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- From: icebbs@ramlink.net (Iceman of the Inner Circle)
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- Subject: Re: Help with C64 video
- Date: 8 Jan 1996 18:44:07 GMT
- Organization: Inner Circle BBS - 304.697.0101
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- In article <4cqvum$o5h@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, elphantas@aol.com says...
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- >That's what I get for not telling the whole story. Sorry. This was a
- >repair job in which I had to replace the CPU, then when I got it to come
- >up correctly, I observed that the video was terrible, wavy and fuzzy, so I
- >replaced the VIC chip (yes it was the old style like you suggested) with
- >the new style, and my video is nice and clear. Just DIM! I don't notice
- >it so much on my TV that I use for testing, but the green screen that the
- >owner uses is really dim. So I got out one of my other C64's of that
- >style, and the video is the same. The monitor is ok, because I've tested
- >newer C64's on it and it works fine. So, do I have two bad ones, or are
- >the old ones just like this?
- >
- >The VIC chip that I used is a known good one.
- >
-
- Well, Slap yourself in the face for me. :) Ok thats better, look to the
- right of the VIC chip and you should see a small dial, usually a white piece
- of plastic with a pointer on it, some of the older 64's have a little metal
- square with a inset adjustment. Turn the machine on and using a regular
- small screwdriver turn the adjuster and see if that helps. Other than that,
- trade your friends board in for a newer one.
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