Open Source Scan Converter (refurbished)

These are repaired/refurbished 1.6, 1.7 or 1.8 units which have been upgraded (where necessary) to run the 1.xx branch firmware and come in the new, deluxe case. They could have been customer returns or units that were DOA from the factory. The units are in like new condition and come with 6 months warranty. The packaging may show some signs of wear or may have been replaced entirely and the anti-static bags may have been replaced. Remotes may have overlays already applied.

Important! – We give you the option to purchase the OSSC without power supply unit (PSU) or remote, so that you can use suitable replacements you may already have yourself. Information on using alternative remotes is available here. Please note the specs of the required PSU carefully. You require a unit that outputs DC 5V with at least 1 Amp. The tip must be 2.1 x 5.5mm and centre positive. Please note that damage caused by using an incorrect PSU is not covered under the warranty.

Need a different number of accessories? Do you want 2 power supplies but only one remote, or a spare remote perhaps? Leave the boxes above un-checked and add additional power supplies here or remotes here. For quantities greater than 6 OSSC units please contact us.

Customers in Asia please note – RGB cables are wired slightly differently in your region (despite having the same physical connectors). If you want to use JP21 RGB cables with your OSSC, please also order a JP21 adapter. This adapter is NOT required for the more common Euro SCART cables (as purchased from Retrogamingcables.co.uk, Retro Console Accessories or most dealers in the EU, Australia and America).

It’s finally here! The ultimate lag-free retro gaming linedoubler and processor hits the market. Now there’s an affordable way to use your retro consoles on your PC monitor or TV in perfect quality. No more bad upscaling, no more interlacing artefacts, no more high input lag, the OSSC is a dream for retro gamers and collectors!

What does it do?

Processes (line doubles) retro games with NO input lag – Unlike other scalers, such as the XRGB Mini, the OSSC works on individual scanlines rather than a frame at a time, that means there’s no input lag whatsoever (well, a few nanoseconds if you really want to be precise).

Eliminates ugly deinterlacing artefacts and bad scaling – Connect most retro consoles to your TV and if you get a picture at all, it’s likely to be ugly. Bad scaling combined with deinterlacing (which should never even be applied to 240p material) will ruin the picture and make you wish you had your old CRT back. Well, worry no more! OSSC converts the image into a 480p or 720p (where compatible) image that is correctly displayed and processed. EVERY special effect, from 240p drop shadows to striped sprites, is rendered correctly.

Converts SCART and Component to DVI/HDMI – Feed in a 480p component video signal from a Wii and get out a perfectly processed 480p HDMI or DVI (with a simple adapter) image. The quality is flawless!

Convert VGA to DVI/HDMI – Connect a Dreamcast directly to the unit and enjoy HDMI processing of all your games, not just those that support 480p.

Convert analogue audio to digital DVI/HDMI *NEW* – Analogue audio from your retro games console will be converted to digital audio and injected into the HDMI/DVI output (requires compatible TV, processor or AV receiver. Analogue audio output is still available for setups where this is required).

Fast deinterlacer – Fed up with high input lag on interlace games? The OSSCs deinterlacer is lag free! Note that this does however mean there’s a drop in picture quality for interlace sources, but this is unavoidable. A pass through mode, where interlace signals are sent directly to the TV for processing instead, is also included.

For more information, click here.

What are other people saying?

Don’t take our word for it, check out these other reviews around the web.

OSSC – Fudoh’s review

OSSC – Review by Blizz

The Open Source Scan Converter Is Every Retro Gamer’s Dream Come True (Nintendo Life)

Documentation, support and returns

Firmware updates

Support Forum

Quick start guide

OSSC Wiki

In addition to the standard 6 month warranty, we’re also giving a one-month no quibble return for all units. Test the OSSC in your setup and if it doesn’t work, return it to us for a full refund. All we ask is that you pay return postage and send the complete unit with packaging and any accessories undamaged. Contact us here if you need to return a unit.

Technical specs

 

Inputs

• 1 X SCART – Supports RGBs (clean csync, cvideo sync, luma sync), RGsB, Ypbpr
• 1 X Component video – Supports Ypbpr and RGsB signals
• 1 X D-SUB15 (VGA) – Supports RGBHV, RGBs, RGsB, Ypbpr
• 1 x 3.5mm analogue audio – Can be used as output or input when AV1 is not connected
• Composite video and S-Video are NOT supported and require an adapter/transcoder

 

Outputs

• 1 X HDMI or DVI (with adapter). Full-range 24-bit RGB output
• 1 X Analogue audio 3.5mm output

 

Supported input resolutions

• 240p/288p/480i/576i 15khz
• 25Khz medium-res modes
• 480p/576p/720p/1080i 31khz

 

Supported output resolutions

• 240p/288p -> 480p/576p or 720p line triple (compatible displays only)
• 240p/288p -> 1280×960, 1280×1152, 1080p, 1600×1200 line quadruple/quintuple (compatible displays only)
• 25Khz medium-res modes -> 480p
• 480i/576i -> 480p/576p or pass-through
• 480p -> pass-through or 960p line-double (compatible displays only)
• all other 31khz resolutions passed through

 

Other features

• Back lit LCD
• SD Card socket for firmware updates
• JTAG connector
• IR receiver
• Upgraded to use the 1.xx branch firmware

 

Power requirements

• DC 5V 1 Amp – 2.1 x 5.5mm positive tip