Retro console upscaler recommendation

[channel27]

Hi all,

What's the go-to bit of kit for playing retro consoles and computers (that output RGB / Scart) on a HDMI TV, these days?

I've got a cheapo Scart -> HDMI converter from Amazon but I'm looking for something a bit more compatible / reliable / configurable.

Is an OSSC the way to go?

I got some of the bits to convert a GBS8200 with the GBS Control firmware but I'm not sure I can be arsed with my failing eyesight and sausage fingers

Cheers,
Rob

 

[CMYKhazi-Dan]

Hi all,

What's the go-to bit of kit for playing retro consoles and computers (that output RGB / Scart) on a HDMI TV, these days?

I've got a cheapo Scart -> HDMI converter from Amazon but I'm looking for something a bit more compatible / reliable / configurable.

Is an OSSC the way to go?

I got some of the bits to convert a GBS8200 with the GBS Control firmware but I'm not sure I can be arsed with my failing eyesight and sausage fingers

Cheers,
Rob

Retrotink 5x is the best

I sold mine and have now got some gbsc based orange box thing off Amazon.

I have all the shit to convert a GBSC, but what a software-based Wi-Fi pain the arse!

 

[Stokers]

Hi all,

What's the go-to bit of kit for playing retro consoles and computers (that output RGB / Scart) on a HDMI TV, these days?

I've got a cheapo Scart -> HDMI converter from Amazon but I'm looking for something a bit more compatible / reliable / configurable.

Is an OSSC the way to go?

I got some of the bits to convert a GBS8200 with the GBS Control firmware but I'm not sure I can be arsed with my failing eyesight and sausage fingers

Cheers,
Rob

I'm surprised there isn't a user called 'Sausage Fingers' on here.

I've used the OSSC quite a bit, it works great. It doesn't have all the features (mostly output resolutions I think) of the retrotink but it provides very clean output.

 

[channel27]

Many thanks guys.
I'll go for an OSSC. The Retrotink 5x looks great but I can't justify the £££

 

[Stokers]

OSSC also works great for model 3 boards..(not that you need it for that)

Although I don't have a psu yet!

 

[Brettster]

Very Spendy but the Retrotink 4K is a game changer, especially with an OLED screen and running in HDR mode, makes scanlines look as close to CRT as you are going to get for now.

 

[channel27]

F-me that’s expensive! 🤣
One day, though…
May need to sell a kidney…

 

[kingtreelo]

as others have said, the OSSC is the cheapest and best way to if you dont want to spend a fortune

i have had problems with snes and ossc though, and it took a LOT of messing about to get it correct, i think the tink just eliminates all of that messing about, so be prepared for some messing about if you go down the OSSC route, i think i ended up juts buying a few CRTs instead and a MiSTer for my big telly to save the hassle

 

[SquidDude]

The RT4K CE seems like a pretty good deal, especially for arcade stuff. £475 from a UK seller vs the £750 of the Pro model.
The extra features you get on the Pro don't really matter too much for arcade imo (unless you play on a big TV and want to use the rotate feature)
I got the 4K "Pro" before the CE was announced (expensive, but I really needed a few of the extra features on it vs the ossc), but honestly I could totally get away with the CE now

 

[Vamino]

I've got both the OSSC and the RT4K.
I also have a GBS-8200 Control, but it's FW is way out of date and I don't know how much it's improved since I last updated it.

For console gaming, I'd go with the OSSC if you are not playing too much PS2, as it's very good when used with quality video cables. But, it does have issues with some games that switch resolutions, the deinterlacing isn't the best and it's max output is 1080p.

For video archival purposes and for the feature set, the RT4K is the best, but that comes at a cost.

Inbetween the OSSC and RT4K you have OSSC Pro (1440p, good at deinterlacing and good downscaling) and RT4K CE.

All have something to offer, so it may be worth reading up on their strengths and weaknesses.