I highly recommend this product as an upgrade to a working TI-99/4A, and as a potential repair to an TI-99/4A with a garbled video display. I have purchased two of these, one from Tindie, and one from a supplier in the USA. The VGA video is so much better than the standard composite video, with its smeared letters. I had originally purchased the second PICO9918 from Tindie as a spare, or eventual upgrade to my backup TI-99/4A console. During the two weeks that it took to ship from Australia to northern Virginia, that backup console developed a severe problem with the display. I had 32 vertical lines of garbage, and many of the letters were transposed to different letters. By looking through the AtariAge forums, I discovered that this is a pretty common problem with the video ram. The great thing about the PICO9918, is that it not only replaces the TMS9918A, but all of the original video ram, and circuitry associated with it. In my case, the installation of the PICO9918 not only gave me crystal clear VGA video, but fixed the bad display as well. One of the nice things about the PICO9918 is that it comes pre-assembled with a VGA plug, and a ribbon cable. This meant that I was able to test the installation without buttoning up the console. I had also ordered the optional no-cut installation kit, with the RCA, and VGA plug, and the optional black case. I highly recommend purchasing these options, unless you happen to have these additional components hanging around. In addition, this kit came with a 3D-printed spacer that goes on the TI-99/4A motherboard, and an a shorter 8-inch cable, which fits perfectly. The shipping from Australia is a bit more expensive, as it includes the new tariff, but, my order was filled within one day, and with the Australia Post International shipping, still took less than two weeks from initial order to receipt.

I have recently installed a second PICO9918 with the no-cut mod in my backup TI-99/4A. I had ordered my first PICO9918 from a supplier in the USA, as I am located in northern Virginia. This was my first order through Tindie, and this no-cut mod for the TI-99/4A came with some very nice extras. I had ordered the full kit, with the RCA connectors, and the VGA plug. To my delight, it also came with a 3D printed spacer that fit perfectly on the motherboard, and an 8-inch cable, as well as the standard cable that came with the PICO9918. While I was able to install my USA-sourced PICO9918 in my first TI-99/4A without these extras, the correct sized cable, and the spacer made the second installation much, much easier. Shipping from Australia was a little expensive, as it includes the new tariff, but the package arrived within two weeks. Very pleased with the PICO9918, and the installation kits.

This PICO-56 is a splendid design. Packs quite a powerful & easy to use platform for 6502-based computing. And Mr. Schrapel provides excellent service.

...and it works like a champ! Good picture, easy to install and advanced features I can't wait to take advantage of.
I fitted mine to a TI 99/4A and the provided cable was long enough to easily reach the back of the system in the spot I wanted.
Can't wait to fit one to my Dick Smith Wizzard next.

The PICO9918 is a great product. It works amazing on my NABU PC. It was very easy to install. The VGA image looks so much better than the original composite and it adds scanlines, 80 column mode and more.