Does anyone use a Mini RGB to NTSC Video Encoder / TV Converter (Do they work?)

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zapatistab said:
http://www.jrok.com/hardware/RGB.html

Just wondering if anyone uses one of these. If so do they work well?

I am not looking for comments "why don't you just get a supergun". All I want to know if they work, and how much they cost.
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They work for many applications...

Whart are you trying to do?
 
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norton9478 said:
They work for many applications...

Whart are you trying to do?
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What it says it does. Hook up a Jamma cable to it. It would be used for MVS.
 
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They work fine and costs around $86 with shipping if I remember correctly. :)
 
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zapatistab said:
What it says it does. Hook up a Jamma cable to it. It would be used for MVS.
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In this case, if you're using MVS and composite video I'd reccomend the R2N encoder.
 
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Magnaflux said:
In this case, if you're using MVS and composite video I'd reccomend the R2N encoder.
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Excuse my arcade noobness, but I don't know the difference. Is the encoder in the link and R2N encoder? Whats the difference?
 
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zapatistab said:
Excuse my arcade noobness, but I don't know the difference. Is the encoder in the link and R2N encoder? Whats the difference?
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The encoder is what you're looking to purchase. It encodes the RGB signal given from the motherboard into a signal your television can use.

The R2N is a similar encoder in competition with the Jrok as you've provided a link to.

The R2N is made by another company.

At our last convention, I noticed the R2N outputs a much better composite (the yellow plug in the RCA jacks) than the jrok.
 
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Magnaflux said:
The encoder is what you're looking to purchase. It encodes the RGB signal given from the motherboard into a signal your television can use.

The R2N is a similar encoder in competition with the Jrok as you've provided a link to.

The R2N is made by another company.

At our last convention, I noticed the R2N outputs a much better composite (the yellow plug in the RCA jacks) than the jrok.
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Thanks for the explanation. If I use S-Video would the jrok version be OK? Also where can I purchase the R2N version? Do you have a llink?
 
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I use a JROK with S-Video on my MVS (built into my supergun) and it looks beautiful. It saved a bit of soldering time because I didn't have to build my own connectors (R2N doesn't have the onboard S-Video and composite connectors). Also, James (the guy selling the JROK encoders) was a LOT of help troubleshooting some problems I had with my setup (that all turned out to be completely unrelated to the encoder).
 
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Murray said:
I use a JROK with S-Video on my MVS (built into my supergun) and it looks beautiful. It saved a bit of soldering time because I didn't have to build my own connectors (R2N doesn't have the onboard S-Video and composite connectors). Also, James (the guy selling the JROK encoders) was a LOT of help troubleshooting some problems I had with my setup (that all turned out to be completely unrelated to the encoder).
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Thanks Murray.

I'm leaving early from work today. I just wanted to say thanks for everyones help. I will log-in tonight to see if anyone has made anymore comments. I am just looking for a cheaper, possibly temporary alternative, since arcade monitors are costly.
 
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D-lite said there's going to be a cheap R2N that outputs component coming in a few weeks.... Something like $60! Only problem is it will ONLY ouput through component.

I'll buy one, that's for sure!
 
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I didn't realize there were so many options. :make_fac:

As soon as I hear from my wife's brother in law, about a monitor that he may have, I guess I may have to buy one of these.
 
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