(CD32)Some questions...

[Kowalski]

...for those more in the knowledge than me.

I am in the process of finding a good CD32.

I heard here and there of some dodgy units bought on ebay (mainly audio issues)

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...65850e3e81725e this page here on Amiga kit says "bare unit".

Is it a new mainboard for the CD32? I found no other description of the product.

Also: can someone give me advice on the NTSC units sold from China?
What problems would a NTSC unit give?

Thanks, best regards,

Andre

[amigakit.com]

A bare unit is a unit without accessories, but fully cased and working.

[alexh]

Originally Posted by Kowalski

Also: can someone give me advice on the NTSC units sold from China?

The units are originally from the Philippines, however in 1993 Commodore Inc. were prevented from importing goods into the US due to patent infringement. After declaring bankruptcy the units went "missing" for over 15 years before appearing slowly on eBay in 2007

Originally Posted by Kowalski

What problems would a NTSC unit give?

Apart from the 110v PSU's there is a possibility of incompatibility with PAL games. Practically no-one knows for sure as they never went on sale in the US and so are very rare.

[illy5603]

I just ordered and received a PAL CD32 from Amigakit last week but cannot use it as I do not have a PSU or controllers yet. I have an NTSC unit coming in off of ebay soon, with controllers and the power supply and will be doing some testing to see what works and what doesn't and in what modes. I have a Multisystem TV (PAL/NTSC) so it should be interesting to see how well everything works.

I will post what I find somewhere here on EAB, probably in the hardware section when I get some results.

[Kowalski]

Originally Posted by amigakit.com

A bare unit is a unit without accessories, but fully cased and working.

Thanks everybody for the replies,

Amigakit CD32s are reconditioned units? new ones? Original CD32 casing?

I think I can part with my hard-earned...

thanks and sorry for the involuntary advertising,

Andre

[alexh]

Originally Posted by Kowalski

Amigakit CD32s are reconditioned units? new ones?

It says in the product description that they are NOT new, they are refurbished.

Originally Posted by Kowalski

Original CD32 casing?

Not sure what you mean. They are not just the motherboard, they are the entire CD32 unit. They do NOT come with the original CD32 cardboard box if that is what you mean?

[Kowalski]

Originally Posted by alexh

NOT new, they are refurbished.


Not sure what you mean. They are not just the motherboard, they are the entire CD32 unit. They do NOT come with the original CD32 cardboard box if that is what you mean?

Thanks for the reply,

I was meaning the plastic casing.For some reason I thought it wasn't the same as the original.

I guess I'm sold then...

Andre

[Kowalski]

I searched for info about the Indivision AGA CD32 board.

Can anyone recommend this item to connect the CD32 to a l-a-r-g-e LCD Tv?

Will Svideo output be too "fuzzy"?

thanks,

Andre

[FOL]

Originally Posted by Kowalski

I searched for info about the Indivision AGA CD32 board.

Can anyone recommend this item to connect the CD32 to a l-a-r-g-e LCD Tv?

Will Svideo output be too "fuzzy"?

thanks,

Andre

No, the screen will be crystal clear and will display fine on larger tv's.

There should be some pics of it running on amigakit.com, I spent an afternoon testing how good the quality was and how easy it was to install.
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=864
Pics show it installed, thought there were pics of it running.

Im tempted to get 1 for my CD32.

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by FOL

No, the screen will be crystal clear and will display fine on larger tv's.

There should be some pics of it running on amigakit.com, I spent an afternoon testing how good the quality was and how easy it was to install.
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=864
Pics show it installed, thought there were pics of it running.

Im tempted to get 1 for my CD32.

I was hoping that'd be the case with the indivison on the 32. Will be treating meself to one too!

[Lakes]

Is there a circuit diagram for the Cd32 joypad?, I have a CD32JOY.pic here that none of my PC software will read....

I`m hoping its just a set a switches without any chips involved.

EDIT: never mind, its an IFF file and the circuit uses a 74LS165, which means I`m going to either buy a compatible joypad or make the circuit myself...