RetroTink 4K Review for Dreamcast! A Perfect Match: Getting the Most out of Dreamcast in 4K 

I’m pretty sure I asked for a Casio Loopy RetroTink video. Why won’t you give the people what they want?

Really, really enjoyed this video. I just got my Tink4K, really appreciate you sharing any tips for using this thing. I am blown away by what it can do.

The me from 9/9/99 would have been blown away by my Dreamcast looking this good on my TV.

I know it isn't in the usual purview of this channel, but would you consider doing a RT4K video about its uses for non-gaming related video sources? You being someone who works in film, I would be very interested in your takes on its usefulness for older formats like VHS/LD/DVD or any other application where it could replace some much more expensive equipment used in the professional film industry. I totally get it if it isn't something you'd want to do, but I, for one, would love to see that video from your channel. Either way, keep up the exceptional work!

I thought optimized resolution for our old gaming consoles is the reason why i still hunt for abandoned TV's on curb side collections that still work in 2023!!

I could watch these videos all day

I'm still waiting for a RetroTINK-4K with second generation consoles. I've been experimenting with the cropping feature and the RGB mono overlay. It looks fantastic to me.

Could you tell me whether you can get s-video working with Dreamcast? I bought 2 cables and can only get audio. I should say I'm using a GD-EMU. I'm not sure whether that makes a difference.

I had a 25'' PC monitor that weighed around 30kg. It was a pain to move around so I gave it away. VGA was very nice on it. Dreamcast looks amazing on your video and the first thing I'm going to check when I get mine are the Capcom 2D games. I really like Shutokou Battle II also.

Could you do a video on this RetroTink 4K with working on the Steamdeck (docked)? and how to set best settings per console (emudeck)?

Yay !! Thanks for capturing a little bit of gameplay from Virtua Tennis which is my 2nd favorite Dreamcast game and there is not really anyone who has correctly captured it for RU-vid 🥳🎾 This game doesn't feel right via emulators as notice too much slowdowns so having real hardware comparisons does really helps pinpointing what's wrong. And of course, damn, that RetroTink machine is a godsent; too bad for the price but at least it exists, it's out in the wild. I might get one some day but mostly in order to correctly capture my family VHS/DV cassette tapes correctly as here in europe we have SCART VCRs and that RetroTink 4K will finally make good use of it. And this is also a good time to once again praise the image quality brought by the SEGA Dreamcast which was only matched two generations later by the Xbox 360 through HDMI ! I believe most PS2 games in spite of outputting a final standard 480i picture were internally rendered in 240i/320i while Dreamcast seems to often use an internal 640x480 pixels image. As for what should be feeding that RetroTink machine next i'd suggest, if possible, using a SCART console like the Gamecube or Xbox OG. I disagree with you stating that a 31khz/480P video feed should remain RAW on a modern television because the colors will still remain incorrect and the pixels should also be blended between each other in order to achieve the intended color palette and the right aesthetic. On the other end we don't have a relevant enough CRT filter available for that machine yet so in that case yes i'd also recommend playing with the RAW pixels until a correct extensive filter comes out.

MVC2 😍😍😍😍😍😍 just ordered me a 4K can’t wait to play with it.

How are you on recording CRT TV video? I know the Tinks have fantastic scanlines and shadowmasks. Would be a cool video to see if you could replicate the how a CRT looks on a 4k monitor side by side. I only suggest this because i booted up morrowind on my OG Xbox ran to my 1080p monitor and it looked super flat and bad. Moved my 27" JVC TV into my game corner and booted it up on that and it looked so much better. Not sure if its nostalgia goggles or if the CRT actually adds something the monitor is missing, but I'm about 20 hours into another morrowind run now.

Dude I hope you can make a video of PlayStation 2 and the retroTink 4K in the future. In addition, great video bro

Would there be any significant difference between VGA and SCART out if the Toro to the tink4K?

The toro vga box with it can you still be able to play games not compatible with not supported by vga?

Any recomendations for a 4k television for use with the RT4K?

I’m currently using a Dreamcast SCART cable to my OSSC

Currently in the process of repairing and modding my childhood Dreamcast but I can't afford the retrotink - what's the best cheap option for scaling?

MVC2 was a great showcase. I play DC on 29” 4:3 Loewe VGA CRT so I’m spoiled but this looks very impressive.

crazy taxi has wide screen patches, right?

I don't think the Retrotink 4k will be a CRT killer. The price along with the screen pairing to get the lowest latency means it will be well out of reach for many. It will be the best way to appreciate retro consoles though. The fact that CRT's are all starting to die or get stupidly expensive means we need solutions like this.

I’ll stick to my dchdmi mod, thanks for the video tho. Also, scan lines for dc don’t do so well. The technology for the dc had a vga out and it doesn’t seem to work so well with it

The Dreamcast on the 5x though S-Video with motiom adaptive Deinterlacing is the best it's ever looked . But brightness and Contrast never quite seems right. Never dial in settings on the system menu is one thing I learned other than to get rid of ghosting

curious what an atari looks like on the tink lol

I’d like to see the Neo Geo mini with its notoriously horrible output through the 4k.

But feel free to mail that Sony VGA monitor back. I’m sure it won’t shatter into any more pieces.

May the past never be a memory

I dont have a big oled but If I did I would be sega marine fishing with the rod on my couch

DC Digital + Retrotink 4K is the best combination

Even better, is the DC VGA hooked up to a mClassic via a HDFury, then back to VGA in 1920x1440p, trust me it looks better than the Tink 4K, just a shame you have to use a HDFury with the mClassic, a direct VGA mClassic would be amazing, if you want to get crazy, add in a VGA SLG too.

Making me sad I missed on the first drop 😢

This is one of the most overproiced products that I have seen recently.