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Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:37 am
by CmputrBlu
The other day I got to thinking about an old console, like an Atari 2600, hooked up to an old black and white set. Or an old game of Pong, now that I'm writing this. Is there anyway to output the MiSTer in black and white or emulate that through a filter? Or is it already possible? In the grand scheme of things this wouldn't even be on my lists of requests, but might be a cool gimmick. :D

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:58 am
by Nemesis2k
Can’t you just turn the colour on your TV to zero? Or enable greyscale in the TV accessibility options?

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:29 am
by neogeo81
Nemesis2k wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:58 am Can’t you just turn the colour on your TV to zero? Or enable greyscale in the TV accessibility options?
this

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:14 pm
by DiamondDave
On a similar note, is there any way to output the MiSTer without sound?

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:38 pm
by jca
What about turning the volume to 0 in the OSD?

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:41 pm
by FPGA64
Is there a way to simulate a broken TV ? Maybe not turning on the mister ?

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:04 pm
by neogeo81
Can i turn the mister into a color TV only view? No black and white, just color.

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:28 pm
by Chris23235
Nemesis2k wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:58 am Can’t you just turn the colour on your TV to zero? Or enable greyscale in the TV accessibility options?
As many people use a computer monitor VGA CRT, RGB CRT or flatscreen this is not an option for them.

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:48 am
by kathleen
I'm using this kind of device for VGA for another purpose than the Mister however, but it should do the job on mister as well I think.
https://hackaday.io/project/166041/gall ... 7a441eb815 (very cheap option but I'm happy with it)

Or another one : https://github.com/spark2k06/MonochromeRGB (a bit more expensive)

Re: Output the MiSTer in Black and White?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:52 pm
by Drexl
Cores with palettes (like the NES) should be able to do this.