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RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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I had a few people ask if the RGB2HDMI mod for the ST also allowed mono (hi-res) mode. It does, and in the pictures below you can see it in action. On the ST, simply grounding pin #4 on the video port causes it to go into mono/hi-res mode (assuming your display can handle it). Adding a simple mini-toggle switch gives you the easy ability to switch back and forth between color and mono modes (after a reboot). So my STacy can now do lo-res, medium-res and hi-res. Yay! :)

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Re: RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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Oh, here's some pictures of medium resolution as well:

(Yes, with the RGB2HDMI mod you can run -2- screens at once!)

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Re: RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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Nice !
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Re: RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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Very nice.

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Re: RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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BTW, here is what you get if you leave your SC1224 plugged into the external color monitor port on the STacy,
while running in hi-res mode. :roll:


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Re: RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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@Darklord

And there's no workaround ?
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HigashiJun wrote: 30 Nov 2024 05:24 @Darklord

And there's no workaround ?
Honestly, I'm not sure. It's not unexpected. After all, the SC1224 is a color
monitor that only handles low and medium resolutions.

I'm sure if you plugged an SM124 monitor into the external monitor port it
(the STacy screen) would work fine, but I don't have one.

The SC1224 works fine plugged in as long as the STacy is in low or medium
resolution.

Apparently, you just can't "mix and match". :)
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Re: RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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Yes, it makes sense.
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Re: RGB2HDMI mod for the Atari STacy

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I've not tried it just yet (but will later some time), but I'm betting my
Dell 27" monitor with the UBE style VGA adapter will work fine with
all 3 ST resolutions from the STacy's external monitor port.

Will report back when I do.
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