The Sinclair QL Forum

I don't have my QL yet but will.

Looking to the future and to those that still use the QL, what recommended updates do you all think I should get in time.

Both software and hardware.

Say top 3 please.

Thanks

TJ

I’d buy a Super Gold Card, which brings 4MB and a 68020 at 24MHz. Next purchase would be a QL-SD to add SD card storage. Finally, I’d buy a really great RGB to HDMI upscale, because I know I’ll be spending some quality time on this rig and I don’t want to strain my eyes.

That’s what I’d buy.

Case A - light wallet:

1) RGB to SCART cable;
2) a disk interface adding Toolkit2 and some extra RAM, e.g. (cloned)TrumpCard, Qubide etc.
3) ROM update, JS at least


Case B - generous wallet:

1) Super Gold Card;
2) high quality upscaler;
3) QL-SD

A qubide with ram, or a floppy disk set up and a video scaler for displaying ql monitor mode on a PC monitor.

1) Amiga
2) Atari ST
3) C64

(packs his bags and leaves)

Cristian wrote:Case A - light wallet:

1) RGB to SCART cable;
2) a disk interface adding Toolkit2 and some extra RAM, e.g. (cloned)TrumpCard, Qubide etc.
3) ROM update, JS at least

I'm providing TJ's QL system. I've picked a nice top and bottom case with really light wear, and a US.3 board to go inside it. Right now I am waiting on a couple of packages to arrive so I can properly recap both the QL and the power supply. I want them to be solid for the next 35 years.

He's in the US, so the SCART lead would be... lonely! When I get close to shipping I'll find out what monitor he likes and see if I can make up a cable for that monitor.

I'll be replacing the JSU ROMs with Minerva. There's nothing wrong with the JSU ROMs, but if you choose TV mode they switch to NTSC output, with differently scaled fonts that break a lot of software. Minerva won't do that. I can't think of a single use case for NTSC.

A disk interface like the Trump Card is an excellent choice - and TJ does have a lot of floppies around the place.

Hi,

Whats the best Video Upscaler?

probably OSSC - but it is expensive
https://www.videogameperfection.com/pro ... converter/

Andrew wrote:probably OSSC - but it is expensive
https://www.videogameperfection.com/pro ... converter/

And on the opposite spectrum, what is the best lower price options for this... if you know of any.



TJ

SinclairSociety wrote: And on the opposite spectrum, what is the best lower price options for this... if you know of any.

The following is the cheapest. The quality is decent, but not excellent. Needs some settings and configs, but it works. I've been using one for years.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12&hilit=8220