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Originally Posted by Crist Rigott
Thanks for all this good info.
The converter is $225! Yikes.
Good idea on running the flyback a little warm to dry it out.
I DL the manuals. Interesting reading for us Yanks.
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Darryl has sold over 800 Auroras to UK enthusiasts. The price we pay is increased by carriage and import taxes. We still think it's good value. It's an instant and guaranteed solution to running 405 line TVs.
There are other solutions. Frank Cuffe's "Hedghog" [sic] is an open source design that you can build yourself. I reckon you'd spend over $100 to put one together. Some of the parts are now difficult to source, notably the modulator chips where a large percentage of those on the market are faulty.
There are also tricks for making a PC output 405 line video. You still need to build a modulator. I've written several articles on standards conversion:
http://www.borinsky.plus.com/publications.html
I'd still recommend you buy an Aurora. But postpone the purchase until you've got a decent blank raster on the screen.