u/Kerymh

Little blue band on the side of the screen Megadrive 1 Japanese VA4
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Little blue band on the side of the screen Megadrive 1 Japanese VA4

Hello,

I recently acquired a Japanese Megadrive Model 1 VA4, and I'm noticing this blue band on the left side of the screen.

I'm playing on a Philips 29PT5408 CRT TV using an RGB SCART cable (from RGC UK, so a very good cable). It also happens with composite video and with an RGB SCART cable. This occurs with all games.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there's a solution for this, please? Or is it due to the console's factory video signal?

I tried fiddling with the TV's hidden menu to try and shift the image to the left using the code 062596+ menu, etc., but I didn't find anything. My TV is perfectly centered, and I have a Japanese Super Famicom and Saturn with RGB outputs, and I have no image problems with them.

If someone could really shed some light on this, that would be great because the console produces a magnificent RGB image... but this little blue band still spoils it. It's not a disaster, but it's still a shame!

Have a good day!

u/Kerymh — 3 days ago