Niku-Sama
07-04-2015, 02:11 AM
alright I am kinda bummed as I was working on a drop in replacement RF board for the famicom. I know its been done before but its always been another RF replacement until I found this place...
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/138988
and then this item
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/AV-Module-for-your-8-Bit-system/138988_32287368288.html
I'm tempted to grab it and to a bit of reverse engineering, the only difference this has for out put that I was plotting for my idea was a stereo out instead of mono.
$27 plus shipping seems a bit much for something like that though but who knows it might be worth it.
they had some other odd things like "DIY Famicoms" here (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/DIY-8-Bit-HOT-selling-8-bit-hardware-system-Number-1-Simply-the-best/138988_32284957657.html) and here (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/DIY-8-Bit-2-NEW-8-BIT-machine-Outputs-VGA-RGB-S-VIDEO-AV-With-scanlines/138988_32307552783.html) that second one looks VERY interesting. they are obviously clones but hardware clones aside from the usual emulator clones that seem to have compatibility problems. the prices still though, sheesh.
I saw these too: link (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/DIY-8-Bit-NTSC-Upgrade-kit-X-tal-for-free/138988_32286290078.html)
I gather they are CPU/PPU replacements for a NTSC console but I am curious if its got a RGB chip. it may be a clone chip but it might be a variant that would have something like that
any way I thought I would share and discuss a bit. I'm tempted to shoot them an email because I cant make out the writing on the replacement chips on my phone to see if I could find any data sheets
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/138988
and then this item
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/AV-Module-for-your-8-Bit-system/138988_32287368288.html
I'm tempted to grab it and to a bit of reverse engineering, the only difference this has for out put that I was plotting for my idea was a stereo out instead of mono.
$27 plus shipping seems a bit much for something like that though but who knows it might be worth it.
they had some other odd things like "DIY Famicoms" here (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/DIY-8-Bit-HOT-selling-8-bit-hardware-system-Number-1-Simply-the-best/138988_32284957657.html) and here (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/DIY-8-Bit-2-NEW-8-BIT-machine-Outputs-VGA-RGB-S-VIDEO-AV-With-scanlines/138988_32307552783.html) that second one looks VERY interesting. they are obviously clones but hardware clones aside from the usual emulator clones that seem to have compatibility problems. the prices still though, sheesh.
I saw these too: link (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/DIY-8-Bit-NTSC-Upgrade-kit-X-tal-for-free/138988_32286290078.html)
I gather they are CPU/PPU replacements for a NTSC console but I am curious if its got a RGB chip. it may be a clone chip but it might be a variant that would have something like that
any way I thought I would share and discuss a bit. I'm tempted to shoot them an email because I cant make out the writing on the replacement chips on my phone to see if I could find any data sheets