Best products from r/apple2
We found 16 comments on r/apple2 discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 12 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. RCA to HDMI, GANA 1080P Mini RCA Composite CVBS AV to HDMI Video Audio Converter Adapter Supporting PAL/NTSC with USB Charge Cable for PC Laptop Xbox PS4 PS3 TV STB VHS VCR Camera DVD
- Converts analog composite input to HDMI 1080p (60HZ) output,displayed on 1080p (60HZ) HDTV/Moniter
- Support HDMI 1080p or 720p output.
- Provide advanced signal processing with great precision,colors, resolutions, and details.Plug and play
- Support PAL, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43, SECAM, PAL/M, PAL/N standard TV formats input.
- Attention: Please connect your power cable(included) to get this video converter working perfectly. Make sure your device has hdmi connector.
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2. Pc Accessories - Connectors Pro 10 Sets Solder Type DB15 Female and Plastic Hoods, D-Sub Connector + Hoods, 20-Pack (10 DB15 Female + 10 Hoods)
- 10-set (10 DB15 female solder connectors + 10 gray plastic hoods)
- RS232 D-Sub 15 pins female normal density solder cup connectors tin plated housing + Light-Weight Gray Plastic Hoods individually bagged for each set of hood and srews
- 10 Standard DB15 female solder cup connectors and 10 of the grey plastic hoods with screws and accessories
- Maximum wire size is 20 AWG; UL94V-0 rated connector insulator
- Price is for 10 sets of DB15 female solder connectors and plastic hoods in Retail Box
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3. 5 sets JST XH 300 mm long 11 Pin 2.54 mm Pitch 26AWG Female to Female Flat Wire Adapter Cable,11Pin connector
- 5 sets JST XH 300 mm long 11 Pin 2.54 mm Pitch 26AWG Female to Female Flat Wire Adapter Cable
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4. Fosmon VGA To RCA Adapter, Composite AV S Video To VGA Converter, PC To TV Video Switch Box For HDTV, Monitors, Laptop, Desktop, PC
- Converts VGA to composite (Yellow RCA) and/or S-video TV display signal
- Supports resolution 640x480 up to 2560x1600
- VGA video pass through allows you to keep your PC monitor connected while sending signal to TV/display
- Adjust and set preferences with onscreen display and front-mount control panel
- Powered by USB port - Includes cable to connect to host PC. Plug & Play with no other software or hardware required
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5. Premium 7” Inches Rearview Car LCD Monitor by Pyle – Parking Monitor Assistant with Wireless Remote Control – Full Color Wide Screen – Can Be Installed in Headrest Post (PLHR70)
- PARK SAFELY & EFFORTLESSLY! – With this unique rearview camera monitor, you will now be able to easily park your car or automobile even in the tiniest parking spots, without risking damaging it and ruining your day or night!
- UNIVERSAL VEHICLE ACCESSORY! – It doesn’t matter which car model you own, with its dimensions measuring 7.6”W x 5.2”H x 1.0”D, this exquisite parking camera can be used in a multitude of vehicles and is guaranteed to make your life a lot easier
- OUTSTANDING IMAGE QUALITY! – With a full color, wide screen, 7” inches, high quality LCD Display, our car rear view monitor will give you an excellent idea of your surroundings, providing you with excellent image quality!
- FULL COMPLETE INSTALLATION PACKAGE! – It comes to you with everything you need; wireless remote control, wiring harness, stand and a housing shroud – so it can also be installed in your headrest via shroud housing case frame (power: DV 12V)!
- SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION QUALITY! – We, at Pyle, make a point of using just the best quality materials and up-to-date construction processes for our rearview mirror monitors, so that we can be sure they will rise up to your highest standards!
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6. Tripp Lite Keyspan High-Speed USB to Serial Adapter, PC & Mac (USA-19HS)
Serial adapter allows a serial device to be connected to a USB computerPlug-and-play convenience:DB9 serial port is seen as a COM port by your computer, and is available for use by any program that accesses COM portsNo need for an external power adapter:draws power directly from your computer via th...
7. Sabrent USB 2.0 to Serial (9-Pin) DB-9 RS-232 Converter Cable, Prolific Chipset, - HEXNUTS - , [Windows 10/8.1/8/7/VISTA/XP, Mac OS X 10.6 and Above] 2.5 Feet (CB-DB9P)
- Provides the connection between USB and the traditional RS-232 serial port
- Supported OS: Windows 2000/ME/98SE, Windows XP (32/64-bit), Windows Vista (32/64-bit), Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows 8/8.1 (32/64-bit), Windows 10 and higher (32/64-bit), Mac OS X 10.6 and Above, Linux 2.4 or above
- Easy to setup: Plug & Play - Simply plug your device into the adapter and the adapter into your PC or Mac.
- COM ports and Baud rates can be modified to desired set up.
- This product comes with LIFETIME manufacturer warranty.
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8. IOCrest SY-ADA15044 USB 2.0 to RS232 DB9 Serial Cable Male A Converter Adapter with FTDI Chipset for Win10/8.1, Compatible with 8/7/Vista/XP/2000/CE and Mac OS X 10.6 and Linux (6')
IOCrest USB to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter is designed for connecting to serial devices such as DB9 equipped serial modems, barcode scanners, etc. through USB port with 1Mbps data transfer rateCONNECTORS: With standard USB Type A Male to standard 9-pin DB9 RS-232 serial connector;CHIPSET & SUPPORTED OS...
10. Night Owl Security NO-8LCD 8-Inch Color LCD Security Monitor with Audio
- 8" color LCD screen
- Compatible with all Night Owl 4 and 8-channel DVRs and cameras
- 2-channel Video Inputs with 1 Audio input
- Wall-mountable with retractable stand
- Includes: 8" color LCD with mounting screws, BNC to RCA connector, RCA to RCA connector and UL power adapter
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11. Stainless Steel with Insulated Vinyl Grip IC Puller - ET-10
Stainless steel construction for removing IC'sInsulated Vinyl GripMade In CN
12. uxcell Professional Tool PLCC IC Extractor (WTS-610) Chip Spring Assisted
UXCELL (U excel !) is the sole authorized Seller of uxcell productsAdopt and metal and shielded plastic to avoid static charge damage IC components;Small hook for easy extracting IC and installationPerfect for professional repair man, such as TV/DVD/PC repairman or IC workersWeight: 28g; Size: 98*48...
I've done this with a Monitor //c - it's a lot of fun to play with.
The converter I bought is a Monoprice LKV2000 - Monoprice doesn't seem to sell it, but the same thing is available under a lot of different brand names - this looks like the exact same unit. It's onscreen menu is a bit fiddly but can adjust overscan and sharpness and I was able to get it good enough. I did have to run it at 640x480, as any resolution higher than that is more detailed than what NTSC video can do.
One catch with the Monitor //c - I imagine the Monitor II is the same - is that it's not designed to handle a full-color composite signal apart from what an Apple II puts out, so you get some pretty nasty dot-crawl.
In the nVidia drivers I was able to set the saturation for that monitor all the way to the bottom which made the output full monochrome.
Serial console is a whole other thing which I've done as well, and it work very well too. ADTPro's website is a good place to start as it goes over the cabling you'll need, and how to move software (ie a terminal emulator program) over to the Apple II.
I'm using a Pyle Audio PLHR70 backup camera monitor for use in cars. It's a 7 inch monitor, has good color reproduction and supports direct composite from the Apple IIe. Also, it's under $50. Only issue is that you'll need an external power supply, I'm hoping to possibly build a special connector type that would allow me to power it directly from the Apple II in the same way that the disk drives are powered.
Link to the product: https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLHR70-camera-Monitor-Reverse/dp/B01BECUNCC
Link to a demo video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujs0isHC1nU
TL:DR; Press
<RETURN>
after IN#2; you should see IMMEDIATE input on the //c. You CAN use lower-case. You may need to select File > Serial Config > Apple //c ImageWriter Cable option. Try a different USB-DB9 cable if after #Troubleshooting (below) doesn't work.---
AppleWin developer here -- I just went through this exact same issue this week having recently moved and started unboxing my Apple 2 Lab these past few weeks. Sadly I didn't pay attention to the exact ADTPro setup I had before so I was forced to start over from scratch. In the end this actually worked out since I never documented what I did before so here is an opportunity for me to do this now -- and you get the benefit. :-)
Requirements
Caveats
NOT all USB-DB9 serial cables work!!! Of the three I have only this one works:
These ones do NOT work:
/Applicatons/Keyspan Serial Assistant.
You need to install the kernel driver and reboot OSX (macOS). HOWEVER, every time I plug it in the mouse and OS freeze. You are forced to hold down the power button reboot. :-/I'm not sure if the serial cable being a null modem is a factor or not.
Solution
2 <phone icon>
engraved above the serial port.File
>Serial Configuration
. For me it was/dev/tty/usbserial.DN000MLG4
but this will vary depending on which brand/model you have. Check your manual for details. Also, I have:[x] Apple //c w/ Imagewriter cable
<-- This was THE key for me.Serial
button.Bootstrapping
>ProDOS
>Speediboot
RETURN
afterIN#2
:IN#2 <RETURN>
<Ctrl-A>14B
Ctrl-A
the cursor will change to a question mark?
. If you don't see this then the serial card is NOT active.B
the cursor will change back to the regular checkerboard glyph. You CAN press&lt;RETURN&gt;
after the B as well but it isn't needed like the first one after theIN#2
.OK
within ADTPro you should immediately see theCALL -151
and hex input on the Apple //c. If ADTPro sends the file (~30 seconds) but there is NO input on the Apple //c side then your connection is working. See the following Troubleshooting section.Troubleshooting
/dev
deviceModels
I have the following Apple //c models in my Apple Lab. I've tested two of them:
| Version | Works |
|:---|:---|
|255 (Original) | Yes |
| 0 (3.5 ROM IIc) | Yes |
| 5 (//c+) | ? (Haven't tested) |
NOTE: You can find which ROM version your //c is via:
? PEEK(64447)
Good luck!
Edit: Replaced //c+ pic with //c one.
It's not VGA, but I use one of these to convert the Apple II's composite video to HDMI. It works pretty well.
Is truly no big deal, it's called 'Composite' jack. Something like this works great.
I built several of these as needed one for myself. I gave away / sold the others and don't have any left though.
Here's the parts I purchased from Amazon to make the connector:
Flat cable:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0761LDMH9/
Connector:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MFB61JN/ .
I see the Flat cable is out of stock now, but something like that is what you'll need to connect to the motherboard.
I followed the pinout as described here by /u/MisterRonsBasement
If you have basic soldering skills this is not too difficult to put together.
I'm a fan of The New Apple II User's Guide.
If you're feeling old school, you can buy a modern (dead-tree) book, The New Apple II User's Guide, about getting started with the Apple II.
I use this guy.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MUCOBW/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
Picked it up $39 refurbished.
[That looks like my Apple ][ plus!](http://i.imgur.com/wAx5M.jpg) I've got the same memory card too. I just restored mine in the summer of 2013. Mine booted, but the keyboard decoder was shot, a bunch of keys were busted, and one of the memory chips was bad. The first thing I woulI would recommend you reseat all the chips. Get yourself a good chip puller like this one, don't use a screwdriver, or a puller that looks like this (these are junk).