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| athmaus:
I got together with my father-in-law and build a gaming console to hold all my systems (wife was happy as it reclaimed closet space taking up by all the boxes) that i have had since childhood. I got everything plugged in and i noticed (forgot) that my top loader NES only has an RF out, the original NES has a Red/Yellow output on the side (which i never knew until recently) either...the things u don't know realize as a child. :o Do you know a good converter so i can hook up the NES to a Composite cable so i can not use TV Channel 3 and use input AV instead, which will hook up to the rest of my setup. More worried about when i replace the TV in there it might not have an antenna/RF port. I have looked and found (and own) converters that turn Composite to RF but i need the other way around. Any help would be greatly appreciated :) |
| badATchaos:
You're better off modding the thing to output composite, instead of getting some kind of dinky converter. Or better yet, there's HDMI mods now. |
| aliensstudios:
The device you seek is called an RF De-modulator, this will do exactly as you need (that is convert an RF signal to composite video with mono sound). The issue with an RF De-modulator is that they are very uncommon and difficult to come by as standalone units and are typically very expensive. A quick search on eBay shows that the average price for one ranges from 50 to 80 dollars. A good alternative to an RF De-modulator is the fact that most VCR units have an RF modulator and De-modulator built in. You should be able to pick one up for a few bucks at a thrift store, maybe even score one for free. There are also A/V receivers that can convert RF signals into composite video, component video and digital video through HDMI as well. Another good alternative is to just modify the system as badATchaos recommended. A composite video mod is very simple and straight forward (even for a novice - I modded my Intellivision for composite video and I'm none too skilled), a pretty cheap kit can be found at http://retrofixes.com. An HDMI mod would be ideal if you have an HDTV in your setup, but unfortunately they are pretty expensive and make the system incompatible with analog television sets. |
| athmaus:
Thank you for both of your suggestions. Will check it out. |
| glazball:
I totally appreciate the nostalgia of playing your old console, but I would suggest simply buying an original NES console. However, I'm not sure if they use the same power supply so I would hate to steer you the wrong way (if the console you were to buy doesn't come with one). But that way you could have your composite out and save the wear and tear on your top loader. Generally speaking - RF was great when we were kids (we didn't know any better!), but the signal is so terribly piss-poor that you'll soon begin to hate it. I highly, highly recommend doing just about anything to avoid using RF at all in your setup. If you really want the best there is, get a modder to mod your NES with a NESRGB board -> Framemeister upscaler -> HDMI -> HDTV. Warning: you will need new pants after you see how beautiful it is. |
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