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    Component out to 4:3 CRT via 3.5mm jack.

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      Melvin.FoX @mmmfloorpie
      last edited by Melvin.FoX

      @mmmfloorpie RPi is tricky in matter of RCA and jack connection. It's fact that yellow and red are switched but there is another tricky thing. You also need to switch signal and ground on the red cable so it's totally different cable from those you can buy as standard.
      You can try to buy a cable with a proper jack adapter for RPi. I bought mine and it doesn't work plugging in directly to TV but with this adapter use it works as it should (more/less).
      It look like this one:
      http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1_b01LXXXXXa1apXXq6xXFXXXk/1PC-3-5mm-Jack-to-3-RCA-Male-Plug-Adapter-for-Cable-DVD-Audio-for-Cable.jpg
      You can also made some soldering youself with this instructions:
      http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Model-B-Plus-Audio-Video-Jack-Diagram.png


      I thought also about making some script that will enable or disable overscan depending on active output so when RPi is connected via HDMI it will disable it but when you boot up with RCA it will enable overscan. Maybe you have something like this one?
      I also wanted to ask you what happens when you had your Pi connected with HDMI and you shutdown system and run it once more on RCA. Mine doesn't display anything and has to be rebooted :/ is this normal?

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        mmmfloorpie @Melvin.FoX
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        @Melvin.FoX Thanks for the reply. Where did you buy that adapter?

        I haven't tried to boot with RCA while the HDMI was still plugged in.

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          Melvin.FoX @mmmfloorpie
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          @mmmfloorpie It's not possible to boot RPi with both HDMI and RCA but that's not the case. I have option to use both HDMI and RCA but not in the same time. When I would like to play retro way I will use CRT with RCA connection but when connecting to LCD I will use HDMI. The thing is that I would like to have it configured so when I use CRT I don't need to get to any option menu or change anything in bash. I want to make it just plug'n'play type of console.

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            Melvin.FoX @dankcushions
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            @dankcushions is there a possibility to make this option enabled or disabled depending on used video output?

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              edmaul69 @Melvin.FoX
              last edited by edmaul69

              @Melvin.FoX if you buy a composite cable for an xbox 360 e slim it is 100% correct. You dont have to swap anything.

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                felleg @mmmfloorpie
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                @mmmfloorpie This is the cable I'm using. https://www.amazon.ca/Zune-A-V-Output-Cable/dp/B000IXLHOM

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