{"id":47,"date":"2019-03-29T15:23:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/?p=47"},"modified":"2019-03-29T15:32:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:32:54","slug":"atari-2600-video-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"Atari 2600 Video Mod"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week I was given an old Atari 2600 but of course there is no composite video or any way of attaching it to a modern TV. So after a digging about I found a few good blogs to help with the modification to change remove the RF module and replace it with a composite video option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_093234085_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_093234085_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_093234085_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_093234085_iOS-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first blog is good as it shows you how to make the mod board which consists of a transistor and 2 resistors &gt; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/ATARI-2600-Video-Composite-mod\/ (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/ATARI-2600-Video-Composite-mod\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/ATARI-2600-Video-Composite-mod\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However if you want to get all the steps from this site you have to register..  Then I found an instruction manual showing how to fit the modification &gt; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_101711761_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_101711761_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_101711761_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_101711761_iOS-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"http:\/\/www.coolretroprojects.com\/Atari_2600_AV_Mod_Installation_Guide.pdf (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coolretroprojects.com\/Atari_2600_AV_Mod_Installation_Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.coolretroprojects.com\/Atari_2600_AV_Mod_Installation_Guide.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But these instructions do not show how to create the modification board. So you see you need both blogs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Now I have a working 2600!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_121209085_iOS-e1553873439448-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_121209085_iOS-e1553873439448-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_121209085_iOS-e1553873439448-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_120604385_iOS-e1553873398222-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_120604385_iOS-e1553873398222-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_120604385_iOS-e1553873398222-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_120602116_iOS-e1553873318222-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_120602116_iOS-e1553873318222-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/retro-rick.djsho.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190329_120602116_iOS-e1553873318222-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I was given an old Atari 2600 but of course there is no composite video or any way of attaching it to a modern TV. 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