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Did you turn on 480p, 720p and 1080i? I didn’t change any settings other than line multiplier and it looks pretty good. I haven’t tried allow upsample 2X but now I’m curious how it will impact the picture
still on the fence, as I’d be using its S-Video out with the N64 only, coupled with the OSSC itself
I wouldn’t recommend chaining with the OSSC. In my testing with N64 and Gamecube, both look better with 2X and smoothing from the RT2X compared to OSSC at 2X or 4X with the RT2X in passthrough mode.
Ok, I see. That makes sense.
Thanks for the info. Looks like I will hold off on the other converter to see how the NES looks. I can use the RT2X exclusively for Gamecube, PS2 and N64
The RT2X doesn’t remember modes. It starts at 2X by default. I tested again today with my Gamecube to make sure what I was seeing. I hooked up composite to the RT2X and chained it into the OSSC. In 2X mode, the output was 480p as expected. In passthrough mode, the output was 480i. I know PS2 output is 480i, is that the same for Gamecube? I thought PS2 was the only one outputting in 480i
S-video makes a difference, but it doesn’t seem to me that the OSSC provides any real benefit when chained to the RT2X. It often looks better in 2X + smoothing from the RT2X instead of the 2X line multiplier coming through the OSSC. I think the only reason to chain to the OSSC is for 5x mode with the NES.
I still question if the video is worse because of the VGA converter. If so, how much better would it look with the component box linked above? Would it be worth it to buy the component box or just stick to 2X mode with the RT2X?
The OSSC sees the output from the RetroTink 2X as 480i for both composite and component. Now I think the component 480i was because of the PS2 I was using to test. It didn’t matter though if the RetroTink 2X was in passthrough or 2X mode. Both of them were being received by the OSSC as 480i. I don’t know if this is because i didn’t turn off the OSSC when making the changes to the RT2X.
The OSSC was seeing S-video as 480p input in both 2X and passthough mode on the RT2X
I did more testing and it seems that composite and component come across as 480i to the OSSC, but S-video is 480p. This seems very weird to me. I guess it should be noted I am using the VGA converter sold by Castlemania Games
Yes, I was using composite. I will try an S-video cable.
How much of a difference am I going to see between the HDMI -> component box and the VGA adapter (which was the approved adapter when I bought it last year)? I’ve got so many cables and switches for everything, I’m running out of outlets to plug things in (not to mention an additional cost for the box plus another set of component cables)
Update in case anyone else has this problem. Turns out the Samsung MU6290 doesn’t support composite directly from the Genesis. I found out that the reason the OSSC wasn’t registering the video feed was due to the Genesis 1 adapter. Apparently it was not snugly connected to the cable. I noticed there was a 1/8 inch gap between the connectors. It is just a super tight connection and I felt like it was snugly in there, but apparently it wasn’t. Once I pressed that together a little better, everything worked with the OSSC.
I would recommend the retrotink and chain it into the OSSC. That way you an use the 4x or 5x line multiplier since retrtink only does 2x.
I have another Genesis on the way for testing. I’ve checked the pins for the cable and the adapter and everything looks good. I guess at this point, I’m just waiting for the second Genesis to confirm if it is the cable and/or the adapter or console.
I’ve bought another Genesis on ebay to test. I don’t have any composite cables to test. The unit only came with the RF connector. I did try to plug in to just the component slot with the green cable and got black and white video. Tested composite with green/red and green/blue and got original results of black screen with flashes of green but no glimpses of actual video from the console. I’ve also tried different games just to eliminate that as a problem. Not sure if this helps troubleshoot.
My TV has dual composite and component. It comes with an adapter for composite where the yellow and audio plug into an adapted that then plugs into the green port on the TV. It has another adapter for red and blue to plug into another port while plugging green into the green port. Are you suggesting just plugging in the green and pretending it is composite?
Can anyone else help? I’ve tried everything I can think of.
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