Atari 2600 Help

Submitted by yungcodyne t3_z8su2e in gaming

Hey guys, new to the group. Does anyone know of a converter for the 2600 maybe coaxial to RGB OR HDMI converter? I just recently bought one and I don't have a tube TV? Any suggestions?

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DeeMonkee t1_iyd23qg wrote

I googled it and found some cables on Amazon. I have no idea if they work so please read the reviews first. Good luck and have retro fun!

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ShawshankException t1_iyd3t3v wrote

I believe the cable you're looking for is a DIN to RCA cable. I know Atari and Commedore systems used them but I'm not sure about the Atari 2600 specifically

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yungcodyne OP t1_iyd53iv wrote

Ok awesome, I know I definitely need that but it looks like upscalers only go RGB or something. Thanks for the help.

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ShawshankException t1_iyd6594 wrote

No problem, you can get an RCA to HDMI adapter but chaining adapters can be weird or give you picture issues. Most modern TVs still have an RCA connection but they're in the form of a 3.5mm to RCA female adapter that comes in the box.

You probably won't find anything reliable straight from DIN to HDMI sadly.

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yungcodyne OP t1_iyd8ox5 wrote

I believe I found a converter box. Fingers crossed 🤣

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ohara1250 t1_iyd1o99 wrote

There are many converters out there for cheap, just google it. But you should get a small used crt-tv because it'll look horrible on a modern TV.

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yungcodyne OP t1_iyd243e wrote

Ok I tried Google and couldn't pinpoint one but this helps, thank you.

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eruciform t1_iydgcuc wrote

Techie aside, with a tiny bit of soldering, atari 2600 can be given a composite (single yellow rca) output, which is much more easily upconverted. Don't have a link right now but might make a good weekend project.

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yungcodyne OP t1_iydim6l wrote

Oh that would be even better. There's no Coaxial to HDMI converters so you gotta get rca to HDMI but then it requires a VCR for every tutorial I watched. I'd just avoid getting 4 adapters, modding the wire itself would cut all of that down to 1 converter. You said you don't know if there's a tutorial online?

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eruciform t1_iydiwi6 wrote

There are, I just haven't done any yet. Actually if you find a good one go ahead and let me know. But I do know that it's just a couple joints and an extra wire or two, a pretty simple job. I looked it up years ago and keep forgetting to do it. :-p

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yungcodyne OP t1_iydjd6j wrote

Ok for sure. I'm really interested in this now, it has to be done 🤣

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