I just reviewed the new RGB cable from Insurrection Industries: https://insurrectionindustries.com/product/super-nintendo-entertainment-system-rgb-scart-cable/ Overall, it appears to be a well-built cable that outputs the proper voltages your SCART equipment is expecting, making it perfectly safe to use. The video review below goes into the technical details, showing oscilloscope captures and a comparison to a fully-shielded cable. A […]
The Open Source Scan Converter is a zero lag upscaler that can output from 480p up to 1080p. It’s only shortcoming is it’s not compatible with all TV’s in every mode, but it’s still an excellent choice. There’s also a more powerful “OSSC Pro” that can scale up to 1440p, with modes for downscaling, BFI, […]
This page is a reference for people looking to get certain arcade boards working on the OSSC. These timings are mostly guesses and I’m sure there’s better resources out there. I’m only leaving this page live, as it might help people get their boards working on incompatible LCD panels… Voltage Warning!!! Please check your […]
THS7314 / THS7316 RGB Amp The Texas Instruments THS7314 and THS7316 chips are SDTV video amplifiers designed specifically for analog video signals. They are commonly used as an RGB amplifier in retro game consoles. Both the 7314 and 7316 are virtually identical, except for the analog video “low-pass” filter. In almost all cases, I’d recommend the THS7316 chip since it does […]
NGCD CSYNC I’ve only tested a handful of Neo Geo CD systems, but all had the same strange flaw: csync isn’t connected to the multi-out! Now, unless your target device requires csync, this mod IS NOT NECESSARY!! All you’ll need for good performance is a shielded RGB cable, as linked to in the main Neo Geo […]
Converters There are many different reasons you’d want to convert a signal and this page will slowly grow to discuss all of them. To start, I’d like to make the clarification that in this context, converters just change the signal type; There’s no scaling or processing of the image. This should always result in a […]
ColecoVision The ColecoVision can output RGB, composite and S-Video with a modification. Stock consoles only output RF video. Please read on for more information. Like many other consoles of the time, the ColecoVision only offered RF A/V output, with no other stock choice. For a long time, the only modifications available were composite and […]
Interview with BVM Tech This is a transcription of a phone interview I did with Pat, a former Sony technician that worked on BVM monitors. The original audio interview is available at the 25:38 mark in the video above. A huge thanks to Justin Sison for transcribing the whole thing!!! [00:25:38] RETRORGB: OK, up […]
The SNES Mini and 1CHIP consoles output a much higher quality signal then the older SNES revisions, however all SNES consoles can be modded for high quality output. This video walks you through everything you need to know in detail, with A Brief History of the SNES Revisions: While there is only one board revision […]
