Atari 2600 No Cut Composite Video Mod! Installation guide and demonstration

[@jonyak1221]

Awesome job. I made a new rf/coax cable for mine out of a heavy rca amp cable from a car stereo, it works great.

[@LIRetroGaming]

That’s great idea, I need to try that sometime!

[@jonyak1221]

It works pretty good, the vid quality is really good for rf. I cut off the one rc connector then jammed in a small piece of center wire from a coax cable and gave it a little solder then put on a new coax end. The cable i used was a heavy rc cable. Its handy cause i can use it on my old radio shack pong console as well as my 2600jr

[@898doffo]

Nagz - May I own You.... What a timeless classic.. :) He still composes music to this day.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Nice work, dude! I'd love to see you RGB mod a Jr too. 😎 Hopefully someone creates a 7800 RGB mod someday soon.. Fingers crossed. 🤞

[@LIRetroGaming]

Thanks! At some point I will do one of those videos for the channel!

[@Deltax5]

So no rgb mod for the 7800. I wanted to get one since it does the 2600 also. Never got a chance in doing it. lack of funds and time.

[@LIRetroGaming]

@@Deltax5 No RGB mod for the 7800 yet, although the svideo mod does look very good

[@FitterSpace]

This is really cool. I love the idea of modding consoles like this without cutting or drilling anything. The signal looks great, too. I had no idea you could use a genesis video port like that.

[@LIRetroGaming]

Thanks! I definitely try to do installations like this whenever possible so that everything looks original

[@peterwhitey4992]

I saw lots of cutting.

[@officialusb-neschannel5945]

nicely done soldering that genesis connector in there! That thing must have gotten pretty hot while you were doing that!

[@LIRetroGaming]

Thanks! And you are right, that area certainly gets very hot when you are attaching the Genesis port to the motherboard!

[@rockyhill3]

Clean and to the point, excellent video!

[@m0nde]

I'm going to try this. Thanks for the video.

[@lexluthermiester]

@Long Island Retro Gaming Did you bridge the left and right audio connectors? It looked like you did and well done, otherwise you'd only get sound from one speaker. Granted it's still only mono, but at least it's not lopsided.

[@chongtak]

I'm a noob here but thank you to confirm what I was not sure about.

[@LIRetroGaming]

Yes, that's exactly what I did so that the mono sound comes out of both speakers. Sorry that I didn't clarify this in the video!

[@lexluthermiester]

@@LIRetroGaming No worries! Bridging them was a smart choice.

[@AliAlnami]

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[@cristianorosadini2466]

where you connect the blue wire (which I assume is audio) in the video is not seen

[@charlesdorval394]

No cut mod ... proceeds to cut off a bunch of parts :P j/k I know what you meant ;) Interesting way of handling the connector, I like !

[@webmaster4375]

no cutting to the outer case?

[@charlesdorval394]

@@webmaster4375 they call it humour, or an attempted at it anyway :P

[@ChrisKewl]

Great video. Can you do one for the original Atari Pong console too?

[@LIRetroGaming]

Sure thing, that’s something I would like to do in the future

[@kibagami25]

This is great. Love your content. Please make more.

[@LIRetroGaming]

Thank you! Will do!

[@cosmicrdt]

Great stuff I really enjoy your content 👍

[@LIRetroGaming]

Thanks! I really appreciate the support

[@minewarz]

It's a bit unclear where exactly you're pointing at 8:57 where you get the sound from And unfortunately, during the little montage afterwards, it's just out of frame so I couldn't double check

[@hebedc]

How is this mod compared to Tim Worthington's 2600RGB?

[@LIRetroGaming]

It’s definitely better than the original RF. But Tim’s mod gives you RGB which is higher quality. Of course you could also combine Tim’s mod with this method of installation

[@TheSocialGamer]

Does this mod work with the VADER 2600 console as well? Looks like an easy mod to do.

[@LIRetroGaming]

Yes it does work with the Vader, although you will have to drill a hole in the shell

[@panopolis8051]

Removing the solder mask at 6:24 is pretty barbaric, it's not a reversible modification. I mean if you don't care about mutilating the PCB then you might as well cut the case to mount rca jacks, which can at least be made to look clean and professional

[@LIRetroGaming]

Not sure if the word barbaric is the adjective I would use. But it is true that this would be very difficult to remove. I guess the point of what I was trying to say with this video was that on the exterior the system looks stock except for the multiout port on the back. RGB can also be added in the future as well

[@panopolis8051]

@@LIRetroGaming I guess "barbaric" may have been a bit harsh. Mounting the connector like that is definitely a clever technique. But when it comes to vintage hardware, I personally feel it is best to avoid permanent alterations when possible

[@wayland7150]

@@LIRetroGaming I was a little alarmed that you cut components and scraped the board. Also what happened with the shielding, did it go back on? From the outside this is a neat result and good that it works with a commercially available console cable.

[@MrJDNJ]

Here's an Atari "tech" question for discussion: Does the re-capping kit sold for the 2600 provide any benefit for a video modded console? (I guess I'm asking if all the capacitors in the kit are just for the RF signal path....)

[@LIRetroGaming]

I think it depends on where you purchase it, but I know that Console5 replaces all of them including everything in the RF path

[@MrJDNJ]

@@LIRetroGaming That's good info but doesn't answer the question. If you do a video mod, and it "comes out great" would replacing the caps make it even better, or would they not be necessary?

[@FitterSpace]

Can a similar mod be done to the Atari 7800?

[@LIRetroGaming]

Yes, it’s possible to add composite or Svideo to the 7800

[@somethingelfelfowski5618]

is it really necessary to remove the components from the board?

[@LIRetroGaming]

No, you can also drill a hole into the shell and install composite video and audio jacks there

[@somethingelfelfowski5618]

@@LIRetroGaming ok, thanks

[@randylawrence6077]

I would like to see a 7800 or 5200 video mod. I can be s-video or composite. Also how to fix 5200 controllers too.

[@LIRetroGaming]

Good timing, I actually will have some of that on its way to my workshop soon!

[@joandarc441]

Cool

[@johneygd]

If only you also showed the end result with the composite output with the case put back on to it,that would,ve make it complete.

[@LIRetroGaming]

There are more pictures of the installation here photos.app.goo.gl/vEUjbnU7z1SqzWrt9

[@johneygd]

@@LIRetroGaming hey thanks alot👍

[@christophertuckwell9665]

I av modded atari 2600 6 switch lite Atari 2600 JR few months ago Soon I will be av moddeding my atari 7800 I from Europe

[@PuffyRainbowCloud]

I am very confused about the title of this video. Not only did you cut out several components, you also had to damage the solder mask! In no way is this a "no cut" mod. There is permanent and semi-permanent modification to the board. The only thing you're not cutting is the case.

[@RWL2012]

I believe no-cut refers to the case only, but yeah perhaps a bit ironic. The description does say "without making any modifications to the *shell* " to be fair.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

As already mentioned, 'no-cut' is in reference to the console case. ;) There's no getting around modding the circuit board.. Plus it doesn't matter what it looks like anyway, as no one will ever see it. I've seen some shit work before and his is anything but - He did a great job. 👍

[@PuffyRainbowCloud]

@@R3TR0R4V3 There’s always preservation of technological history to take into account. Sure, there are a lot of 2600 Jr out there, but if everyone goes by that logic we soon won’t have any stock ones in good, working condition…

[@R3TR0R4V3]

@@peterwhitey4992 well sure, that's the 'no-cut' part.. Easily reversible. :)

[@Earths1stgamer]

The RF cable is shot buy a new cable and a coax coupler and youl get a great picture without this mod.

[@wiggy4638]

"No cut" Proceeds to cut off various components and remove RF port

[@LIRetroGaming]

No cut to the shell, to be precise. It’s a modification which by definition usually involves removing some components

[@franco7363]

Great video but not an easy thing to do for a 1st timer with soldering and everything.

[@LIRetroGaming]

Yes, it’s definitely not a beginners project

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

RF interference isn't that much of an issue with analog TV being a done issue.

[@mjc0961]

Yes it is. Analog TV is "done" because they wanted to use those bands for other signals. So that interference is still there, it's just not analog TV anymore. Plus other things can cause RF interference. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKOanWqMoaaqaZo