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Now that the TI-99/4A is finally working, we can try to get a color video signal out of it. Because it's the PAL version and outputs component video, it's not very straightforward. I end up resorting to a small, custom PCB that converts that video signal to RGB, and adapting the TI99's video connector to work with a DIN 6 cable to SCART. The result: Wonderfully vibrant RGB color. Finally!
Incidentally, this same technique can be applied to other systems that use the same VDP like the Colecovision and MSX among others.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Previous episode
00:37 Trying component out
01:50 RGB out
04:14 Building the PCB
08:55 Testing RGB out
15:04 Connecting RGB board
21:00 Testing SRAM again
22:05 Reassembling everything
23:43 Final test
TMS RGB project
Another TMS9929A RGB adapter
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