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1) I e-mailed the seller asking about SCART cable specs, and he informed me (through very broken english) that the unit itself already contains the resistors and capacitors needed in the RGB lines, so the cable would need to have them removed. I asked about sync but didn't get a clear answer, but it seems to use composite video as sync so there will be no components in that line either. I have a sync stripper in my setup (it's built into my YPbPr converter) so it is not an issue for me, but it might be for some. I ordered a cheap-o SCART cable and took the parts out of it and it works just fine. My only real complaint is it isn't as sharp as my genesis, it's about on-par with a non 1-chip SNES sharpness (though the colors are more vibrant than a non 1-chip). This could be due to the SCART cable itself (or maybe the lack of csync?), since it is about half the thickness of my other better SCART cables and probably lacks a lot of shielding. After I test one thing I forgot to look at (see #2) I will order a better custom cable for it and report back.
2) There is some sort of grounding problem with the DIN output which causes a loud audio hum...but also makes the screen a little dark and makes the image not quite as clear. If you connect anything to the RCA connections on the back the problem goes away, so what I decided to do was disconnect the audio wires inside the SCART and solder an RCA audio cable to the SCART connector. You can just run the audio straight to your amp or television and it fixes the issue as long as it's connected to something....I just like having it consolidated with the SCART end. I was a bit frustrated last night and didn't think about it, but I should have just tried soldering a wire between the ground pin on one of the RCA connectors to the DIN connector on the board....do'h! This also might be caused by my SCART cable, maybe it doesn't have the ground connected properly....I will report back on this.
For someone wanting to save a couple bucks or doesn't want to wait it certainly works fine. If you don't have an RGB setup the composite video also looks great (for composite). Before it came in the mail I had the pins in the back "rigged" up to a composite video cable and through this a/v booster the composite video signal is better. Overall I'm happy with it, but will have to wait on my final verdict until I have a better SCART cable to test it with. My reason for posting is to inform anyone who's thinking about buying this since right out of the box it has some issues....hopefully this helps someone.
Lastly here are some pictures. These are poorly taken from a cellphone, the signal chain for the screen image is TG-16 booster>fusion component converter>JVC AV-32320 television. In the screen picture you can see some artifacts to the left and right of the characters, this goes away when I back off the sharpness....but the TV settings used in the picture work fine with my other systems so I left it like that.
On a side note the music and screen it goes to when you try to play multiplayer without a turbotap is hilarious. It's out of frame but the white bomber is sitting in front of a TG-16 with only one controller and no turbotap and is crying about it.
