Viletim's NesRGB in original famicom

[Pit]

I've been waiting for it for a long time, finally I installed the nes rgb kit from viletim, special for the original famicom.

The kit comes with a custom power board, with video and audio connectors, audio compensation switch for everdrive cart, and with a knob to adjust the stereo mix.

You can even add a switch to choose color palette, but the color palette can be control just with the 1P controller (Select+Start and Right to switch palette.









I'll use a bit of hot glue to arrange cables

[HVC-Man]

Looks nice, but I don't think I'll ever try putting a NESRGB in an original Famicom. That thing has basically no room for much of anything inside and the eject lever has to be removed.

I will say it's kind of annoying that the NESRGB was originally designed for the NES Front Loader. Sure it's really common and Famicom isn't as popular, but shouldn't the AV Famicom have been the first choice? It has a Nintendo Multi-AV connector, perfect for an official RGB cable.

[Pit]

Yes, AV famicom is quite a better choice I think so.

[RetroFixes]

Nice work.  Yes, installing this board in the original famicom is challenging!
Is the Eject mechanism removed during this install?

[SegaSonic9]

I still have not the money to buy the RGB kit for any of my FC's, Twins or AV Fami.  I am thinking that I will do the AV and one or two Twins (I currently have 6).  The AV and Twin are by far the best systems to mod.  As already mentioned, the AV has the av out plug and the Twin has a 8 pin DIN which can be replaced and used with a MD RGB cable.  There are no mods to the outside of the system, which I like.

As for the other systems, you can always use one of those AV molds that Game-Tech-US has shown.  Added to a NES2, it looks pretty much like a AV Fami.

[SukkoPera]

Is the Eject mechanism removed during this install?

Yes it is. There is hardly any empty space inside the Famicom, so it must be made up one way or another.

I personally think that the NESRGB is amazing because it works on ALL NES consoles, Famicom included. So, what's the problem?

[Pit]

This is just a choice to make.

The original famicom is the most difficult console to mod with the nesrgb. More soldering work, power pcb to replace with the new, and you have to cut some plastic Inside of the console and finally to remove the eject system.

AV famicom and Nes101 are the easiest to mod for sure.

I own my original famicom for a while, and I absolutely wanted to rgb mod it. New Viletim's kit is just amazing, although it's still a bit challenging mod.

[muckyfingers]

Here's mine. I replaced the 8 pin mini din with a 9 pin mini din and wired it like a Genesis 2/Megadrive 2 pinout. I also mounted the S-Video jack so I can have access to all the video modes available, Composite, S-Video, and RGB as well as Dual Mono Audio out from the 9 pin mini din.

[Pit]

Short video of mounting .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnZaz_IGieU&feature=youtu.be

[2A03]

Short video of mounting .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnZaz_IGieU&feature=youtu.be

Some pointers...

First off, when you solder the pin headers onto the NESRGB, it's better to mount them in the socket first so that the headers are properly aligned, otherwise you may have a hard time plugging in the NESRGB.

Second, your wires seem to be all over the place and they could get in the way if you need to do repairs down the line. I recommend braiding your wire bundles together and then use heat shrink tubing or little zip ties to hold the bundles together.

[Pit]

Thanks for advices

[jpx72]

Finally I see this board installed! Thanks for the photos!