OSSC Pro vs RetroTINK 4K

[Jarrah White]

OK, in my current setup I have a myriad of different scalers for different use cases and am looking to get an all-in-one solution to free up space. Right off the bat, I don’t have a 4K television, but the 1080p50/60 output on both devices should suffice for my purposes. Most of my retro consoles output through RGB SCART, for the Wii and GameCube I have HDMI adapters, my Dreamcast has the official VGA adapter with secondary S-video and composite AV, and the remaining two devices can only output composite AV.

In Australian dollars, the OSSC Pro with power supply costs nearly $600 plus postage while the RetroTINK 4K costs about $1130 plus postage. Aside from the lack of composite and S-video outputs (which I understand can be restored with an expansion card), is there any real advantage to paying the extra $530 for the RT4K? How much extra would the expansion board cost and when is it expected to be available? Matter of fact, in the meantime, I already have the original RetroTINK2X and could daisy chain it to the OSSC’s HDMI input until the expansion board is released.

[BuckoA51]

I don’t have access to a RT4k but the main advantages of the RT4k at the moment are, as far as I’ve seen (other than 4k output of course)

Composite and S-video inputs

Automatic picture presets (applies optimal timings based on signal detected)

Image rotation

Extensive colour correction for HDR mode etc

The RT4k has some disadvantages over the OSSC Pro too, namely

No expansion port (so no analogue output card for instance)

No USB port (so no external device control, such as for external RGB switches)

No line multiplier modes (though to be fair it’s very low latency anyway and you probably wouldn’t notice the difference)

You should also consider the PixelFX Morph which is coming in the new year (I have a prototype and it’s great so far). You can use this with your existing scalers or purchase the analogue bridge add-on for a more integrated solution. It’s also $250 cheaper than the RetroTINK 4k (including the analogue bridge add on). Currently it lacks picture rotation but should have most of the RT4ks other features on launch.

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[Jarrah White]

OK, in my current setup I have a myriad of different scalers for different use cases and am looking to get an all-in-one solution to free up space. Right off the bat, I don’t have a 4K television, but the 1080p50/60 output on both devices should suffice for my purposes. Most of my retro consoles output through RGB SCART, for the Wii and GameCube I have HDMI adapters, my Dreamcast has the official VGA adapter with secondary S-video and composite AV, and the remaining two devices can only output composite AV.

In Australian dollars, the OSSC Pro with power supply costs nearly $600 plus postage while the RetroTINK 4K costs about $1130 plus postage. Aside from the lack of composite and S-video outputs (which I understand can be restored with an expansion card), is there any real advantage to paying the extra $530 for the RT4K? How much extra would the expansion board cost and when is it expected to be available? Matter of fact, in the meantime, I already have the original RetroTINK2X and could daisy chain it to the OSSC’s HDMI input until the expansion board is released.

[BuckoA51]

I don’t have access to a RT4k but the main advantages of the RT4k at the moment are, as far as I’ve seen (other than 4k output of course)

Composite and S-video inputs

Automatic picture presets (applies optimal timings based on signal detected)

Image rotation

Extensive colour correction for HDR mode etc

The RT4k has some disadvantages over the OSSC Pro too, namely

No expansion port (so no analogue output card for instance)

No USB port (so no external device control, such as for external RGB switches)

No line multiplier modes (though to be fair it’s very low latency anyway and you probably wouldn’t notice the difference)

You should also consider the PixelFX Morph which is coming in the new year (I have a prototype and it’s great so far). You can use this with your existing scalers or purchase the analogue bridge add-on for a more integrated solution. It’s also $250 cheaper than the RetroTINK 4k (including the analogue bridge add on). Currently it lacks picture rotation but should have most of the RT4ks other features on launch.

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