520 ST (Shorty) RGB vertical lines

alexh · Post by **alexh** » Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:57 pm

I'm testing my 520 ST (Shorty) with an LCD TV with RGB SCART and I'm seeing distortions. Vertical lines.

: IMG_20230917_225625.jpg (136.58 KiB) Viewed 1114 times

Any advice?

Post by **exxos** » Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:59 pm

viewtopic.php?p=98606#p98606

stephen_usher · Post by **stephen_usher** » Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:01 pm

Quite normal. It'll partly be that the LCD resolution doesn't match pixel for pixel the ST's and partly the normal ST jailbars, which aren't as noticeable on a CRT.

Post by **Steve** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:21 am

Absolutely normal, especially for the short ST. I've had 3 or 4 of these units, they're all the same. Upgrade it with Exxos's new DAC.

coonsgm · Post by **coonsgm** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:58 am

I can also attest, very normal. However, I installed the following ST VIDEO DAC BUFFER PCB from Exxos's store in my 520ST (shorty) and jailbars are gone from CRT's and mostly gone from a good LCD.

alexh · Post by **alexh** » Wed Sep 20, 2023 6:10 pm

exxos wrote: Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:59 pm viewtopic.php?p=98606#p98606

Interesting stuff. Thanks for the feedback.

There is no time before Cyberlegends 2 but I think I am going to go for an RGB2HDMI solution now that RPi Zeros are back in stock everywhere (not ideal as it sits outside the case) but it is not too expensive and will offer best picture.

https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=40201

exxos's Atari, Amiga & retro forum

520 ST (Shorty) RGB vertical lines

520 ST (Shorty) RGB vertical lines

Re: 520 ST (Shorty) RGB vertical lines

Re: 520 ST (Shorty) RGB vertical lines

Re: 520 ST (Shorty) RGB vertical lines

Re: 520 ST (Shorty) RGB vertical lines

Re: 520 ST (Shorty) RGB vertical lines