/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2432090
AFAIK the only ways to know for certain are if the manual specifies that you need a pure sync signal or if you have the cable, you try it, and it doesn't work.

You can make one yourself for under $10, and under $5 if you have any of the parts already.

Here's an IC that's really simple and costs $5.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/LM1881N%2FNOPB/LM1881N%2FNOPB-ND/28100

I'll even draw you a quick schematic.

You'll need two female RCA jacks, and one of these, or something like it: http://www.amazon.com/Solderable-Copper-Small-Perf-Board/dp/B003DVCS0S

Note that if your RCA jacks can mount without a PCB and you have a way to protect the IC itself, you don't even need a perfboard.

You also need two 0.1uf capacitors and one 680 kilo-ohm resistor (blue-gray-yellow). If you have other values, string them together until they add to 680 kilo-ohms.

(you also need an AC adapter with between 5 and 12 volts DC output. If you just put the chip inside your SNES, you can get 5 volts directly from its voltage regulator.)

You also need one LM1881 IC.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/LM1881N%2FNOPB/LM1881N%2FNOPB-ND/28100

Then build this circuit. this is basically taken straight from the datasheet but I tried to make it a tiny bit easier to understand if you've not used electronics before.

If you don't want to solder, get a solderless 'breadboard' for this.