On the 06-ALA01-0003584 front, we have mostly good news! One S-video-to-VGA converter later, and we have our composite video output hooked up to a modern computer monitor. The picture is clear and crisp. It’s probably the best video output I’ve ever seen an Electron produce.
- Here’s the converter:
- Here’s a nice crisp output image:
Unfortunately, we still don’t have colour and the last few scan lines of the picture are missing. My current theory is that the former is a PAL vs. NTSC problem that might not be easily or cheaply solved. On the balance of things, however, this doesn’t bother me too much: real Acorn Electron users don’t leave Mode 6 or use VDU 19 anyway! The missing scan lines, however…