>>
>> I saw someone mentioning a JVC X`Eye earlier - I read somewhere that
>> they support S-Video, but I've never put it to the test. Can you use
>> an S-Video cable out of the multi-out port & use standard RCA audio
>> cables from the red/white ports to get your video & sound out of the
>> unit?
>
>I don't recall the X'eye having an S-Video out port. Now, you can,
>foolishly(imo) outfit your Genesis unit with an S-Video port but I'd
>never even remotely attempt it. Some people like the "emulator" look to
Natively, American-issue Genesis hardware does not support S-video output.
You can't get it from the multi-out, and the X'eye doesn't have it either.
Eagle-eyed users have noticed an extra stamp-out circle on the back of the
X'eye, which is an indicator that some of the Japanese Wondermega variants
do suport S-video. If you're handy with a soldering iron, it's actually
relatively easy to tap the S-video signal from the video encoder chip
inside any Genesis.
>their games...but I'm just not one of them. It's just too sharp, makes
>everything *way* blockier than it should be, and kills a lot of the
>effects that dithering and other graphical special effects provide..
The big reason for wanting S-video from the Genesis hardware is higher
color fidelity. Sega's composite output on the Genesis and the Saturn is
already really high quality, so using S-video isn't as much of a step up
as it is for other game consoles.
Oh yes, here's a link to diagram for S-video on later Genesis hardware:
http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/genesis3.htm
The process for getting S-video on a Mark I Genesis is a little more
involved, but thankfully it's really well understood. Incidentally, it's
the same mod used for the Neo Geo home console:
http://nfggames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1729
-KKC, who should really put some of this useless knowledge to work some
day.
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