What would be a good cable to connect my VIC to a modern TV?

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What would be a good cable to connect my VIC to a modern TV?

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Hi, I just got a VIC-20 recently from a friend who had no cables. I ordered a power supply to test it, and it powers on. What would be a good cable to connect it to a fairly modern TV? I have flat screens and a CRT TV. The CRT only has one audio channel, but is smaller, so I would prefer to use that one. (I may connect to the flat screen time to time.) Thanks!
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Re: What would be a good cable to connect my VIC to a modern TV?

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For the CRT, a standard C64 AV composite cable should do the trick (available on eBay for about £5).

Not in a position to advise you on the flatscreen as I'm one of the few remaining people not to have one, but to my knowledge no one has done it with any success.
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Re: What would be a good cable to connect my VIC to a modern TV?

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English Invader wrote:For the CRT, a standard C64 AV composite cable should do the trick (available on eBay for about £5).
Although be careful, make sure you get one with a 5 pin DIN. My C64 Scart cable is an 8 pin DIN and thus can't use it with the Vic20.
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Re: What would be a good cable to connect my VIC to a modern TV?

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I ordered this 5-Pin one. It says that the cable is compatible with the Vic and the C64. Color correction is needed however
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Commodore-Vid ... 4d18a58493
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Also, thank you for your recommendations.
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