Video converters for Commodore 64 (Composite/S-Video)
In my quest to find some nice cheap video converters for Amiga and C64 (and similar) I thought I’d post some test images here to share my findings.
These tests has been made on the C64 ReLoaded. While they might be good for other/newer Composite/S-Video equipment, these tests are only made for the C64.
Input power | 5v |
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Power Connector | Round |
Power consumption standby/active | 480mA/520mA |
Input Composite | Yes |
Input S-video | Yes |
Output | VGA |
Output resolutions | 800×600 / 1024×768 |
Price | USD $12 |
As you can see this device is absolutely horrible.
Next up is the Mini Video to VGA Scaler. Again I found this on eBay for around $10
Power Connector | Mini B USB |
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Input power | 5v |
Power consumption standby/active | 300mA / 340mA |
Input Composite | Yes |
Input S-video | Yes |
Output | VGA |
Output resolutions | 800×600 / 1024×768 |
Price | USD $10 |
The Scart to HDMI converter
Power Connector | Round |
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Input power | 5v |
Power consumption standby/active | 300mA / 420mA |
Input Composite | Yes via Scart |
Input S-video | No |
Output | HDMI |
Output resolutions | 720p/1080p |
Price | USD $10-20 |
When first powered on I got the blue screen on the composite signal, after a reset I got the static gray you see on this last image. The S-Video signal looks good, but the converter is only Composite so you won’t get the colour.
Power Connector | Round |
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Input power | 5v |
Power consumption standby/active | |
Input Composite | |
Input S-video | |
Output | HDMI |
Output resolutions | 720p / 1080p |
Price | USD $24 |
I’ve shown this box for Amiga RGB and I’m quite happy with that as a cheap converter. Though I was going to use this for testing as well it seems to have stopped working. I’ll update this when I either get it fixed or someday aquire a new one.
Thomas R McFarland on facebook reported that this device doesn’t work well with the C64’s S-Video.
For a good measure, I’m posting the native Composite and S-Video signal that my monitor takes.