Oric 1 and Atmos compatibility

[Dbug]

Hi,
do you know if anyone has tried the OSSC with Oric computers and can confirm that this works fine?
I know that the Oric have been confusing many TVs and Video Projectors, and the OSSC is not particularly cheap, so I’d rather be sure these two are a match made in heaven 🙂

As a side question, I do have a AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme GC550, and I was wondering if the combination Oric -> OSSC -> LGX GC550 would be working fine (the idea being of course to publish on youtube some video captures).

Thanks in advance!

[BuckoA51]

Does Oric output RGB?

[Dbug]

Yes, it’s pure RGB (Almost TTL level, the machine only outputs 8 pure colors from 000 for Black to 111 for White) with a single pin for Sync that merges the VSYNC and HSYNC.

We generally connects it with one of these cables: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oric-1-Atmos-High-Quality-RGB-Powered-Scart-Lead-Video-Cable-TV-Lead-v2-4-/251137727260

In theory it should be a no-brainer, I connected my oric pin-to-pin on an Amiga monitor and it worked just fine, but I had some CRT tvs (toward the end of the production period) that refused to display a picture, so I’m never quite sure 🙂

[BuckoA51]

Check with the cable supplier that the SCART cable is properly attenuated to 75ohms for sync and you should be good to go, let us know how you get on 🙂

[SavagePencil]

Don’t forget that VGP is kind enough to offer a trial period:

“In addition to the standard 1 year EU warranty, we’re also giving a one-month no quibble return for all units. Test the OSSC in your setup and if it doesn’t work, return it to us for a full refund. All we ask is that you pay return postage and send the complete unit with packaging and any accessories undamaged.”

[Dbug]

Did not know for the trial, interesting to know, thanks 🙂

I’ve send a mail top the cable producer, will see how they answer.

I’m a bit annoyed, when I checked the page for the OSCC I saw the price, but I did not realize it was a limited offer, so instead of ordering I googled about it, read the reviews, check the forums, and then I saw that the price had substantially increase 🙁

What about the AVerMedia LGX GC550, do you think that would work? I seem to have read that it worked on LX2 something something scaling mode, but that some people had problems while for some other it worked.

[Dbug]

Well, looks like it should be working:

New message from: retrocomputershack

If you have v2.4 of the Oric lead (written on the Scart plug label), then this is OSSC compatible.
CSYNC signal has been attenuated to to about 640mV Pk-Pk
RGB Signals have been attenuated to peak no higher than 1V Pk-Pk.

Guess I’ll have to see if I have the budget for it after Christmas 🙂

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