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| blog:blog_retro_scart3 [2020/07/01 13:58] – [Changing Saturn Scart cable] john | blog:blog_retro_scart3 [2020/07/26 09:51] (current) – [Changing Saturn Scart cable] john | ||
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| Since changing the extension cable that the Saturn connects to made no appreciable difference, the only thing left to do with that system now (other than move it to be far closer to the monitor - which, without re-arranging all of the other nearby systems, isn't an option) is to try an upgraded Saturn scart cable. | Since changing the extension cable that the Saturn connects to made no appreciable difference, the only thing left to do with that system now (other than move it to be far closer to the monitor - which, without re-arranging all of the other nearby systems, isn't an option) is to try an upgraded Saturn scart cable. | ||
| - | Well the RetrogamingCables.com cable arrived, and it certainly made a difference - all of the images below are with that cable and the original long scart extension: | + | {{:blog: |
| - | {{:blog: | + | Well the [[https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/ |
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| The Rhea menu looked good, so I tried loading a game: | The Rhea menu looked good, so I tried loading a game: | ||
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| + | The image clarity is now equally as good with the scart cable and extension as it was with just the original scart cable connected directly to the gscartsw, so that's really good news. | ||
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| + | But... | ||
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| //I really hope that it's just a loose connection somewhere along the chain, because to now have a pixel perfect image only to have everything tinged with pink every few seconds is just the icing on the cake!!!// | //I really hope that it's just a loose connection somewhere along the chain, because to now have a pixel perfect image only to have everything tinged with pink every few seconds is just the icing on the cake!!!// | ||
| + | **[Update: July 2020]** //Yep//, turns out that the new cable is a //much// tighter fit into the Saturn video-out port than the original, and it just wasn't pushed all the way in. Picture is now perfect, well, as much as an analogue RGB signal can be. | ||