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18th Aug 2007, 6:40 pm | #1 |
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405 line TV. Standards Convertor.
Hi All,
I'd like to restore a 405 line TV. I'm new to TV restoration but I'd love to see a 405 line picture again. Also any advice on standards converters would be much apreciated. Cheers, Ian G1DRP |
18th Aug 2007, 7:11 pm | #2 |
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Re: 405 line TV. Standards Convertor.
Hi Ian,
Do a search here for the Aurora, highly recommended by everyone on the forum for cost and quality Andi M0SIR
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18th Aug 2007, 7:46 pm | #3 |
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Re: 405 line TV. Standards Convertor.
HI Ian
I have two Aurora converters and I can vouch that they are first class. To save you going hunting look at http://converter.home.comcast.net/ I have attached a photograph to show you the result cheers Peter |
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Can you use them for moving pictures? Please excuse my ignorance. Cheers, Ian G1DRP |
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18th Aug 2007, 8:32 pm | #5 |
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Re: 405 line TV. Standards Convertor.
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Hi Ian yes you can , they have a built in image ( testcard) but they turn 625 video and audio ( i e from a scart output ) into live 405 if you read the instructions on line it will tell you all about them and the builder( Darryl) is "tubesrule" on here hope this is helpful Peter |
18th Aug 2007, 8:51 pm | #6 |
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I think Darryl should be in the Queen's Honours List for Services to Vintage Television...an honourary title of course.
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18th Aug 2007, 9:08 pm | #7 |
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Sounds great! I'll get myself a 405 line television first.
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18th Aug 2007, 9:44 pm | #8 |
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Well here's some proper TV I've just snapped. These are off a freeview box.
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19th Aug 2007, 2:19 pm | #9 |
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Looks excellent! I've been looking at the website. I'll get an old 405 telly and get that going first, I think.
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19th Aug 2007, 3:54 pm | #10 |
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How will you know if the set is working without a signal source?
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19th Aug 2007, 7:05 pm | #11 |
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20th Aug 2007, 6:14 pm | #12 |
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20th Aug 2007, 7:30 pm | #13 |
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Re: 405 line TV. Standards Convertor.
It has never been easier to supply a 405 signal to an old telly now that we have the Aurora, but many notable designs have come and gone in recent years for which we are all grateful. I understand there are now Auroras that have an external channel selector which makes it easier still.
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28th Aug 2007, 8:19 pm | #14 | |
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28th Aug 2007, 9:07 pm | #15 |
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You will like it ,I have two
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30th Aug 2007, 10:23 pm | #16 |
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Some three years ago I did attempt to construct a simple line dropping converter for my Pye CTV. I had some bit and pieces left over from that standards converter I constucted way back in the 80s and early 90s.
The colour sub-carrier frequency was to be the correct figure of 2.6578125Mhz (525 X 10,125/2) The video source was to be the RGB drives from a DVD or Freeview box. Anyway, the thing did not work all that well and the project was abandoned. If I can find some time I might restart the project again. It'll be a lot more fun that repairing modern stuff. DFWB |
2nd Sep 2007, 9:10 pm | #17 |
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22nd Sep 2007, 9:04 pm | #18 |
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I've had my Aurora for a few weeks now and I have to say that it is absolutely excellent!
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16th May 2008, 11:02 pm | #19 |
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I would love to see some photos of the set(s) you are using with the Aurora .. I'm currently watching a satelite broadcast on a little Sony TV9-90UB in 405-line mode and the clarity of the pictures, especially the graphics, proves the quality of the Aurora .. I'm amazed at how clear and sharp the picture is! Shame about the absence of black-level clamping on these sets
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