Sega Genesis screen

Apeman · Post by **Apeman** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:46 am

Hi, I have been a leacher here for a while, and I have finaly decided I will try to make my own portable. I have a Sony PSone screen, and I have already taken my 16 bit Genesis apart. Now because the PSone screen takes AV and the Gen outputs RF, are there any wires I can connect or anything? Now before someone tells me to search, I have and have found nothing. And if there are any other screens that I can use for it, perferably <$50 please let me know.

Thanks

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:46 am

You can get composite video from the Genesis easily. (At least with the 2 and 3 models, the RF modulator is in that little box you hook up to the TV. That box is just a composite to RF adapter.)

Model 1:
http://pinouts.ru/Game/sega1_pinout.shtml

Model 2, 3, 32x, Nomad, and (presumably) CDX:
http://pinouts.ru/Game/sega2_pinout.shtml

Here's a composite (and S-Video!) mod done to a model 1:
http://www-unix.ecs.umass.edu/~dhowland/mod/

Apeman · Post by **Apeman** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:16 pm

bicostp wrote:You can get composite video from the Genesis easily. (At least with the 2 and 3 models, the RF modulator is in that little box you hook up to the TV. That box is just a composite to RF adapter.)

Model 1:
http://pinouts.ru/Game/sega1_pinout.shtml

Model 2, 3, 32x, Nomad, and (presumably) CDX:
http://pinouts.ru/Game/sega2_pinout.shtml

Here's a composite (and S-Video!) mod done to a model 1:
http://www-unix.ecs.umass.edu/~dhowland/mod/

Thanks for the quick responce! Sorry for being a n00b, (I am only 15) and I am not sure what to do.... Now if I am right, a composite cord is the same as a AV cable, so would I take apart the RF box, cut a AV cable, and hook the wires from the AV cable ot the wires in the RF box? I am using one of those Ipod speaker things that plugs into the headphone jack so I dont have to worry about sound. Also, how do I know what model it is?

Thanks

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:26 pm

Model 1 is big and rectangular, with a volume slider and headphone jack.

Model 2 is smaller and square, with no headphone jack.

Model 3 is smaller still, and has a big '3' printed on it.

It's not rocket science.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis

Apeman · Post by **Apeman** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:06 pm

Ok so I have a model 1. So was I correct with what I said with the RF box thing? I dont exactly understand the pinout charts, but I know this is for another thread. If anyone can point me in the right direction, that would be great! Thanks.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:18 pm

You don't even need the RF box. You can get composite right off the Genesis.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:28 pm

Hook your composite up to this pin on the bottom of your Genesis:

And the audio here: