OSSC Advice

[Accessless]

Hi all,

 

After watching Anthony's video on the OSSC and recently replacing my old composite/scart compatible TV I was looking at picking one of these up. The only thing is I have no idea of what extras I need or even what some of the extras even are. If anyone has any experience or knowledge dealing with one of these I would greatly appreciate some pointers.

 

Some of my general questions from looking at the store page:

 

What is the overlay?

Some of my consoles have EU scart but does that mean that I need the JP21 adapter?

Is the remote needed for operation and what limitations does not having a remote impose?

 

I have a SNES, Megadrive, N64, PS1, NES & Wii (i don't have them all hooked up simultaneously so I'm not worried about splitters). I know that the NES may need some modification (as will the N64?).

Edited May 30, 2021 by Accessless
Engrish correction.

[Freakwise]

55 minutes ago, Accessless said:

 

What is the overlay?

From what i can find overlay is literally a Physical overlay for ossc remote

 

58 minutes ago, Accessless said:

Some of my consoles have EU scart but does that mean that I need the JP21 adapter?

No you don't need it, iirc jp21 is same as scart but with different pinout for asian console so you most likely don't need it

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A fully shielded adapter that converts from the JP21 standard (common in Asia) to SCART (common in the rest of the world). This cable allows you to use JP21 RGB cables on the OSSC. ... You do NOT need this adapter just because you have some import consoles.

 

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There's also a Japanese version of the standard called “JP21”, that looks identical to SCART and offers the same features, but uses a different pinout

 

[Accessless]

Thanks for the clarification on the JP21 adapter Freakwise. I wasn't sure if the input for the OSSC was JP21 or scart (hence the confusion).

 

And I'm amazed, they are literally charging extra for a sticker that tells you what button does what on the remote. I thought that "overlay" might be an on screen menu system or interface.

 

Because I've got multiple consoles I think that the remote will be a hassle saver.

 

 

I think that I can go ahead with the purchase now but I would still appreciate insight into hooking up NES and N64 to this thing.