CRT Configuration Table
Here's a table that shows you what options correlate to what video connection, to make it a bit easier to decide what you need in order to connect to your CRT, and what settings are required in the MiSTer.ini to get it to work. There is also a physical switch on the Analog IO board, in this table it is referred to as "SoG Switch".
CRT Configuration Table
| Analog Video Out | composite_sync= | vga_mode= | vga_sog= | direct_video= | vga_scaler= | forced_scandoubler= | SoG Switch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGBS Native | 1 | rgb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AUTO |
| RGBS Scan-doubled¹ | 1 | rgb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AUTO |
| RGBS Upscaled² | 1 | rgb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AUTO |
| RGBS Direct³ | 1 | rgb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| RGBHV Native | 0 | rgb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AUTO |
| RGBHV Scan-doubled | 0 | rgb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AUTO |
| RGBHV Upscaled² | 0 | rgb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AUTO |
| RGBHV Direct³ | 0 | rgb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| RGsB Native | 1 | rgb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AUTO |
| RGsB Scan-doubled¹ | 1 | rgb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AUTO |
| RGsB Upscaled² | 1 | rgb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AUTO |
| RGsB Direct³ | 1 | rgb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| YPbPr Native | 0 | ypbpr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OVR |
| YPbPr Scan-doubled | 0 | ypbpr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | OVR |
| YPbPr Upscaled² | 0 | ypbpr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | OVR |
| YPbPr Direct³⁴ | 0 | ypbpr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| S-Video Native⁵ | 1 | svideo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| S-Video Converted⁶ | 1 | rgb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Composite Native⁵ | 1 | svideo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Composite Converted⁶ | 1 | rgb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
¹ Scan-doubled = 2x resolution (e.g. 240p > 480p)
² Upscaled resolution = video_mode
³ External "direct video" (HDMI to VGA) adapter required - native resolution only (no upscaling or scan-doubling
⁴ External "direct video" adapter requires modification to pass Sync on Green (SoG)
⁵ Active Y/C converter required
⁶ External RGB to NTSC/PAL converter required
Credit: Porkchop Express
Last update: February 28, 2023