RetroTINK 5x Smoothing Filter Added

Mike Chi has just released a new feature for the RetroTINK 5x that was previously thought to be impossible:  A smoothing filter!  This is great news, as the RT2x line of products had a smoothing filter that (in my opinion) really improved the early 3D graphics of PS1, Saturn and especially N64 games.  Many people […]

3rd Round of RetroTINK 5x Orders

Mike Chi has announced that the third batch of RetroTINK 5x’s will go on sale today, August 28th at noon NYC-time (4pm GMT) for everyone except UK;  UK folks will have a special checkout link which will be live one hour later, at 6pm UK local time.  Limit 1 per person, all orders are expected to ship […]

RetroTINK5x: New Scanline Features

Mike Chi has just released a new firmware for the RetroTINK 5x that includes by far the best fake scanlines I’ve ever seen.  There are actually three new modes:  “Slot Mask”, “Aperture Grille” and “PVM”, each including some vertical effects, rather than just horizontal lines across the screen.  For the first time ever, I’m loving the […]

2nd Round of RetroTINK 5x Orders

Mike Chi has announced that the second batch of RetroTINK 5x’s will go on sale this Saturday, July 24th at noon NYC-time (4pm GMT) for everyone except UK;  UK folks will have a special checkout link which will be live one hour later, at 6pm UK local time.  Limit 1 per person. EDIT:  Sold out.  There will be […]

The RetroTINK 5x Has Arrived!

Above is a deep-dive video revealing all the launch day features of the brand new RetroTINK 5x!  All the basics are in the first six minutes, but after that I go over all the awesome things this upscaler…and DOWNscaler can do!  UPDATE:  Please note that there’s been many firmware updates since this review aired and […]

RetroTINK 4K, 5x, 2x

The RetroTINK line of products are lag-free scalers created by developer Mike Chi.  While there’s been a few different models released over the years, the current lineup should cover most price points.  All are completely plug and play devices with no tweaking required…although they offer some pretty awesome options for people who want to squeeze every […]

Weekly Roundup #337

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

Weekly Roundup #325

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

Weekly Roundup #271

Here’s this week’s roundup, available as a video, as well as audio-only on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify and many others as well as direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just by using our affiliate links to purchase things you were already going to […]

Weekly Roundup #262

Here’s this week’s roundup, available as a video, as well as audio-only on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify and many others as well as direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just by using our affiliate links to purchase things you were already going to […]