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CV with Composite A/V, Pause, New BIOS

Yurkie · 200x · Video Display
Catalogue IDCVH-0179
ManufacturerYurkie
Year200x (approximate)
TypeVideo Display (Video)
PlatformColecoVision
StatusReleased
SourceHomebrew Systems & Mods 96-19

Notes

A ColecoVision carrying the three modifications most owners want, done together by Yurkie.

What each one fixes

  • Composite A/V, because the console leaves the factory with RF only and a modern television makes a poor job of it.
  • A pause switch, because a stock ColecoVision cannot stop a game at all - the usual method pulls the Z80's WAIT line low, halting the processor where it stands.
  • A replacement BIOS, because every retail game sits on its title screen for twelve unskippable seconds otherwise.

Why all at once

  • All three mean opening the console. Doing them in one visit is a single risk to an ageing machine rather than three.

Yurkie's later work extended to RGB, VGA and HDMI output.