I have a computer with an NVIDA GeForce2 64mb video card. I downloaded Powerstrip and when I click on Display->Config to change timings and such, I notice that the c-sync check box is greyed out and not able to be checked. Does this mean that I need to purchase another video card that supports c-sync, or will it still work?
buckitrade, you probably need to purchase a different video card, as I believe that most nVidia cards do not have C-Sync, which is imperative if you don't wish to have the big fat black section on top of the screen.
ALSO: I HAVE BEEN INQUIRING ABOUT PURCHASING FFC (FLAT FLEXIBLE CABLE) AND CONNECTORS, THAT WILL BE A CABLE EXTENSION FOR THE PSONE SCREENS. THIS WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO PUT THE LCD SCREEN ITSELF ABOUT A MAXIMUM OF TWO FEET AWAY FROM THE PCB, THUS ALLOWING THE SCREEN A MUCH MORE VERSATILE MOUNTING POSITION. IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS, PLEASE POST, SAYING SO. THERE IS A MINIMUM PURCHASE FROM THE WEBSITE OF 30 CABLES, AND AT APPROXIMATELY $5 USD PER CABLE, I AM NOT WILLING TO MAKE THIS INVESTMENT IF THERE IS NO CHANCE OF RETURN. AGAIN, LET ME KNOW.
Hey guys, well its been over a year since i considered doing any modding, money is a b*tch right. This does look great, have been following the forum threads for a while since it came up, just couple of questions i got that i hope one of you great people can help me out with.
I own myself a nice LL PC60 case, gonna do the obvious thing of bunging it in the 3.5" slots, haven't had a floppy for two years anyway! Currently running an old mx440 on agp, single output with tv too. Can't afford to upgrade currently but since got some money in me paypal account looking at getting a screen from ebay. Understand how to wire it up and power it using the ciggie lighter mod etc, no issues i think, i hope...
So obviously since my card is somewhat naff, thinkin of also buying some el-cheapo pci gfx card from ebay too and run the card from that, you guys got any recommendations, not heard of many pples running it from a second card or certainly from an nvidia. How difficult is it??
Looking at getting a nice GF6800 GT as a primary card (hopefully!), how easy would it be to run this lcd from pci? I'm not totally 110% with it, can this card be run from the vga port on nvidia or not? sorry for the silly and probably very obvious questioning! Want the great picture that vga can provide rather than the easier/less beautiful picture the composite can provide! Also do i need to use the power up option pin as i shall be using PAL?
For one, you're going to need a GFX card that uses C-sync, which I don't believe many of the newer ones (like the 6800) use. Pretty much anything with a Radeon chipset has it, though. What C-sync does is prevents a 1/2" wide black box from appearing at the top of the screen. What I would recommend doing is building a VGA cable out of Cat5 and a Male VGA connector end. This way, you don't have to solder anything onto any video card. As far as the video card is concerned, I personally am going to be running my PSone screen off of an old Matrox Mystique 220. Cheers!
Cheers Adam, i appreciate your input, has cleared up a few things in my head, now one more thing, i am going to be needing the PAL version as live in the UK, wondering best way of operating this LCD, as wont want it on 24/7, need sleep sometimes! Guessing a simple switch would be too noisey for a nice lcd and should use a And gate or somet? Suggestions?! Or would some nice unbouncing switch do the buisness?
Hi, first, thanks a lot for that guide, it's awsome. I'm gonna receive my ps1 LCD soon (hopefully today) and I'm not sure if I will use vga or composite connexion, even thought I want to have the best display quality possible (vga), I want to be able to use the screen for my ps1 and other thing (composite), so here is my question: If I do the mod to get the vga connexion, will I still be able to use composit? Is there a way to keep the two method?
Finally got the screen......but without a power adaptor... :(
Anyone could be gentle enough to tell me what is the current of the adaptor (I know its 7.5V and ?mA) so I can try to find one in a local electronic store??
I have the official Sony Car adapter. It says 7.5V / 3A.
BTW, yes you can have a cable for composite and VGA connected to the screen at the same time. However, you can only use one or the other at a time, not both. The only issue I have is that no one gave out the pin assignment for composite; only s-video and vga. I know its only a ground and 1 other pin though.
Also thaks for the info for the composite (I have a S-Video to composite adaptor so it's cool for me)!
BTW, if anyone is not using their power supply (the one include with the screen) and would be kind enough to sell it to me let me know! (North America preferred for the cost of shipping)!
Im not really wanting to open my LCD up at the moment to go the VGA route, and ive seen people using S-Video which is fine by me (lower quality i know, but it doesnt matter for me), but i'm not entirely sure if what i want to do will work. Will this cable connected from the S-Video output on my GFX card to the Sony flat connector work ok? I was just wondering because surely the lead would usually be for outputting a signal from the LCD to the S-Video, and this wil be working the other way round - are these cables 2-way allowing it to work or not? Thanks :)
Hi All,
Can someone help out here, I have wired up the PSone LCD and connected to my ASUS FX5200 2nd monitor port. It powers up but nothing but a black screen, using Powerstrip set to correct settings, LCD brighness/volume sliders work fine but still nothing but blackness. :( I read about the C-sync probs with nVidia cards but I should still see something just with a black border.
The port works OK, tested on another monitor. Hope this LCD is not a dud cos it's brand new and....errm...well...think the warranty may be void now.
Right guys,
Although no one replied apart from bEE2643 directly. I have now got the LCD hooked up to a VOODOO BANSHEE card. Soldered directly to the pins with the 5v feed from my ASUS FX5200 pin 9 on the 2nd DVI port. Got the screen lit up and displaying but now got the timing issuses. :(
Can anyone out there give some better timings with POWERSTRIP. Been tinkering withit for two days solid......and my eyes are begining to hurt.
Noticed the INTERLACED is greyed out, could this be a problem? :?
i have it all soldered up etc apart from DCC as my cable didnt have that pin. the screen is backlit fine and if i dont have the vga plugged into my secondry output, i get noise on the picture so i know it works fine.
The problem is, my graphics card (x800 pro) isnt detecting a secondry monitor attatched? can anyone tell me why or what i need to do to make it detect it. Or is there anyway to force output regardless of it detecting a monitor?
also on powerstrip, the advanced timings options box is greyd out? using the omega 2.5.67 drivers
Originally Posted by Wobber I've got now a vga cable striped. But the colours are different from the tutorial.
Does someone know more about these colours?
Don't know about the colors, but your best bet is to get yourself a cheap multimeter (should be available at most electronic shops or car stores for pretty cheap) and check the pin assignment. Hold one end against pin 1 and then touch the other end to the different colored cables until it lights up. Repeat this for the all the rest of the pins and then you'll know all the pin assignments for that particular cable.
It can be a pain, but it really doesn't take the much time.
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ALSO: I HAVE BEEN INQUIRING ABOUT PURCHASING FFC (FLAT FLEXIBLE CABLE) AND CONNECTORS, THAT WILL BE A CABLE EXTENSION FOR THE PSONE SCREENS. THIS WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO PUT THE LCD SCREEN ITSELF ABOUT A MAXIMUM OF TWO FEET AWAY FROM THE PCB, THUS ALLOWING THE SCREEN A MUCH MORE VERSATILE MOUNTING POSITION. IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS, PLEASE POST, SAYING SO. THERE IS A MINIMUM PURCHASE FROM THE WEBSITE OF 30 CABLES, AND AT APPROXIMATELY $5 USD PER CABLE, I AM NOT WILLING TO MAKE THIS INVESTMENT IF THERE IS NO CHANCE OF RETURN. AGAIN, LET ME KNOW.
I own myself a nice LL PC60 case, gonna do the obvious thing of bunging it in the 3.5" slots, haven't had a floppy for two years anyway! Currently running an old mx440 on agp, single output with tv too. Can't afford to upgrade currently but since got some money in me paypal account looking at getting a screen from ebay. Understand how to wire it up and power it using the ciggie lighter mod etc, no issues i think, i hope...
So obviously since my card is somewhat naff, thinkin of also buying some el-cheapo pci gfx card from ebay too and run the card from that, you guys got any recommendations, not heard of many pples running it from a second card or certainly from an nvidia. How difficult is it??
Looking at getting a nice GF6800 GT as a primary card (hopefully!), how easy would it be to run this lcd from pci? I'm not totally 110% with it, can this card be run from the vga port on nvidia or not? sorry for the silly and probably very obvious questioning! Want the great picture that vga can provide rather than the easier/less beautiful picture the composite can provide! Also do i need to use the power up option pin as i shall be using PAL?
Cheers
Thanks a lot!
Jonathan
Anyone could be gentle enough to tell me what is the current of the adaptor (I know its 7.5V and ?mA) so I can try to find one in a local electronic store??
Thanks a lot!
BTW, yes you can have a cable for composite and VGA connected to the screen at the same time. However, you can only use one or the other at a time, not both. The only issue I have is that no one gave out the pin assignment for composite; only s-video and vga. I know its only a ground and 1 other pin though.
Also thaks for the info for the composite (I have a S-Video to composite adaptor so it's cool for me)!
BTW, if anyone is not using their power supply (the one include with the screen) and would be kind enough to sell it to me let me know! (North America preferred for the cost of shipping)!
Jon.
Can someone help out here, I have wired up the PSone LCD and connected to my ASUS FX5200 2nd monitor port. It powers up but nothing but a black screen, using Powerstrip set to correct settings, LCD brighness/volume sliders work fine but still nothing but blackness. :( I read about the C-sync probs with nVidia cards but I should still see something just with a black border.
The port works OK, tested on another monitor. Hope this LCD is not a dud cos it's brand new and....errm...well...think the warranty may be void now.
Any suggestions welcome.
Although no one replied apart from bEE2643 directly. I have now got the LCD hooked up to a VOODOO BANSHEE card. Soldered directly to the pins with the 5v feed from my ASUS FX5200 pin 9 on the 2nd DVI port. Got the screen lit up and displaying but now got the timing issuses. :(
Can anyone out there give some better timings with POWERSTRIP. Been tinkering withit for two days solid......and my eyes are begining to hurt.
Noticed the INTERLACED is greyed out, could this be a problem? :?
BTW this is a UK PAL PSONE LCD Screen.
i have it all soldered up etc apart from DCC as my cable didnt have that pin. the screen is backlit fine and if i dont have the vga plugged into my secondry output, i get noise on the picture so i know it works fine.
The problem is, my graphics card (x800 pro) isnt detecting a secondry monitor attatched? can anyone tell me why or what i need to do to make it detect it. Or is there anyway to force output regardless of it detecting a monitor?
also on powerstrip, the advanced timings options box is greyd out? using the omega 2.5.67 drivers
http://img82.exs.cx/img82/4074/vgacable.jpg
Does someone know more about these colours?
Don't know about the colors, but your best bet is to get yourself a cheap multimeter (should be available at most electronic shops or car stores for pretty cheap) and check the pin assignment. Hold one end against pin 1 and then touch the other end to the different colored cables until it lights up. Repeat this for the all the rest of the pins and then you'll know all the pin assignments for that particular cable.
It can be a pain, but it really doesn't take the much time.
bigz
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Would someone please tell me the depth of a stripped down PSOne LCD screen?
Thank you very much, Ric
thx guys
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