Converting a composite psx cable to rgb

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  1. snobgamergr

    snobgamergr Spirited Member

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    Recently I bought a speedlink cable which was supposed to be rgb.
    When I power up my psx though I get composite video.

    Opening it I discoverer that there is no resistor between pin 8 and 16 , as well there is no cable soldered on pin8 either .

    If I just solder the resistor between those pins, will I get an rgb signal?
    Also, there is a jumper cable between pin 4 and 18.

    I'll post some photos tomorrow if asked to see the cable
     
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    PixelButts Site Soldier

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    Show the cable.
    Also have you contacted the seller regarding the cable?
     
  3. mickcris

    mickcris Site Supporter 2014,2015

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    what are you plugging the cable into? its possible your converter needs power on pin 8 to work maybe. soldering a resistor wont hurt. pins 4 and 18 are both ground so its fine that they are jumped together.
     
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    Bad_Ad84 The Tick

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    Soldering a resistor wont help of there is no wire supplying power to pin 8/16.
     
  5. LeHaM

    LeHaM Site Soldier

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    is there even RGB lines
     
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    snobgamergr Spirited Member

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    [​IMG]

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    Well I bought the cable from a store about two months ago,but it was yesterday when I first used it.
    When I took the photos, I discovered a grey cable on the +5v line (can't quite be seen on the pic though), so I guess I can make it display a true rgb signal.
    As you can see there is an RGB line, so I guess someone forgot to solder that resistor in place.
    Also I use it on a CRT TV, so there is no need for a converter/upscaler :)

    EDIT The the cable is this [​IMG]
     
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    snobgamergr Spirited Member

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    Bumping the thread just to tell you that I added the resistor and now I get a crystal clear rgb signal :cool:
     
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