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is the retrotink good

>> No.5709619

>>5709616
kek, no. what are you planning to use it on?

>> No.5709625

>>5709619
reduce lag from tv

>> No.5709629

>>5709625
https://youtu.be/mdUlcIR1yh4

>> No.5709671

>>5709616
PCB version 3.1 is iffy, but v3.2 seems to correct all of the major complaints I had about 3.1. It's definitely the most cost-effective solution for line-doubling, and it's essentially the only solution for composite and s-video. I wish it had a 480p passthrough mode, but YPbPr splitters aren't expensive if you're too lazy to unplug stuff.

>> No.5709702

It is if you have a N64 for s-video

>> No.5709776

>>5709616
yes, I like mine.

>> No.5709784

>>5709616
Arguably the best device of its kind for most people. I love my OSSC, but it took a lot of effort and expense to get all my consoles hooked up and looking their best. Can't blame anyone for not wanting to deal with all that.

>> No.5709802

>>5709616
The true test would be Duckhunt.

>> No.5709834

>>5709802
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHKYvbVG5rI
It works in 15 kHz mode. There's no known way to get the light gun to work on 31 kHz displays without modifications, but that's not a limitation of the RetroTINK-2X itself.

>> No.5709916

>>5709616
It's not as good as the OSSC or Framemeister, but it is a solid line doubler. I have one paired with my OSSC so that I could add composite and s-video to my video chain.

I played a bunch of N64 games on it via s-video before I RGB modded it and it looked really good. It's also my go-to method of playing NES games on a modern TV, since the OSSC doesn't support composite and RGB modded NES consoles are a fucking meme.

>> No.5709961

>>5709916
any lag

>> No.5710196

>>5709961
No, see >>5709834
Retrotink is as close to zero-lag as you can get. You're going to be limited by whatever display it's hooked up to, but assuming you have a fast panel you're looking at well under a frame of lag

>> No.5710210

>>5709671
Somehow I can't see myself recommending anything that's complete shit even at 3.1 but suddenly decent at 3.2.
Seems the firmware can be upgraded though so not all hope is lost! Wait, what? The equipment to upgrade the firmware costs as much as a new Retrotink because the designer is a fucking retard? That's beyond stupid.

>> No.5710220
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5710220

Is it any good for PS2?

>> No.5710237

>>5710220
Not retro, but nah. The RetroTINK-2X doesn't support 480p, and 480i is just bob deinterlaced. If you need low latency 480i it might help, but as far as image quality goes you're probably better off just plugging the PS2 directly into your TV via component.

>> No.5710425

>>5710237
It works very well as a YPbPr to HDMI transcoder in the passthru mode, which can be helpful if your display/capture setup doesn't have YPbPr. But yeah, not passing through 480p is annoying.
>>5710210
I wouldn't characterize it as anywhere near complete shit, it's one of the best linedoublers I've used in fact. I just wish that v3.1 output YCbCr 16-235 instead of RGB 0-255, as most displays play nicer with that; it defaults to YCbCr as of PCB v3.2. I haven't had an opportunity to play with the new PCB, but it seems as though the hardware updates address the issues with losing sync when a full white screen is >1vpp, which is the only thing that gave me pause about v3.1. FWIW, I never experienced sync loss when using HD Retrovision cables with my Genesis.

>> No.5710457

>>5709616
any recommended case for the retrothink ultimate
cant find anything!

>> No.5710545

>>5710457
Retrotink Ultimate is a hat for a Raspberry Pi. That's literally its one use case. If you don't need to hook a Pi up to a CRT, you don't need an Ultimate.

>> No.5710959

>>5710457
>>5710545
Disregard that, my brain added a word. Not aware of any cases for the Ultimate.

>> No.5711410

>>5710210
>The equipment to upgrade the firmware costs as much as a new Retrotink because the designer is a fucking retard? That's beyond stupid.

http://junkerhq.net/xrgb/index.php?title=RetroTINK2X#Firmware_Upgrade

Why use generic JTAG-solutions when you can use some obscure shit.

>> No.5711518

>>5710220
Is that pic photoshopped or was George from Seinfeld really playing Street Fighter?

>> No.5711816

>>5711518
bump

>> No.5712826

>>5711816
bump

>> No.5713053

>>5711816
>>5712826
You don't need to bump threads on a slow board
>>5711518
It's shooped, he's playing Metroid Prime in the original