Sinclair Spectrum Vega Plus Console

well, for adventure games, you really need keyboard. Although you can connect keyboard to vega+, than you need to connect it to TV, but than u will realize there is only ugly A/V output you can not stand. I recommend wait for Spectrum NExt, if you really want to play adventure games or do some programming directly on computer. But it is only my opinion, I know, that some guys were satisfy even with A/V outputs. I personaly does not want to hurt my eyes/we are all about 40ty right? / by reading some text through A/V , its just too old and too low quality video output. If only Vega+ had at least rgb or svideo.

Hello Peeto,

I'm in the verge of finishing a full BT to USB keyboard translator, I'm confident it will work with the Vega+ as long as it reads a regular USB keyboard output. For my initial testing I used a LinkIt One board which is an Arduino based board with built-in WiFi, BT, MP3, etc. I used a BT keyboard for iPad I got a while ago, while having the LinkIt one connected as USB keyboard to my ASUS laptop and it does work. I intend to use an Arduino nano with an HC-05 (or similar) BT module. It will, most likely work, the design will be pretty much straight forward and will be built with of the shelf Arduino compatible boards but it won't be 100% portable as it is just a hobbist concept altough I will, of course, publish the software and how to put is together.

Once I have my Vega+ (I still think RC will deliver), I'll see if both the Arduino Nano and an HC-05 BT module can be fit in it, there will be only 5 wires to connect/solder.

Surely, we will have to deal with regular video output but, it is a start!

I'll also back the Next but until the campain starts the above could temporarily do.

Cheers,
Jav

Hi John, can you past me model of your TV, please? If it does not have AV/would be surprised, but it can happend/, than it should have scart. You will need AV/scart reduction than. If it does not have even AV nor SCART, you can buy AV/hdmi convertor, but this is expansive, so fingers crossed your TV have A/V or scart :-)