Vga...?

[cj]

Hey there, yay finally got my sat today ;D ! It came with a RF video cable(not even a RCA or scart). So does anyone know if it possible to cut off the RF end of the cable and solder on a vga adaptor? I've seen this www.gamesx.com/avpinouts/saturnav.htm . So I'm wondering if I can solder the corresponding saturn pin-out to a vga adaptor, would it work? Thanks.

[mick_aka]

No, you can't just solder a VGA plug onto the end.
When I say can't, I'm sure you can, but you will need an early 90's NEC multisync monitor to use it.

What you need is a VGA Box that upscales AND scan-doubles the video signal.

The Saturn does not output anything that can be viewed straight onto a standard monitor.

The guide you lonk to is for fitting a DB-9 RGB cable, nothing to do with VGA.

[cj]

Hmmm I see...I see there is a bit of a debate about scart and s-video, anyone know which is better?

[mick_aka]

There's no debate, SCART and Component are full RGB and the best video signals you can get from the Saturn.

[TmEE]

Component is not RGB, it is has the best quality from other inferior methods... RGB/SCART is the win

[mick_aka]

Hmmm some online articles must be a bit confused on component then, as I'm in the UK I've only ever used SCART

[Havoc]

But I've read about a mod to turn the Saturn Scart cable into a VGA..
Actually -> Here

[mick_aka]

The saturn does not output any sort of signal that can be properly interpereted by a VGA monitor without the use of a scandoubler FACT.

eastbayarb on that forum has a VERY rare NEC Multisync that can handle 15khz video signals (just like various CRTs intended for amiga use)

You CAN of course make the cable, but unless you have a monitor that can sync down to 15khz (unlikely) the cable is useless to you.

[rossi46]

I have two such monitors - both lacking cables.

[mick_aka]

I have a couple of NEC MultiSyncs myself, the problem is I have little attraction to the idea of spending time and money making a cable that will allow me to play my Saturn through a 14" or 15" monitor in the same resolutions as it displays in RGB scart on my big ass Trinitron TV

[TrekkiesUnite118]

I've been a bit curious about SCART cables. Living in the US, SCART jacks are few and far between on our TVs. I wanted to get my Genesis S-Video modded but it's the one with the Samsung Encoder and it can't be done. However I've been wondering, if I got a European Mega Drive RGB SCART cable and used a SCART to S-Video Adapter would this essentially give me a picture the same as if my Genesis had an S-Video Mod?

[mick_aka]

An RGB scart through an SVideo adaptor should give you a reasonably nice pic, I just gave it a go with a scart to svideo block and it looks pretty good to me, it's not as crisp as RGB Scart but much better than composite or RF...

[TrekkiesUnite118]

Ok, now the other question, are Genesis/MegaDrive AV out ports universal between regions? I know they are different between models, but is there any difference between regions?

[mick_aka]

I'm not 100% sure on Genesis or Megadrive SCART leads I'm afraid, I would not have thought so...

[TmEE]

all MD's and Gennies are identical, no funny tricks done like Nintendo loved to do... a cable for EU machine will work for JP and/or US machine with no trouble, maybe except RF thingies (those should all be burned....).