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Amazon just dropped off the ClonerAlliance 4k plus earlier today and I was testing it out with the SNES. I can back up what jiggle says because the thing works with any signal that you throw at it. It supports all Line modes for the SNES and every Line5X format (1920×1080, 1600×1200, 1920×1200). This thing even works with the 240p passthru mode if for some reason you like your games blurry. And just to be clear, I have not done the dejitter mod. It’s an unmodded, standard, off-the-shelf from 1991 SNES. Unrelated to the OSSC, but it also works fine with my NES using the Retrotink Mini (I’m too lazy to RGB mod).

This is a great card and I recommend it for anyone who wants something relatively cheap that just works. I have a bunch of other retro consoles, so if anyone wants me to test a specific system just like me know.

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Thanks for the offer, but while googling the card I found a review where the reviewer said it worked perfectly with the SNES at 1080p 5x. They included video footage too for proof. If it works with the SNES and you say it works with other systems then that’s good enough for me. My Elgato might work with some fiddling, but you’re right that I don’t want to run my games at 480p.

Here’s the review I was talking about:
https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/my-new-favorite-capture-card-cloneralliance-flint-4kp-plus-review.997/

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I managed to get my SNES working with my Elgato HD60 Pro after a few hours of banging my head against the wall, but it requires some weird extra steps to work. If I start OBS (or Elgato’s own Game Capture software) in anything except Line5X at 1920×1080 I will be unable to get a signal by switching modes. I must make sure the OSSC is set to Line5X before I start the video capture. Unfortunately, the SNES only works with Line2X, so how do I get the capture card working for the SNES if I can’t start it in Line2X mode you ask? Well, this is what I do.

– Connect my Genesis to the OSSC (which does work with the capture card at 5X for some reason)
– Turn the OSSC on and switch to Line5X at 1920×1080
– Open OBS
– Switch to Line2X quickly
– Unplug the Genesis and connect the SNES

Voila! If I skip the Genesis and just boot up OBS with the SNES at Line5X before switching to Line2X it doesn’t work. It seems like the capture card needs to start with a solid signal at 1080p before you can switch to 480p. If I close OBS and reopen it the video signal is lost. Fortunately, resetting the SNES or powering it off and on persists the video signal.

And just to be thorough, the OSSC works with the SNES and my other systems at any Line mode on both my TV and via my capture card’s passthrough. It’s just capturing the video that doesn’t work without this hassle.

I have no idea why this works or why I can’t switch to Line2X after the video capture is active. I’m not sure if it’s the capture card or the OSSC. This is mostly academic though. I’ll probably end up buying that Cloner card that jiggle is recommending.

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