Using ZX Spectrum on LCD TV or Monitor

[hikoki]

Yes, it would be good to know if wav files are supported as well.
I think this gizmo is not for instant loading as in Divide, Dividemmc, and other TR-DOS compatible interfaces.

[PeterJ]

I seem to remember, and the the reviews seem to confirm this, it was it MP3, and it would load at normal tape speed. Good for nostalgia value I suppose if you own a +2!, but much better solutions exist.

[Alessandro]

^^^
Do or do not there is no talk or rather the other way around I'm afraid.
I think @Alessandro had one

No, I just used a car stereo cassette adapter for the +2A - other models had data fed straight into the EAR socket. Chinese general stores here still sell them for € 3 each if I remember correctly.

[hikoki]

I seem to remember, and the the reviews seem to confirm this, it was it MP3, and it would load at normal tape speed. Good for nostalgia value I suppose if you own a +2!, but much better solutions exist.

You are right, only mp3 allowed. Anyways I like the gizmo and don't care much about ultrafast loading speeds.
There seems to be a tool to make fast to load mp3 files, K7ZX
These settings are recommended to get good results : http://www.retrowiki.es/viewtopic.php?t ... p100054518

[hikoki]

^^^
Do or do not there is no talk or rather the other way around I'm afraid.
I think @Alessandro had one

No, I just used a car stereo cassette adapter for the +2A - other models had data fed straight into the EAR socket. Chinese general stores here still sell them for € 3 each if I remember correctly.

Do these adapters make a difference for Spectrums other than +2A models? Do they help with deafness?
Do you use them on 48K models just for the fun of it?

[Alessandro]

Do these adapters make a difference for Spectrums other than +2A models?

I casually discovered that with the +2A the tape adapter can feed data to the Datacorder's head without the need to keep the Play key pressed. If you are interested to know more there is an old thread on the WOS forum and a video on Youtube where I demonstrate that.

It's not necessary with the 48K/128K/+3 because data can be fed directly from the PC via the EAR/TAPE socket.

With the +2 you have to press the PLAY key, and turbo loaders can sometimes not work correctly.

Do they help with deafness?

I don't understand. Anyway, I am not hearing-impaired so I cannot really say.

Do you use them on 48K models just for the fun of it?

No.

[hikoki]

Thanks, I'll give them a good read.
I plan to get a psu and a walkman for a 48K+ that I have somewhere in a box. Loading from cassette again may be fun for a while!
By deafness I mean people complain that sometimes sound is not picked up from apps like teezx, tapdancer, speccy tape. I wondered if this adapter would help someway by filtering the signal.

[yang]

Hi,

Thank you all for suggestions, I have ordered the Car stereo cassette adapter, which @hikoki suggested.
Back to the original question - As I don't own the classic old CRT TV anymore, I am interested how I could use either an older LCD Computer monitor with VGA plug or a more recent LCD Computer monitor with HDMI plug? Any idea about this, what kind of adapters would I need to buy? That is for using it with the original ZX Spectrum 48k.

[stupidget]

Hi,

I got a very nice, boxed Speccy 48k from Gumtree a couple of years ago and sent it this chap to add the composite mod so I can use it on a modern TV:

http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop/

Che

[PeterJ]

I have ordered the Car stereo cassette adapter, which @hikoki suggested.

I hope you have more luck than I did and all the conversion goes OK. Let us know how you get on.

[Seven.FFF]

ZX-HD is a good option for HDMI:

https://www.bytedelight.com/?page_id=1800

If you have a 128/+2/+2A/+3 then you can get or make a RGB to SCART cable. Retro Computer Shack is a great place for trustworthy cables. Ian makes sure they have resistors inside with the correct values for the model, whereas a cheap no-name cable may not be so carefully designed. Make sure you pick the cable for the correct Spectrum model, as they are not interchangeable:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/retrocomputershack

RGB-SCART can be further converted to HDMI if you need that. I have one of these, and it works well:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/273200311182

SPECTRA is an external interface for 48/+ models, that outputs an RGB-SCART signal:

http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/ ... erface.htm