This thing will get you the Highest Resolution from Retro Games (OSSC) 

U need a RGB SCART cabel not a composite SCART cabel. For best picture. Important info :-)

In response to 5"15 about the CRT, there are certain games that did take advantage of the blurry image of RF/Composite and the scan lines of a CRT and combined them to make a more detailed image, and it can't be replicated with scan converters like the OSSC. Also if you look into it you can get your scart cables hooked up to a CRT, or use the HD retrovision on a component capable CRT and it will look nice and sharp without the need for the OSSC.

I wouldn’t mind it one bit if the Will Facts became a recurring thing. Just saying.

You lost me at "CRT TVs are a blurry mess".

Honestly, playing a link to the past in a higher quality would be a dream

Yes, I'm one of those "crazies" that prefers the smoother look of the CRT. Perfectly happy with S-video or component on the blur-o-vision. Absolutely hate the count-the-pixels look.

the OSSC was one of the best additions to my game room for running Sega Saturn, Genesis / 32X / Sega CD, PS2 on my HD TV via RGB SCART. Recently I have been going into tweak the settings and save profiles from the Firebrand recommended guides.

Love your videos man. Just wanted to offer this thought; originally I like you wanted no scanlines, just totally bright clean pixels. Then it occured to me when the games designers made the games there was no choice but to have scan lines. How the games look was designed around the scanlines. To remove them, is to take away from how the games were made to be seen. To trying to change how you play, but when I realised that, I change and never went back. I found that they actually made the games look better not worse. As counterintuitive as that sounds. Anyway, just a thought. You do you, and keep enjoying the games!

Loved the "Will Fact" bit. Awesome job guys keep it up

The OSSC isn't for sale right now because the manufacturer is moving countries. Why you doing this to me Bob?! I want it NOW!

It’s amazing on an OLED screen where every pixel turns on and off individually. Even crispier. 😍

There's always the buy an old ass tv and play old consoles on it method! *-The Monk Review, 40/100 Sub Goal*

There's also the Retro Tink 2x for a cheaper simpler lag free option

"CRTs are a blurry mess." Meanwhile I'm retro gaming in pixel-perfect Sony CRT monitor.

always improving the quality of your videos, impressive. Love the idea of Will facts hahaha.

You *completely* forgot that the OSSC also supports VGA, which is a godsend for the Dreamcast.

That is actually an amazing price compared to the competition. I use an Amazon option but this is not too much of a jump in price and looks decent!

Hey, one of the crazy ones that still uses a crt. I like my scanlines and the contrast is unparalleled. Yes, you get sharp pixels but grey blacks(ewww) unless you have an OLED. But in the eventual death of crts, the ossc and the retrotink are interesting options. I'm not on the fpga train yet, but that may change. Finally the genesis also has several revisions. E.g. the genesis 3 will output rgb but no stereo sound!. Keep being awesome!

"CRT's are a blurry mess". Have you gamed on a Sony PVM or B&O CRT with an RGB enabled console???

For someone wanting HD for Super Nintendo games specifically couldn’t they just buy an Analogue Super NT? Less equipment, more customization options and versatility software-wise, and all at the same cost.

Framemeister also adds lag compared to the OSSC. Not that I can notice.

While most people could probably get by with a CRT or PVM, I will say that this thing would be great to capture footage for retro gaming channels

One thing I would really like from a device like this (especially since it's aimed directly at games) is some of the filters that you find in emulators, such as SAI, Eagle, and AdvMAME. Since it's an open source project, I imagine somebody could do it and they might come eventually. Nearest neighbor stuff isn't terribly exciting to me, though.

For $180 I'll play my retro games that I've already purchased and re-purchased a bunch of times each in one of the hundreds, thousands even, of different ways to play emulators through HDMI that do AMAZING jobs up-scaling to 1080p, even 2160p. On top of that they even provide filter options which can make those pixels look significantly better (or worse in the case of CRT filters, if that's your thing and you consider the original look worse)

I think you need to turn on your Low-Pass Filter, judging by this footage. Just a small tip.

The fact it's that retro games looks better if they are a blurry mess, that's the way they were designed, not to look ultra pixelated.

When playing ps2 I set the ossc output to 480p x2 and a horizontal band of messed pixels go across the image. I can only get a good image on passthrough. Have you experienced this with the ossc on 480p?

OSSC is pulling a New 3DS by selling power cords separately. Even if the newer model uses the same cord as an older one, it's still a better business option to include a cord anyway because what if someone doesn't have the older model?

I have both, and prefer for the most part the OSSC over the FMeister... It is sharper than the FM when your television is compatible with it. The FM wins only when you need say composite input, you need TV compatibility, because it works with just about any TV or if you are doing any game capture. My primary reason for liking the OSSC over the FMeister is the 1-2 frames of lag added by the up-scaling method of the FMeister, that the OSSC does not add with it's line multiplying method.

So I had to look up an upscaler for my sister and almost IMMEDIATELY you came to mind. I just lookup best upscaler for retro gaming and boom, you come up. Keep up the excellent work man.

finally someone who says what you need to run games on an ossc! i wondered why my wii doesn't show me an image on my ossc

I haven't even watched the video yet and I am pumped. Its not even like Best SNES or Nes resolution just retro games. Thanks man!

I certainly will be looking into one of these once able. I'm using a GANA AV2HDMI adapter I bought for 15$ as a bandaid solution. I don't have the scrap for an OSSC or Framemiester, but the E-SDS upscaler is a better product than I have at an affordable price, so I'll be coming back for that affiliate link dont you worry.

"Crt's are a blurry mess" bob has never seen a pvm or especially not a bvm.

I've been meaning to buy one of these things for ages now - I'd much rather get the best image I can get through the original hardware and devices like the OSSC or Framemeister help getting older consoles (especially those that work through Interlaced resolutions) working on newer TVs. Hopefully the company's move to Ireland due to the Brexit nonsense doesn't fuck anything up to much for them.

Literally like 3% of PS2 games support 480P. What about have talked about the other 97% of games instead ???

A crt is blurry? You ever plugged in s-video, component or rgb into a crt?

The OSSC has Yprbr (Component), RGB SCART, and VGA (via D-Sub). To just say it does Component and SCART, is selling it a bit short

I mean, if you like pixel perfect you can't get better than an emulator. That's mathematically perfect.

Last I checked, they haven't dropped composite from TVS. You won't find it on the front anyone, and they're merging the green from component with the yellow from composite so they can save a tiny bit of space and cost, but my recently bought TV still has it.

Really enjoyed this vid. I came here looking to answer which cable SCART or Component would be better to use with OSSC. I take from your vid that essentially there is no difference in quality but SCART seems to be cheaper over RetroVision cables. For someone that is looking to change over different retro consoles it seems SCART would be better (since AV is cabled over one plug/cable VS 3 RCA + 3.5mm.) SCART seems like a no brainer for cost and convenience over component. But have I missed anything?

Don't forget the RetroTink2x! It linedoubles 240p to 480p, and accepts 480i input, it's a great option for people who just want to use Composite, S-Video, or Component, without the need for RGB Scart cables. It also has FAR less display compatibility issues than the OSSC. That being said I own both and love them equally for what they are :>

Got my retro systems hooked up to a Sony BVM 20E1E here via RGB scart and it can assure you it isnt a blurry mess. I also use 1084s crt monitors and i love the way they look. Beautifully clean. If running a retro machine through composite or god forbid RF to a standard CRT tv im not surprised its a blurry mess. As for lcd. I hate the way it looks. Far too sharp for my taste.

I'm currently using my Snes and Ps2 through component cables on a 24" Sony Trinitron, I am considering getting either an ossc or framemeister to connect them to my HD TV and PC monitor.

I have the xrgb and the ossc with a SNES Jr (one chip) with the rgb mod running a scart cable, SNES has brightness, ghosting and vertical line fixed, also has digital audio via fibre optic and a region free chip. I love the SNES Jr and the OSSC is way better than the xrgb imo

Wulff, which do you prefer? Framemeister or ossc?

You make the best videos, hands down. This is awesome

But can you play ET on Atari in *1080P!*

I'm one of those "crazy people", and devs did develop their games around the CRT TV. Majority of games on SEGA Genesis, for example make heavy use of "dithering" to fake a larger color palette than the Genesis could handle, plus dithering was also used to fake transparency on both SNES and Genesis, e.g. the waterfalls in Sonic 1. These sprite-based classics were not meant to look this sharp or clean. They NEED a bit of blur and color bleeding to make Dev tricks work in a lot of games. Just try playing Comix Zone on that OSSC! Because of the heavy use of dithering in the game, it looks extremely ugly when you upscale it using the OSSC to make it as sharp as possible. Mortal Kombat on Genesis also will look far uglier and have a a worse picture through the OSSC than just using s-video on a CRT because that game needs blurring and color bleeding to extend the color palette. This isn't stuff "crazy people" think. These are cold hard facts. Without these dev tricks, your favorite 16-bit games will look very ugly de-blurred and upscaled. Also, while scanlines and blur help soften the edges of pixel sprites, that fake Scanline effect in OSSC looks awful and is nowhere near what real CRT scanlines looked like. You can't replicate CRT scanlines with just a bunch of uneven black lines (they need to be perfectly spaced out according to the game's internal resolution), you'd also need a gaussian-blur and color-bloom effect to make the scanlines believable and look good. Sorry, but the cleaner and sharper 16-bit pixel games look, the uglier they are, especially for Genesis games, and that's not crazy talk.

Does it work with a c64 signal? I’m having a hard time finding an upscaler that doesn’t choke on c64 output.

Dude I didn't understand anything but I loved your video. I'm suscribed.

I am very happy with my Framemeister XRGB mini and on a 4k tv the 720p output (for accurate scanelines) looks better than on a 1080p monitor/tv.

I accidentally used the wrong power brick on mine and it doesn't turn on anymore. The OSSC guys don't want to fix it because I live in canada. Now I have a 280 Canadian dollars paperweight. Think twice before you buy this.

Bob, you also didn't mention how the OSSC handles a game that switches between 240p and 480i. (Also, why was that ever a thing?)

I got an OSSC last year to get the best image out of my Gamecube that I xeno-chipped and since then I've used it with my Super Famicom and Neo Geo AES, everything looks amazing.

Thanks for all the info! I was first thinking about the RetroTink 2x, but this has changed my mind. I saw this OSSC on aliexpress for €100 - €115. Are this the same OSSC's, or do they sell fake ones? And will it work in PAL on SNES / N64?

I am here for any and all Will Facts™️

I use a VGA cable for the dreamcast. And it looks great.

If you like to capture higher than 720p on Elgato, connect your OSSC to a Xbox One HDMI input.

Does the 5x option work on most 4K tvs?

2:23 -when you wanna watch this in japan

Most people dont reLize, yout tv WILL have the old video ports on there, but usually it is now a 3.5 mm female jhjaclk. ui just need a 3.5 mm to av cables cable for $3 to make it work.

The ossc is way better than the Framemeister imo. Zero lag, If your tv supports 5x, it’ll be sharper than the framemeister. Also, if you’re playing games that change resolution (like silent hill’s pause menu), it becomes unplayable with the framemeister. And of course, the ossc is cheaper. I ended up selling my framemeister once I got my ossc. The only advantage I can think of is that it supports composite and S video. But I just got an extron cd400, so now those cables work with the ossc as well. The ossc is constantly getting better with its updates! It’s one of the best gaming investments I’ve made.

i've watched a lot of videos on the ossc but this is far the best one for beginners to wrap their heads around.

OMG, Thanks for the shout-out at 3:21 XD We’re glad that you found what you were looking for at our store. It is our goal that you are always happy with what you bought from us, Please let us know if we can help in any way in the future. We look forward to serving you again. J&L Game

What type of Upscaler/cables/trick you recommend for a sharper image on a SNES mini that already has an HDMI output? Thanks.

I know this is about original hardware, but I have to highly recommend the Super NT and Mega SG consoles. No mods necessary and both the image and audio is fantastic, not to mention no input lag.

thanks Wolfster!!

Very nice explanation, thanks buddy!

Gamming graphics are so personal to each different way a person subconscious sees it that theres no one shoe fits all.With rite tv and software filters external scanline generator with pixel sizing and blending into the scanline beautifully to get the smooth depth pixels and blend the the brightness into the scanline and games picture to hide some scanline so you barely see them and beautiful picture with rendering blending to.

Love J&L game store!

Dear God Bless you going through definition of TVs Damn that Rabbit hole....

Hey guys, I’ve purchased some of the Pound Technology HDMI cables. They aren’t perfect, but for $30 I think they are great. When I think I played these games originally through coaxial cable, the slight discoloration that sometimes shows up with the Pound isn’t too bad.

Awesome video 😁.

I wish my childhood self or my parents had the forethought to save and preserve all our consoles and games throughout the years. We had all of them but the sega saturn at one time or another.

2:23 Quintupler for 18+ Usage

Forgot about the RetroTink, a budget ($100ish) solution that does 2x pixel scaling and supports composite video, composite, vga and Svideo The OSSC is over $200 and high quality components or scart cables will run 60 dollars per system. That's not bad price for enthusiast, but expensive for casual fans. if youre a person who wants to dust off an old system, but also have an acceptable picture and response time, The retrotink will likely be good enough. Unlike the OSSC, it won't require expensive cables or system mods for most systems (coax only systems like the 2600 or top loader NES will still need a mod)

Omg !! The best , una pasada , lo comprare 👏👏👏👏

YIKES on that first upscaler that you showed as an example. A dedicated upscaler that is worse than what is normally built into TVs? Ouch.

Already have the super nt and will soon have the mega sg. Thanks for the very informative video!

Amazing Video

Hey so I have an ossc and used good rca scart cables for both ps1 and ps2 games. I noticed the characters on games like smackdown! 2 know your role and Jill on Resident evil 3 looks pixelated. Do you know exactly how I can fix that?

I just noticed I have a UN1 SNES, I Wonder if I should change it.

What if you just use a snes classic or a nes classic? Wouldn't that be the highest resolution possible since it uses HDMI?

Great video! 😊

You can connect composite by putting the yellow cable on green port

Absolutely interested. Gonna look em up

Hello, Okay so just want to get this straight. If I purchased a Scart RGB cable for my original XBOX, would it work on my Framemeister? I planned on purchasing a Scart RGB cable for mr original XBOX today but I wanted to ask you this question before I did. Thx in advance!

Thanks, great job!

I have a Sega Genesis mini and thought I could just plug the HDMI into my Samsung and I would have clear crisp HD gaming but that didn’t happen 😢 what would I need for my Sega Genesis mini and nes mini to look clear like your gameplay did... it only comes with the hdmi plugs

6:50 everyone in the world older than 30 running to check the bottom of their SNES

was nothing blurry because you never sit close to tv, you sit a few metters away from it and it was super sharp. The blur was the old days AA

I can't find GameCube or PS1 component cables anywhere.... :_( . Can someone advise of the best connection solutions between the OSSC and console ?

Bob I think you should of used GcHd mark II with Wii component cables going to the ossc. This is the main reason I've wanted an ossc since the GcHd mark II released. I'd really like to see you do this since I dont think any youtubers have tried this yet... The framemeister can't line double 480p but the ossc can, so in this instance the ossc is the way to go...

Will these make your laser discs look better also got a 4K tv

Composite can be fine, it's just most scalers don't handle composite as we originally saw it on CRT which while not great is nowhere near as bad as modern TVs butcher the signal. The OSSC is good but I'd just suggest buying a retrotink to cover the NES and N64 since they don't natively support RGB anyways and for the NES it's not even possible on the PPU so the mod itself is expensive, complicated and requires an FPGA and it's basically the same for the N64 unless you got an early N64 before they removed the RGB signal completely from that system. I've owned both now for a month and all I can say is they've been both far too useful not to suggest getting them both when possible and its still cheaper than buying a Framemeister when it wasn't being sold for some outrageous price like it is now.

I would be awsome if in future videos to give information if there are any difference between PAL ect. If the products still can be used on all versions. :)

I love my OSSC. It was quite pricey still about $200 after shopping and options.

This thing works for grater than 240p like sega saturn or analog video cameras?

3:20 You shop at J and L games as well? Great retro and current game store.