The Retroverse “5x Tower Of Power” adapter is now available to purchase from CastleMania in the US. This adapter adds VGA (RGBHV) and RCA audio inputs, as well as retains the SCART port. It comes with a USB power Y-Cable that lets you power both this and the RT5x from the same power supply you’re already […]
Jan from Consoles4U / ClassicGameStore has just started selling an adapter for the RetroTINK 5x that adds VGA (RGBHV) and RCA audio inputs, as well as retains the SCART port. It comes with a USB power Y-Cable that lets you power both this and the RT5x from the same power supply you’re already using for […]
While the last official firmware released for the RetroTINK 5x was v3.71 over a year ago, Mike’s been slowly squeezing in some bugfixes and new features on the experimental firmware download page. Many of these additions have been previously highlighted, including all the VHS support that I demonstrated in my digitize VHS to HD and VHS […]
This video walks you through how to use the RetroTINK 5x and 4K to capture your old home movies in their original 480i format. It also shows how to test HDMI capture cards to see if they’re compatible with interlaced resolutions, or if they force-deinterlace. RetroTINK 5x: https://retrorgb.link/retrotink5x RetroTINK 4K: https://retrorgb.link/retrotink4k International TINK Links: https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink.html […]
Setup required: Update to the latest firmware via a PC. Enable downscaling in OSD menu Cost and availability: Currently available at RetroTINK Mike Chi’s RetroTink 5x is one of the most full featured and lowest lag downscalers (3msec!). It requires an HDMI to component DAC for the input in order to downscale 720p, and another DAC […]
Wobbling Pixels recently posted another awesome tutorial for the RetroTINK 5x, this time showing how to calibrate the Analog to Digital (ADC) settings. Please remember, no two analog video consoles will ever be exactly alike and it’s common you’ll see two of the same model outputting slightly different on each of the RGB color levels. […]
Mike Chi has just released a new, “premium” remote control for the RetroTINK 5x. You’ll need to be on firmware revision 3.7 or higher to use it, however the older remote will still work on all firmware revisions. The price is $30 plus shipping and it should reach customers early next month: Purchase all RetroTINK Products via […]
Mike Chi has just released a new beta firmware for the RetroTINK 5x, with some interesting features. The first is an exciting feature for PS2, 480i30 games: 2:2 pulldown (see example from Wobbling Pixels above). This allows for sharper deinterlacing without any artifacts, for any content that’s locked to 30fps. Next is an inverse telecine […]
UPDATE 2022/01/13: Mike was kind enough to do a livestream with me, where we went over all the new features! This post is still a summary, but please check it out if you’re interested in the details! Mike Chi has just released the latest evolution in the RetroTINK 5x firmware: Version 3.0! With this comes […]
Mike Chi has recently released a new firmware for the RetroTINK 5x, with two changes. The first is an adjustment to the composite video encoder that helps prevent the “curling” on the upper part of the screen that can sometimes occur with NES / Famicom games. The next is an option in the HDMI menu […]
