't really know which ones are good...

Cheers guys!

arfink
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Minneapolis

OK, first off: composite video looks like arse on basically any non-composite video source. This is because composite video generally relies on the inconsistency of analog NTSC circuitry to make it look correct. This is especially the case in the NES, which is not 100% NTSC accurate in every sense of the word. If you want to get razor crisp pixels you'll need to RGB mod your NES first, then scandouble to VGA. Personally, I think your best bet is to run your Famicom through a video digitizer on the computer your monitor is presumably connected to. This will likely produce the best results without modifying your Famicom.

Theta_Frost
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Milwaukee, WI

I've been wanting to RGB mod my NES.  If anybody can post me to a supplier for the Playchoice-10 PPU I'll gladly document my efforts.

kineticturtle
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Matthew Joseph Payne

You did say "without making the NES image look like arse", but this does the job enough to do Pulsar/NTRQ stuff. Not good enough for graphics stuff. Doesn't sound like it would work well enough for you, but if anyone finds this thread and is looking for a quick and dirty solution, here it is. $35.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/produ … p;format=2

neilbaldwin
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WOW MAN!
Lazerbeat wrote:

I have no doubt there are a numerous ways of doing this but I would very much like to connect my Famicom, which has a composite NTSC out same as the NES (I think) to my 1920 x 1080 monitor. My monitor has DVI, HDMI and VGA inputs and if anyone is able to suggest a handy cable/magical black box which would let me do this without making the NES image look like arse it would be awesome

A quick google shows a simply bewildering array of options for this and I don't really know which ones are good...

Cheers guys!

I bought one of these a while ago to do just what Arfink suggested and it works great:

http://www.video-2-pc.co.uk/

(If you can't get one shipped out to you in Japan let me know and I'll order one for you and return the keyboard favour smile)

arfink
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Minneapolis
neilbaldwin wrote:
Lazerbeat wrote:

I have no doubt there are a numerous ways of doing this but I would very much like to connect my Famicom, which has a composite NTSC out same as the NES (I think) to my 1920 x 1080 monitor. My monitor has DVI, HDMI and VGA inputs and if anyone is able to suggest a handy cable/magical black box which would let me do this without making the NES image look like arse it would be awesome

A quick google shows a simply bewildering array of options for this and I don't really know which ones are good...

Cheers guys!

I bought one of these a while ago to do just what Arfink suggested and it works great:

http://www.video-2-pc.co.uk/

(If you can't get one shipped out to you in Japan let me know and I'll order one for you and return the keyboard favour smile)

I will also add that Blargg uses a capture unit for his NES work as well. (Not that brand, mind you, but he doesn't use a TV last time I checked)

akira^8GB
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New York City

Hello mate,
There's a brand called "Lenkeng" and their product Lenkeng LKV361 will do Composite and S-Video to HDMI and VGA.
http://www.dhgate.com/lenkeng-lkv361-co … 132b1.html

This forum link will shed some light on this unit:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=44234

The brand Lenkeng has other products available that might suit your needs better.
I would recommend this to using a capture card. Capture card means you need a computer to make it work. This unit will give you independence from any computer.

RGB mod will surely do wonders though!

Hope that helps.

Last edited by akira^8GB (Jan 3, 2011 1:12 pm)

ne7
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UK

heya - we used to call these types of devices a "VGA box" - anything that converts an old analogue vid signal to VGA/monitor output - I've had one for absolutey years that I used to use to connect an old Super Famicom to my CRT monitor... yikes) it also worked well for my NES.

You should be able to find VGA boxes on ebay for pretty cheap too (especially older models)

Do note that nothing beats RGB tho yikes)

soultron
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Wilmington,NC

I'm looking for the same thing, but for my SNES.  Seems like there's not much for very cheap, even if I"m not that worried about the quality. Well, not as much anyway.