superg wrote:As you have two switches gcompsw and gscartsw and each switch has two outputs, you can do any kind of configuration. Let's say you can connect both gcompsw and gscartsw to OSSC using different inputs and just switch OSSC mode (and keep comp2rgb for legacy 240p/480i stuff to forward your component sources to gscartsw and to CRT). OSSC supports component mode and it doesn't necessarily have to go through comp2rgb.
Unless I am missing something.
Yeah, my setup is essentially as you describe currently:
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NGC,PS2,XBOX & Wii > GcompSW > (Output#1 - COMP2RGB) (Output#2 - OSSC/component input)
COMP2RGB > GscartSW
N64,SFC JR.,DC > GscartSW > (Output#1 - CRT) (Output#2 - OSSC/scart input)
I guess what I didn't make very clear is that I want to be able to play 4:3 240p/480i games on my NTSC XBOX, PS2 & GC and PAL Wii on my CRT, while also having the option to use the OSSC for any content that supports 480p + 16:9 on those same consoles.
This setup achieves that, as you said: all devices have a "direct" connection to the OSSC (no conversion) and all signals are either native RGB or "YPbPr-converted-to-RGB" when they arrive at the CRT. However, the colour balance issue was for any component-connected devices, converted from YPbPr, via the COMP2RGB, to the CRT (without enabling sync regen for the GscartSW, which affects all connected scart devices).
Your idea of using a GCVIDEO solution for RGBs + 480p is definitely valid and would take the NGC out of the equation as a "problem" in the YPbPr>RGB conversion aspect, but the issue would remain for the XBOX,PS2 &Wii.
To be honest though, I think given your description of how sync regen works, I might just leave it on and call it a day. That screen instability I mentioned seemed very sporadic so I switched to a better, 0.5m shielded RGB scart between the CRT and the GscartSW and I haven't seen it since (fingers crossed).
Thanks for making such superb switches SuperG - my GscartSW and GcompSW are absolutely immense, love them. Also appreciate the great support you provide with your products, here on this forum (even helping me here with an issue that is broadly related with another product!)