Luke Lafreniere Retro converter...thing

[SPG]

So I remember luke talking about some box he had that he plugged his old consoles into that made picture on modern tvs more bearable. If I recall correctly it was about $300 give or take. Does anyone have an idea what this was? He brought it up on wan show recently (past...3 months maybe)

Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, was a general question so I figured it was best to post here.

[minibois]

It's the Framemeister.

[Guest]

This maybe: https://solarisjapan.com/products/xrgb-mini-framemeister-compact-up-scaler-unit

[NumLock21]

Can tag them.

[Alariel]

Probably the Framemeister? Maybe?

[tp95112]

Framemeister or something like this http://retrorgb.com/nesrgb.html

[SPG]

Thank you everyone, this was really helpful. I was infact looking for the Framemeister. Does anyone know if HDMI switches cause any delays or anything? I have A LOT of consoles hooked up, and would try to get rid of the mess behind my tv. (I have to climb on my desk and reach around to un plug certain things and unplug other things just to use some systems, really annoying)

[kol]

The device you really want is the OSSC which can be found here. https://www.videogameperfection.com/products/open-source-converter/ .

[SPG]

36 minutes ago, kol said:

The device you really want is the OSSC which can be found here. https://www.videogameperfection.com/products/open-source-converter/ .

no it's not, I wanted the Framemeister

[kol]

20 hours ago, SPG said:

no it's not, I wanted the Framemeister

enjoy

[NicholeMattera]

Switches as long as they aren't doing any kind of up-scaling or processing shouldn't add lag. Both the XRGB-Mini Framemeister and the OSSC are great devices and if you have a chance to get either then get them. The XRGB-Mini Framemeister is a low-latency upscaler and when matched with Firebrand X profiles it's great for retro consoles (http://www.firebrandx.com/framemeisterprofiles.html). However the OSSC is a zero-latency scanline converter. The OSSC is able to do simple up-scaling without adding lag such as Line(2x,3x,4x,5x) modes. It also comes with the benefit of being able to handle resolution changes easily unlike the XRGB-Mini Framemeister. (For example Chrono Cross on the PS1 is in 240p except for the menu where it's 480p. With the Framemeister you will have a few seconds of black screen when going into the menu vs the OSSC.)

 

For more information I highly suggest watching the My Life in Gaming RGB Master Class 100, 200, and 300 levels: https://www.youtube.com/user/mylifeingaming/playlists

 

Their Framemeister episode:

 

Their Framemeister alternatives episode: