PS2 Should I buy the OSSC ?

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I already have a HD Retrovision cable for my PS2...Does that give me the best picture possible ?

Does it make sense to buy the OSSC ? Will there be a significant improvement ?
 
the main reason I bought a framemeister was that I got a black screen with 240p otherwise. even though it cost more than my tv, I know I can use it with future tvs. the ossc is a cheaper alternative, but the main reason I chose the framemeister instead is due to the compatibility problems with the ossc. some tvs simply don't work with it, so I'd look up your tv to see if it's compatible. I don't know if my tv is compatible, but I didn't want to risk $200 on something I was unsure of.
 
The HDTV would still upscale the video output from OSSC...and that would make the picture still look bad...Am I right ?

What OSSC does:

  • 480i/576i -> 480p/576p or pass-through
  • 480p -> pass-through or 960p line-double (compatible displays only)

The output is either 480p, 576p or 960p .... Since I am using a 1080p HDTV, all of these would be upscaled to 1080p by the TV ... and HDTVs do a horrible job at upscaling ...

I am better off with a Retrovision cable ? OSSC does not make a significant difference ?
 
personally, I'd say it's not worth it if you're getting a video signal. resolution isn't that important to me. it may be worth it to give it a more retro look, but that may only be worth it if you have several retro consoles. a large tv might show some improvement as well, but the tv I use is only 28" in my bedroom. I have a 32" downstairs that I let my parents use after their tv broke, but it has these weird dark patches. I've heard its the inverter and you couldn't buy the inverter without buying the screen as well, so it's not worth replacing.
 
If I'm right, the framemeister is no longer produced...

I'm personnaly using a cheap solution for my retro RGB or component consoles. A GBS8200 board with some extra stuf like a Scart mod and vga scanline generator. It can be plugged to TV or PC monitor.
It's a DIY and it's probably not as good as a framemeister or an ossc but for less than 50 bucks you have something not bad at all.

https://github.com/ramapcsx2/gbs-control
https://github.com/ramapcsx2/gbs-control/wiki
 
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you are correct. the framemeister is Japan only and discontinued. I got mine from solaris Japan for $333, which is the cheapest you could get them. they're out now, so you'll have to pay like $800 for one off of ebay or something. also component required a d terminal adapter, so I had to pay an extra $17 or so for the adapter.
 
If you can play both PS2 and PS1 games with the cable and your TV actually displays them, then this drastically reduces your need for things like an OSSC or RetroTINK. You're right about that. Do check with a PS1 game if you haven't already, though.

But even if everything works,you can still get some benefit from one of these devices. It's true that your TV is inevitably going to have to do some upscaling, and TVs are generally not so good at upscaling games (though you should check to see if your TV has a "game" display mode: these modes are far from perfect, but they often help a little). But it is possible, to a certain degree, to get some noticeable benefit out of improving the base image that the TV has to upscale from. In particular, the OSSC and the Tink do a very good job of deinterlacing 480i signals, and deinterlacing is one of the things TVs are especially bad at. So you can get a better quality upscale by offloading the deinterlacing bit to another device.

But component cables do get you most of the way to the best possible image, if they work at all. You're right about that. There are YouTube videos out there that draw comparisons if you'd like to get a more visual representation of what these devices do before making a decision; the "RGB Masterclass" series is especially good.
 
I though Game mode on a TV just turns off the image processing to reduce lag...I don't think they offer anything that would enhance the picture..

And I will play my PS1 games on my PS3....
 
l3gi0n said:
I though Game mode on a TV just turns off the image processing to reduce lag...I don't think they offer anything that would enhance the picture..

And I will play my PS1 games on my PS3....
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Game modes typically don't do anything special to enhance the picture, but since those enhancements typically aren't designed for games, the picture often ends up looking better anyway.
 
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