Well, I checked the manual. I noticed that there are separate input choices (as you cycle through them) for AV and Component 1, even though they share the same connectors. Have you selected the AV input?

Yeah, when I switched them up it automatically came up in the input choices as AV instead of Component, but just the gray screen comes up, no sound either. We have some LCD monitors at work that I am going to try using it with. If that doesn't work I guess my only option is to go buy an ancient tv to play it on.

[shameless plug]Hey, that relates to my sig![/shameless plug]

Will the RF connection really be going away, though? That's what the antenna on my plasma connects to for OTA HD programming.

On the other thing you mentioned, I actually just soldered one of the video mods into my 2600 last week. Now it outputs both composite and S-video, as well as stereo sound. It looks and sounds surprisingly good.

Well, what I meant was that you wouldn't be able to directly connect it anyway, since RF video connections in those consoles emulate an analog TV signal. Without the analog tuner, you couldn't get an image from the console without converting it into something else first.

However, I had forgotten about cable TV, which will probably continue to offer analog service for a while. So the tuner will stay for that, at least.

I get the exact same gray screen on the monitors here at work.
Going to pick up one of those RCA--->S-Video adapters tonight and give that a shot.

A gray screen is one of the things that can happen with a bad/dirty 72-pin connector and/or dirty contacts on the cartridge.

Do you have an A/V Receiver? Could you plug RCA cables into that?

That's how I have my old games hooked up. The Yellow/Red/White RCA cables are plugged into the A/V Receiver, and the video is then output from there to the TV.

God you're so shameless. You're like the Borg.

Has anyonE Mentioned to yoU an aLternATIve methOd of playiNg this game on your newfangled television yet?

Looks like that's what the problem was. I kept blowing in the cartridge and inside the Nintendo itself and reinserting the cartridge and eventually it worked. So it was hooked up right, just the game itself wasn't working properly. Thanks everyone for their help.

Told ya.

Couldn't find a great NES thread so I just wanted to post in this one about a couple cool items I just picked up.

Got both of these at a local mom and pop electronics repair shop. I'm really psyched about the test station as they're a bitch to come by and hard to find complete.

Isn't that test station worth a lot of dough?

That's pretty awesome especially the neon sign. I always want to keep at least one older style tv around for the fact that the old consoles look like crap on newer style tv's. Of course now there's the Wii which you can get some old games with the virtual console but it's not the same.

I got it for $200 which I think is a steal, especially since it's complete with the television and signage on top. Very cool item.

Composite and S-Video to HDMI Converter

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

Quack, great finds. How much was the "repair center" sign?

$200 as well. I had a buddy that inquired about it a few months ago and he wasn't willing to part with it for less than $500, guess I got lucky!