Hi dudes...
I remember that those MP-3 TV tuners from Amstrad would often needed some slight modding in order to be able to be used as some sort of scart/peritel/whatever adapter...
Also can they actually play modern numeric TV ?
Would be great to get some informations and add them to the Dedicated Wikipage for those devices...
MP-3 - CPCWiki (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/MP-3)
(http://www.cpcwiki.eu/imgs/3/34/MP-3_%28bottom%29_%28from_zone.bomberoza.net%29.jpg)
such topic may sometimes be raised or asked again and I always fail to find things about it.
recently had such discussion at Facebook.
Any hardware dude for the rescue ?
I use them but only with the CTM-644-2. (no LCD TV, edit: I think you didn't meant it, sorry then :])
I was using the SCART from a RGB modded MP-3f but I don't do it anymore. I prefer to connect to the Amstrad monitor with it's DIN 6 video male connector.
If I use the SCART entry it's mainly for the C64 (the rare SECAM rose..) or Atari 800XL. I use a battery to turn the MP3f in AV mode with the C64. There's a 5V pin on the video output I didn't tried to connect. (could be not enough)
The MP-3 is just great with old console that use RF signal: Atari VCS, Intellivision, Videopac. Otherwise it's not that necessary. Especially if you don't use a CTM-644.
I have the PAL model too, no SCART but for the Atari VCS it's a must have, you know that the SECAM version is 8 colors ;) All the rest of my old RF hardware is SECAM. (only because it was cheaper)
To resume, I think you don't need a MP-3 if it's not for the RF signal.
Quote from: MacDeath on 23:31, 04 March 16
Also can they actually play modern numeric TV ?
Any hardware dude for the rescue ?
The MP-3 is a pure analogue device. It definitely can't handle digital ("numeric") signals until they have been converted to something analogue such as SCART.
Bryce.
Does anyone know in what year this tuner MP-3 appeared, and at what price in the UK?