I'm showing off a little, but this unit is sporting a PT5230 main assembly and black-burst reference source, PT8631 analog test pattern generator, and a PT8633 SDI standard definition digital test pattern generator. I DIYed a PT8637 (with thanks to Matt for the board, BOM and assistance) which […]

One thing I haven't seen mentioned very widely is that the 5230 seems to flip this pixel every frame. Maybe it's just mine.

@atax1a Unless I'm mistaken, there's no technical information about the RF modulation and packet formats in there -- it's game dumps.
A headend (specifically the playout machine and modulator) would let you recreate the whole system.

@ret Because the people who could do a better job don't want to deal with people like them.

@ret Thick as mince and too dumb to realise they're thick as mince.

(If anyone knows of any which would be about the right size to go under a workshop bench and don't cost a king's ransom, please let me know)

@atax1a that "oh no I have to stare at the VHDL again" feeling