This doesn't address the fact that antonio knows that this happens, knows that people don't expect it to happen, knows it looks different than original hardware, advertises that his adapter will output just like original hardware on his page, and then proceeds to try and sell us another one after we ask him how to fix the problem. My main point is still... why doesn't he inform people of this up front since he's known about the problem for literally over a year now? Why does he still say his adapter outputs just like original hardware when it actually doesn't?retrorepair wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:07 pm
As I said above, it can be fixed, but requires a special build of MiSTer as Sorg refuses to allow it to the main build. Again, it's not a fault of the design!
I don't think you know what I mean. It's like you load up a still image, like a menu in an RPG. It has white borders. Those white borders with his adapter basically have a rainbow moving over them. That rainbow moves faster or slower if you move the VGA jumper btw. My first thought was misconfiguration. I changed the jumper for the VGA on the analog i/o board, that just changed the speed of the rainbow somewhat. I tried different CRTs, luggin them around. I tried different composite cables just in case. I tried to isolate for EMI reasons. I even pulled out a power conditioner I have and used that to rule out the power being too dirty to my CRTs. Same thing. I then pulled out my JVC X'Eye and compared same games (Genesis Shining Force 2 and Phantasy Star IV for the Genesis core from my collection, and Shining Force CD on Sega CD). Everything was as expected, the color artifacts don't move from what I can tell at all.retrorepair wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:07 pm
Because your console and a lot of the consoles you have used have a built in work around to fix the issue, much the same as how Antonio now has.
I'll bet you all the tea in China though, you HAVE seen it before but never noticed it till now.
Hook up a DVD player, laserdisc player or VCR, high chance you'll see it. I'd bet Atari 2600 has it too, though I've not one here to test.
On the MiSTer cores the same color artifacts happened in the SNES core, the TGFX16 core, the Genesis core, Sega CD core. Do you have other ones you want me to test tonight? Any advice on how I can take a video of the issue to reliably convey what it is? I've tried to but it always comes up looking bad since recording CRTs is tough. Thanks.
As for question 2, again, why do you think he lied about me and said I'm a competitor? Just a thought.
EDIT: Whatever, last thing I'm saying here:
I am not attacking antoniovillena's work as a whole. Antonio certainly makes some great products. This is about the composite adapter (which is a fine s-video adapter btw) debacle. I'm frustrated by his repeated response to this for quite some time being wholly inadequate. My advice to antonio is; Don't sell things to people with false pretenses, don't lie about anyone who criticizes your work, and don't throw Sorgelig under the bus unnecessarily as a shield for criticism, when Sorgelig was a huge part of creating the opportunity for you to make money off of the MiSTer project in the first place.
EDIT2: "Sorg refuses to allow it to the main build" <--- Please present evidence of the pull requests that were denied when you claim things like this.