Getting my A500 out after 15 or so years - Page 2

paul2010 · 09 June 2010, 22:00

I can't buy that RGB to Scart cable off eBay at the moment (new PayPal account being verified) and I was wondering if a Scart to AV cable with Audio from Amigakit would be just as good.

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=652

Would this cable just connect into the back of the Amiga or would it have to be connected to the modulator (I've lost all Amiga knowledge I ever had!)?

ck1200 · 09 June 2010, 22:08

lol been a short while since i seen the rear of a 500, i think the ports you need for that connector are on the modulator though :/

prowler · 09 June 2010, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul2010

I can't buy that RGB to Scart cable off eBay at the moment (new PayPal account being verified) and I was wondering if a Scart to AV cable with Audio from Amigakit would be just as good.

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=652

Would this cable just connect into the back of the Amiga or would it have to be connected to the modulator (I've lost all Amiga knowledge I ever had!)?

Yes, it will! The Audio Phono connectors are a little way along from the 23-pin D-type Monitor socket, but they're there!

No, wait! It's composite video you want for that lead, and it's only available from the modulator.

ck1200 · 09 June 2010, 22:25

so is it audio on the base and video to the modulator ? ...that rings a bell from the way i had mine linked up as i remember the yellow lead went to the modulator

paul2010 · 09 June 2010, 22:52

Wow - I've just downloaded the official manual for the A520 modulator.

It's amazing what you can find on the Internet if you really look.

AV cable goes from aerial connector on TV to the RF Out port on the modulator.

Main stem of the y-audio cable goes into the AUDIO IN port
on the side of the A 520.

The other two ends of the y-audio cable go into the L AUDIO
and R AUDIO on the back of the Amiga

I still reckon RGB to Scart will be much simpler!

alexh · 09 June 2010, 23:07

Forget all that... just use the standard 3 RCA cables.

Yellow goes in the side of the A520 and white & red go direct into Amiga.

You'll get a much better picture than RF (worse than RGB SCART though)

paul2010 · 09 June 2010, 23:55

I've just gone and ordered these from Amigakit:

RGB to Scart cable (gold-plated)

Power supply

Beige 2-button mouse

Digital joypad (wanted a Competition Pro but have read bad things about the build quality - not up to the quality of the old one)

All that lot wasn't exactly cheap, so I just hope it all works!

Now the very long wait begins (I'll be twitching the curtains every time a van drives past our house).........

alexh · 10 June 2010, 00:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul2010

I've just gone and ordered these from Amigakit, All that lot wasn't exactly cheap

Even though someone in this thread was going to give you them for the cost of postage? You've got too much money

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul2010

, so I just hope it all works!

History shows that the AmigaKit RGB SCART cables work ok with CRT televisions but are not 100% correctly wired. They don't work with some makes of LCDTV. Keep your fingers crossed.

cosmicfrog · 10 June 2010, 12:18

gold plated heheheheh, defantly got more money than sense

but I`m glad you getting the pieces of the puzzle together

ck1200 · 10 June 2010, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul2010

Wow - I've just downloaded the official manual for the A520 modulator.

It's amazing what you can find on the Internet if you really look.

AV cable goes from aerial connector on TV to the RF Out port on the modulator.

Main stem of the y-audio cable goes into the AUDIO IN port
on the side of the A 520.

The other two ends of the y-audio cable go into the L AUDIO
and R AUDIO on the back of the Amiga

I still reckon RGB to Scart will be much simpler!

Excellent thought so

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Forget all that... just use the standard 3 RCA cables.

Yellow goes in the side of the A520 and white & red go direct into Amiga.

You'll get a much better picture than RF (worse than RGB SCART though)

Agreed much easier, even had free ones with the odd dvd player etc

paul2010 · 10 June 2010, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

gold plated heheheheh, defantly got more money than sense

But more sense than spending £167 on a new A1200 from Amigakit!

Had Amigakit not been around, I would've seriously thought about fitzsteve's offer but it was the thought of being able to get lots of stuff brand-new and get easy Amiga support with it.

My motto has always been 'spend today, worry about it tomorrow'!

If the RGB to Scart cable doesn't work, I'm just going to have to find my modulator and get a cable for it (I'm determined not to buy a new modulator).

ck1200 · 10 June 2010, 20:36

Just incase

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-Modulato...item4cefcccba9

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-520-modu...item483ae7ccea

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-Modulato...item4cefcd6b52

cosmicfrog · 10 June 2010, 20:36

so what you going to plug the scart into LCD or CRT ??

£167 could get you alot of ami stuff on ebay or amibay

paul2010 · 12 June 2010, 15:18

My stuff arrived from Amigakit this morning - only 2 and a half days from ordering it - excellent service.

The good news is everything works OK and I tried 3 of my existing games (Thundercats, Colonization and Top Gear 2) and they all worked fine.

I get a good picture on my 26" LCD TV from the RGB to Scart cable but it only fills 75% of the screen - is this normal?

The mouse and joypad work fine but the mouse doesn't seem all that good build quality - quite flimsy.

The joypad seems identical to one I've got for my Blaze Sega Mega Drive console (a clone of the Mega Drive) and I'm wondering if I could've used that one, instead (the connectors are the same).

God - the constant disc-swapping is annoying me like mad - played Colonisation and it was like, "Enter disc 2" (after I'd come back to the game after being away) and then "Enter disc 1", "Enter disc 2", "Enter disc 3" with about 2 seconds interval inbetween disc swaps!

Has anyone noticed how quick the disc goes in the A500's disc drive when you push it in - it almost takes your fingers off!

Well, I couldn't write about it without any pictures, so here they are.

Top Gear 2

Sid Meier's Colonization

ghost_of_war · 12 June 2010, 15:45

Quote:

God - the constant disc-swapping is annoying me like mad - played Colonisation and it was like, "Enter disc 2" (after I'd come back to the game after being away) and then "Enter disc 1", "Enter disc 2", "Enter disc 3" with about 2 seconds interval inbetween disc swaps!

Time to look into an external drive, my friend.

paul2010 · 12 June 2010, 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghost_of_war

Time to look into an external drive, my friend.

Definitely but I'll try and get a cheap one off eBay this time!

Is there anything I can do about my RGB to Scart cable because when I load a new disc and reset the Amiga (left Ctrl and left and right Amiga keys together), I have to unplug the cable from the Scart connector and plug in again or I get a scrambled picture.

ck1200 · 12 June 2010, 16:17

Glad the 500 boots and is working ok

and yes amigakit are very quick, ive ordered stuff late eve only for it to be here the next morning sharpish.

On the control pad i use the same one and mega drive ones do work to memory, disk wise as ghost of war says an external drive would save some of the swapping and can be sourced cheap enough

paul2010 · 12 June 2010, 16:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck1200

Glad the 500 boots and is working ok

and yes amigakit are very quick, ive ordered stuff late eve only for it to be here the next morning sharpish.

On the control pad i use the same one and mega drive ones do work to memory, disk wise as ghost of war says an external drive would save some of the swapping and can be sourced cheap enough

Before I fork out for an external drive, I'll get a couple of 'new' games, though.

I'm interested in stuff like Buggy Boy, Sensible Soccer, Zool, Outrun, Paperboy - the retro classics.

paul2010 · 12 June 2010, 16:38

If anyone wants an office suite for their Amiga, I've got a mint boxed InterOffice 2.0 program by Interactivision.

It comes with a word processor, spreadsheet, database and communications program (allowing you to communicate with other computers).

I guess the communications program was used for things like BBS (Bulletin Board System).

ghost_of_war · 12 June 2010, 17:05

Quote:

I guess the communications program was used for things like BBS (Bulletin Board System)

Ah, the good old days before the internets...

09 June 2010, 22:00	#21
paul2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 86	I can't buy that RGB to Scart cable off eBay at the moment (new PayPal account being verified) and I was wondering if a Scart to AV cable with Audio from Amigakit would be just as good. http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=652 Would this cable just connect into the back of the Amiga or would it have to be connected to the modulator (I've lost all Amiga knowledge I ever had!)? Last edited by paul2010; 09 June 2010 at 22:08.

12 June 2010, 15:18	#34
paul2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 86	My stuff arrived from Amigakit this morning - only 2 and a half days from ordering it - excellent service. The good news is everything works OK and I tried 3 of my existing games (Thundercats, Colonization and Top Gear 2) and they all worked fine. I get a good picture on my 26" LCD TV from the RGB to Scart cable but it only fills 75% of the screen - is this normal? The mouse and joypad work fine but the mouse doesn't seem all that good build quality - quite flimsy. The joypad seems identical to one I've got for my Blaze Sega Mega Drive console (a clone of the Mega Drive) and I'm wondering if I could've used that one, instead (the connectors are the same). God - the constant disc-swapping is annoying me like mad - played Colonisation and it was like, "Enter disc 2" (after I'd come back to the game after being away) and then "Enter disc 1", "Enter disc 2", "Enter disc 3" with about 2 seconds interval inbetween disc swaps! Has anyone noticed how quick the disc goes in the A500's disc drive when you push it in - it almost takes your fingers off! Well, I couldn't write about it without any pictures, so here they are. Top Gear 2 Sid Meier's Colonization Last edited by paul2010; 12 June 2010 at 15:24.

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09 June 2010, 22:08	#22
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	lol been a short while since i seen the rear of a 500, i think the ports you need for that connector are on the modulator though :/

09 June 2010, 22:25	#24
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	so is it audio on the base and video to the modulator ? ...that rings a bell from the way i had mine linked up as i remember the yellow lead went to the modulator

09 June 2010, 22:52	#25
paul2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 86	Wow - I've just downloaded the official manual for the A520 modulator. It's amazing what you can find on the Internet if you really look. AV cable goes from aerial connector on TV to the RF Out port on the modulator. Main stem of the y-audio cable goes into the AUDIO IN port on the side of the A 520. The other two ends of the y-audio cable go into the L AUDIO and R AUDIO on the back of the Amiga I still reckon RGB to Scart will be much simpler!

09 June 2010, 23:07	#26
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,342	Forget all that... just use the standard 3 RCA cables. Yellow goes in the side of the A520 and white & red go direct into Amiga. You'll get a much better picture than RF (worse than RGB SCART though)

09 June 2010, 23:55	#27
paul2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 86	I've just gone and ordered these from Amigakit: RGB to Scart cable (gold-plated) Power supply Beige 2-button mouse Digital joypad (wanted a Competition Pro but have read bad things about the build quality - not up to the quality of the old one) All that lot wasn't exactly cheap, so I just hope it all works! Now the very long wait begins (I'll be twitching the curtains every time a van drives past our house).........

10 June 2010, 12:18	#29
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	gold plated heheheheh, defantly got more money than sense but I`m glad you getting the pieces of the puzzle together

10 June 2010, 20:36	#32
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	Just incase http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-Modulato...item4cefcccba9 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-520-modu...item483ae7ccea http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-Modulato...item4cefcd6b52

12 June 2010, 16:17	#37
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	Glad the 500 boots and is working ok and yes amigakit are very quick, ive ordered stuff late eve only for it to be here the next morning sharpish. On the control pad i use the same one and mega drive ones do work to memory, disk wise as ghost of war says an external drive would save some of the swapping and can be sourced cheap enough

12 June 2010, 16:38	#39
paul2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 86	If anyone wants an office suite for their Amiga, I've got a mint boxed InterOffice 2.0 program by Interactivision. It comes with a word processor, spreadsheet, database and communications program (allowing you to communicate with other computers). I guess the communications program was used for things like BBS (Bulletin Board System).

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