Which screens have RGB input?

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Which screens have RGB input?

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I know the PSOne screen accepts RGB. Which others? Is the Hip Gear screen composite that is converted to RGB?
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all lcds use RGB.
Its just really really hard to find the lines for it. Sometimes they are not even there.
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Or....

The PSone screen and most pocket tvs should be easy. Screens like the Hip Gear or third party ones we dont know so it'd be best to go where your chances are best.
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JackFrost22 wrote:all lcds use RGB.
Its just really really hard to find the lines for it. Sometimes they are not even there.
This is definitely not true. Take the Neo Geo Pocket. It does not accept RGB, only digital input from the processor direct. It is possible to get a picture from the processor in RGB, but the screen does not accept it.
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D-Lite wrote:
JackFrost22 wrote:all lcds use RGB.
Its just really really hard to find the lines for it. Sometimes they are not even there.
This is definitely not true. Take the Neo Geo Pocket. It does not accept RGB, only digital input from the processor direct. It is possible to get a picture from the processor in RGB, but the screen does not accept it.
Yes it's true, he just didn't specify between digital or analog rgb signal :P
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gannon wrote:
D-Lite wrote:
JackFrost22 wrote:all lcds use RGB.
Its just really really hard to find the lines for it. Sometimes they are not even there.
This is definitely not true. Take the Neo Geo Pocket. It does not accept RGB, only digital input from the processor direct. It is possible to get a picture from the processor in RGB, but the screen does not accept it.
Yes it's true, he just didn't specify between digital or analog rgb signal :P
!! Well then I should rephrase my question.

Screens that accept analog RGB.
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Pocket tvs uh...... Nomad Screens Psone Screens yup thats about it
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D-Lite wrote: Screens that accept analog RGB.
15Khz or 31Khz? :lol:
I know that most consumer lcds do if you're willing to modify them and solder to small smt leads, but the psone lcd is one of the few cheap ones that comes to my mind that allows rgb without any modding.
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gannon wrote:
D-Lite wrote: Screens that accept analog RGB.
15Khz or 31Khz? :lol:
I know that most consumer lcds do if you're willing to modify them and solder to small smt leads, but the psone lcd is one of the few cheap ones that comes to my mind that allows rgb without any modding.
Soldering is not problem. And preferably 15 kHz.
I figure most screens probably take RGB since the composite input is usually decoded to RGB first. Just wondering if anyone has figured this out since the picture is far superior and many systems output RGB natively.
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