[Nico128]

Ok I watched a video and I understand what the difference is, now.

[Nico128]

Is input lag = response time ? Yes there also a noticable input lag. But the other effect I see is not input lag.
I did a video for Youtube but I’m not allowed to publish it here.
I wrote the end of the link in my 1st message: watch?v=Vqsk0osl6sw

Does it look slower on LCD because the screen is bigger (optical illusion) ?

[Nico128]

Hi BuckoA51. Thank you for your hint!! I checked and sharpness was set to 50% and “Edge enhancement” was enabled.
These caused a sharp picture in passtrough mode. Also for 480i, these caused the image flickering!
Once these options disabled, all was perfect.

I did a new video

First, 480p passtrough with sharpness/edge enhancement disabled. The image is almost perfectly stable. I like it!
Then I set the sharpness to 50%. The image is flinkering
And finally I added the edge enhancement. It’s flinkering more, unplayable!

[Nico128]

480p passtrough

480p 2x

[Nico128]

480p passtrough

480p 2x

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[Nico128]

Hi.

My advice.

If you want to good quality, there are different alternatives. softmodded Wii or Wii U, to use a NTSC Gamecube (instead of force 480p using Swiss with maybe bad compatibility), or eventually to play on an emulator, there are some improvements /HD textures and it looks better than the original console.

Now you are wondering if the OSSC can improve the quality of the PAL Gamecube. Personally, for my situation, it doesn’t.

My settings: PAL Gamecube (+Swiss), Component cable, OSSC, LCD (102cm)

• 480i passtrough: looks good. I could connect directly my GC to the TV without OSSC, but I have a bad component Samsung cable and the quality is degraded.
• 480i 2x: the image is “flickering”, it really anoying when reading texts on screen. See the video in my 1st message. There is a comparison.

Forced 480p with Swiss

• 480p passtrough: looks good. On my TV I haven’t noticed the difference with 480i passtrough. Maybe there is one, but it didn’t shock me.
• 480p 2x: looks also good. The image isn’t flickering anymore! There is a difference with 480p passtrough but I cannot say if it’s better or worse. That’s subjectiv. The image is “smooth”. I prefer this setting, the colors and the pixels are less “sharp”

EDIT: problem found. Sharpness was set to 50% and “Edge enhancement” was enabled.
These caused a sharp picture in passtrough mode. Also for 480i, these caused the image flickering!
Once these options disabled, all was perfect.

[Nico128]

I can’t post a message. There is a bug ?
Here my message…. https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/v9g9NhwG7C/

[Nico128]

Hi. What will not work ?

. Let me know how you get on with the OSSC though cause I’ve been thinking of buying one to improve

Yes, what do you want to know ? I have a official componant cable for GC and I’m also able to run Swiss.

[Nico128]

Hi!

I received the device from js-technology and quickly tested, it works great.

Bandbridge switch + distribution amps with the CRT, no input lag!

I don’t understand the documentation. All my consoles (Nintendo and Sega) are using RGBs. What is the default config of this device ? What does “SoG” means ?

Thank you

[Nico128]

Thank you very much for your replies! I’m going to order the ACTIVE SCART BUFFER V3 !
The Extron Crosspoint is nice much too much for my use case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FEF5MRNDyI

Nowadays it’s difficult to find such distribution amps. Most of them aren’t produced anymore. Example this one

Keene 1×5 SCART Distribution Amp Review

These ones are still available
https://otaku-games.com/6-port-rgb-scart-switch-with-housing.html
https://www.shinybow.eu/1×4-scart-distribution-amplifier-1/

gscartsw

[Nico128]

Thank you!

[Nico128]

Thank ou for the replies!

I’d recommend just getting a Wii with component cables to play games in 480p and keeping the pal gamecube for use with the gameboy player in RGB.

Yes I have a component cable for Wii U. The Samsung adapter YUV for my TV is a chinese copy (I lost the original one), The quality is a bit worse. The quality betweeen ma GC RGB and Wii component is more or less the same (there is only a difference of color/brightness). That’s why I wanted to try if I could get a higher quality with OSSC

Last week I tested the homebrew Game Boy Player (GBi) on my GC in 240p with OSSC x2 and x5. The quality was perfect! It looks like my TV accepts these modes in 240p.

And you actually have to do it that way for the official component cables.

In fact I got it many years ago (I didn’t know at this time they were expansive) but I’ve never used it because it was a D-Terminal connector. I found a D-Term to cinch only last year and I tested it quickly.

Today I tried to connect my component cable for GC to the OSSC but I don’t understand how to connect the audio.
There are 2 CINCH cables for left and right audio. OSSC has two inputs jack 3.5mm (by toggleling a switch)
Are they the correct way to connect the audio of my GC ? So I need a CINCH to jack adapter ?
Note: the question is the same if I would like to connect any other component cable (ex: for Wii or Ps2)

Thank you

[Nico128]

I had this problem on every Snes I tested with RGB cable (even the official one). I didn’t know they was a mod to fix this issue. I had also this problem on my other consoles (N64 Fra RGB, …)
When I created a topic here to explain my problem, I’ve been advised to buy a packapunch cable on https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk. And it solved my problem.

[Nico128]

Thank you all for your help.

I had to find my ol computer screen which has a VGA (and also SCART) input to make test
Dreamcast -> Toro -> VGA -> computer screen = no signal
Laptop with VGA output -> Toro -> VGA -> computer screen = I got an image

So I suspect the cable to connect the Dreamcast to Toro. I opened it and saw 2 removed cables (I hope it isn’t my fault when I opened the sheath ^^).
I asked the support where I should connet thes 2 cables.

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