GBA:Innovation GBA TV Converter
- Install the Innovation TV Adapter into your GBA**
This page describes how to install the Innovation TV adapter into your Game Boy Advance. This is a pretty complicated mod, so you should have good soldering skills. After this installation is complete, you may also want to modify the adapter for higher-quality RGB output. Sadly, it's outputting an interlaced 480i signal, instead of progressive 240p.
As an alternate to the Innovation adapter, the GBA Transverter" is also available. Its output is similar, but the installation is different.
As of 2022, there are more options than ever for playing GBA games on the big screen, including the GBA Consolizer.
Tools required
- Steady hand and excellent soldering skills.
- Tri-wing screwdriver (the adapter comes with one, but it’s terrible)
- SCART male connector (or cable) for RGB-out
- Philips head screwdriver.
- Soldering iron (with thin tip) / thin solder
- Thin cable
- 75 Ohm Resistors: DigiKey link
- Innovation GBA TV-out adapter
Installation
To install the Innovation GBA adapter, you have two choices
- The original method, using a push-on ribbon connector. This method suffers from lower picture quality and jitter.
- Directly solder method, the video pins - Difficult, dangerous, but provides higher picture quality.
Once you've installed the TV adapter into your GBA, you can modify the adapter to output RGB.
If you'd like to see how this mod compares to the other GBA - TV options, please check out the comparison page.
The GBA TV kit comes with a push-on cable for the video connection. You'll notice that it simply lines up the pins to the ones on the GBA’s video out cable. There’s nothing holding them together, other than the pressure of the connection.
Below is an example of the flickery screen you'll get if you use the ribbon cable. Please keep in mind that this is simply a title screen, it's much more noticeable when you're playing a game.