HD-64. Commodore 64 HDMI output - FPGA

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Expected shipment will be mid-february.

D-64 is an RF-modulator replacement for the Commodore-64 computer which features a Full-HD 50/60Hz Micro-HDMI video+audio output. Crucially, the HD-64 is not a replacement for the VIC-II, which still needs to be mounted on the motherboard

Instead of digitizing the VIC's analog video output signal, the HD-64 "sniffs" the C64's memory bus and recreates a pixel-perfect video output by means of emulation implemented on FPGA. The reconstructed video is then upscaled to Full-HD resolution, merged with the digitized audio from the SID, and sent out as HDMI.

Features:

• Replaces the stock modulator.
• Micro HDMI out provided through bv RF opening in case
• Full-HD (50 for PAL, 60 for NTSC) HDMI output with stereo audio
• < 1ms latency
• Configurable color-palette scanlines, “blur” (or “anti-aliasing”), aspect ratio, mono-stereo audio
• Analog to digital audio conversion up to two SID channels
• Automatic PAL/NTSC detection
• Compatible with all original motherboards (including shortboard)
• Shortboard version draws power from original modulator pins, longboard needs additional wire.
• Analog video still available on AV connector, both composite and S-Video
• S-Video voltage corrected to work on any standard CRT (that supports S-Video)
• Firmware updates via USB-C
• Future capabilities already beeing worked on: configurable scaling (integer scaling, overscan)

More info here: <youtube>