So with the help of the ever knowledgeable AntiPasta, I've finally figured out what needs to be done to make a working video cable for my Yamaha CX5MU MSX computer. However, after a trip to RadioShack today, I realized that aquiring a part might be a little bit more difficult than I imagined. Here's the pinout for the port on the MSX: It's a 5-pin DIN connector the exact size as a standard 5-pin MIDI connector, with one crucial difference: the placement of the pins. A MIDI connector has the pins arrayed in a half-circle along the bottom of the connector; on this jack the pins are more widely spaced and spread out along a 280 degree angle. I just need to find a plug with solder-type connections; does anybody know what the technical name for this type of plug would be, and any (preferably US) webstores that might carry it (and wouldn't require a 10-100 piece minimum order)?
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I've got a US model 1 Genesis, and while the port on the back was the same size, it has 8 pins instead of 5. My Supergrafx A/V lead will connect to the MSX, but the pinout for both systems is different and so I get no signal. EDIT/UPDATE: After realizing that I did originally have the MSX hooked up to the Supergrafx lead, I wondered how that could possibly be if the pins are spaced differently. The answer is that I'm an idiot for reading the schematics without consulting with the physical machine - the actual port on the MSX is just a normal 5-pin DIN jack, whereas the above schematic was totally wrong. Guess this means I can go back to RadioShack tomorrow to get the right part. :banghead: Thanks for the link to the mic plug, Assembler, but I'm not sure if that would have fit even if the picture HAD been correct...