Neo-Geo AES home console serial numbers

[Mark H]

Hi All,

This may have been covered before but what is all the focus on serial numbers please? Mine is 063650 and I've owned the console for over 20 years and play it on a Sony Trinitron CRT TV via a scart lead (full screen @ 60hz) and the picture is fantastic.

Would appreciate your views and comments please?

Thanks

MarK

 

[phillv85]

There's different board variants in AES' which give varied quality displays over RGB and Composite. That's the main reason people go for the 'low serial' consoles.

 

[K1ngarth3r]

You should check out this useful link

https://www.neogeokult.com/articles-us/ng-picture-quality-p2/

 

[thegreathopper]

My Neo Geo is a very low serial below a few 1000 and I modded the output, All models can be modded very simply for the perfect RGB output as the default is not brilliant.

Mine is now perfectly tuned for a B&O MX4000 and looks great, I tapped the RGB lines from before the video processor and linked to the RGB output as here, 2nd pic Version 1.

http://www.jamma-nation-x.com/jammax/tutorials.html

Another useful link on RGB mods.

https://www.retrorgb.com/aes-rgb-bypass.html

 

[Mark H]

Thanks all. I've just also seen the below advice at https://nfggames.com/games/neorgb/. So as my console is below 86,000 I should be getting a great RGB picture.

I think some changes need to be made to the table. Based on my own experience, the actual division for the RGB quality line should be made after the 85,000 mark. Without accurate data I'm hesitant to say exactly when, but definitely between 85,000 + 125,000, give or take a few. Below is a simplified table that should provide accurate results for anyone seeking to purchase a neo system.

Serial #	RGB	Composite
1-86,000	A​	B​
86,000-126,000	B​	A​
127,000-390,000	C​	A​

Based on this new table there are only three choices to consider, and there's a very acceptable compromise in the middle category. This is, of course, assuming you're concerned only with RGB or composite output. If you want to consider other things like S-video mods, the full original table is located here. Please post in the forum (No registration required) if you have any corrections, comments or suggestions about this article.​