Should I sell my framemeister for a more current upscaler?

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nmalinoski
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Re: Should I sell my framemeister for a more current upscale

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Sengoku Strider wrote:Is there a recommended manufacturer/vendor for OSSC (I'm in Canada)? All I'm seeing online is eight dozen Chinese manufacturers I've never heard of, with prices varying all over the place in a range of about $150, yet all using the exact same stock product photo.
Video Game Perfection is the canonical vendor for the OSSC.
strayan wrote:GBS-C wins in the 240p-480i switching department: https://youtu.be/fmfR0XI5czI?t=977
That it might, but it loses strongly where acquisition and setup are concerned. I think comparatively few people are interested in trying to track down a compatible board, make the requisite modifications (Is soldering still necessary?), and then figure out what to do for a case on their own.
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nmalinoski wrote: That it might, but it loses strongly where acquisition and setup are concerned. I think comparatively few people are interested in trying to track down a compatible board, make the requisite modifications (Is soldering still necessary?), and then figure out what to do for a case on their own.
They come premodded now. No hassle:

https://www.tindie.com/products/chipnet ... ct-reviews
https://gamescare.com.br/produto/gbs-co ... ler-1080p/
Coming soon: https://www.gbscaio.com/

There might be others sellers too.
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strayan wrote: They come premodded now. No hassle:

https://www.tindie.com/products/chipnet ... ct-reviews
https://gamescare.com.br/produto/gbs-co ... ler-1080p/
Coming soon: https://www.gbscaio.com/

There might be others sellers too.
This is the first time I've seen them fully assembled/modded before. Admittedly I was never looking, but still cool. I know there's a thread for this, but I might consider getting one!
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I had issues quality issues sourcing a Gonbes board and reliability issues. It wasn't a pleasant experience. So, make sure the seller is making enough profit to offer you proper customer service. Of course, there's also the option to have buyers accept (and swallow) the board lottery issues, but that isn't consumer friendly for people that just want to play video games.
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nmalinoski wrote: Video Game Perfection is the canonical vendor for the OSSC.
Thanks, unfortunately they don't take PayPal, only credit cards, which I avoid on account of they'd be the fast track to my financial ruin.

Like 100% I would have talked myself into thinking one of those $4000 Sega Saturn Japanese real estate demo discs was 'a solid investment' at some point.
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Sengoku Strider wrote:
nmalinoski wrote: Video Game Perfection is the canonical vendor for the OSSC.
Thanks, unfortunately they don't take PayPal, only credit cards, which I avoid on account of they'd be the fast track to my financial ruin.

Like 100% I would have talked myself into thinking one of those $4000 Sega Saturn Japanese real estate demo discs was 'a solid investment' at some point.
If you can't trust yourself with simply owning a credit card and using it responsibly, how can you trust yourself with having money? :mrgreen:
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ldeveraux wrote:If you can't trust yourself with simply owning a credit card and using it responsibly, how can you trust yourself with having money? :mrgreen:
Oh man...this is one of those things I have a lot of feelings about.

Because I used to work in financial services, which I came to learn was a sector run by people who have only the vaguest sense that there are human lives at the other end of their decisions, and zero fucks about it regardless (they can always pay an ad agency to make them look nice). Like I couldn't believe how openly cartoonish the villainy I encountered was.

The limitation on the money you have is the amount of money you have. The limitation on a credit card is however much the credit card company feels they can bilk you for indefinitely without breaking you (because then you could declare bankruptcy & get off).

The average US household has $16,061.00 in credit card debt, meaning the average household is paying $3000 a year for the privilege of using their own money slightly ahead of time. This is an amount which coincidentally is almost enough to make a completely stupid purchase like that Saturn soba delivery game, except then you'd actually have something worth money.

Credit card companies frame their product in terms they know full well are pure nonsense, like "adult responsibility" "sensible household finance management" etc. They paint paying off monthly credit card debt as something a good, 'normal' adult does.

Except no small part of the reason banks invariably have the largest and flashiest skyscrapers in every major city on Earth is that they have reams of actuarial scientists, paid psychologists & game theorists. Who can all tell them that the constantly present temptation of credit exceeds the capacity for sustained self-regulation of the overwhelming majority of the human population. As well which types of purchases to incentivize for habit-formation of daily need and impulse purchases on credit. They are entirely aware that most adults can't pay off what they'll be induced to spend every month (or even if they can, will be tempted into spending that money on something else), and thereby ensure a steady stream of interest payments to the banks. They wouldn't even be in that business otherwise.

I had a really great psychology prof in undergrad who taught me the Odysseus principle: when his ship was sailing past the sirens, Odysseus had his men lash him to the mast so he couldn't be tempted into doing something stupid and ruining himself. The lesson being that if you really want to avoid being tempted into doing something, take away your ability to do it.
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Sengoku Strider wrote:
ldeveraux wrote:If you can't trust yourself with simply owning a credit card and using it responsibly, how can you trust yourself with having money? :mrgreen:
Oh man...this is one of those things I have a lot of feelings about.

Because I used to work in financial services, which I came to learn was a sector run by people who have only the vaguest sense that there are human lives at the other end of their decisions, and zero fucks about it regardless (they can always pay an ad agency to make them look nice). Like I couldn't believe how openly cartoonish the villainy I encountered was.

The limitation on the money you have is the amount of money you have. The limitation on a credit card is however much the credit card company feels they can bilk you for indefinitely without breaking you (because then you could declare bankruptcy & get off).

The average US household has $16,061.00 in credit card debt, meaning the average household is paying $3000 a year for the privilege of using their own money slightly ahead of time. This is an amount which coincidentally is almost enough to make a completely stupid purchase like that Saturn soba delivery game, except then you'd actually have something worth money.

Credit card companies frame their product in terms they know full well are pure nonsense, like "adult responsibility" "sensible household finance management" etc. They paint paying off monthly credit card debt as something a good, 'normal' adult does.

Except no small part of the reason banks invariably have the largest and flashiest skyscrapers in every major city on Earth is that they have reams of actuarial scientists, paid psychologists & game theorists. Who can all tell them that the constantly present temptation of credit exceeds the capacity for sustained self-regulation of the overwhelming majority of the human population. As well which types of purchases to incentivize for habit-formation of daily need and impulse purchases on credit. They are entirely aware that most adults can't pay off what they'll be induced to spend every month (or even if they can, will be tempted into spending that money on something else), and thereby ensure a steady stream of interest payments to the banks. They wouldn't even be in that business otherwise.

I had a really great psychology prof in undergrad who taught me the Odysseus principle: when his ship was sailing past the sirens, Odysseus had his men lash him to the mast so he couldn't be tempted into doing something stupid and ruining himself. The lesson being that if you really want to avoid being tempted into doing something, take away your ability to do it.
It was a joke and you wrote a book.
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Sengoku Strider wrote:
nmalinoski wrote: Video Game Perfection is the canonical vendor for the OSSC.
Thanks, unfortunately they don't take PayPal, only credit cards, which I avoid on account of they'd be the fast track to my financial ruin.
I don't want to derail this any further, but perhaps you could send him an email and ask if he would consider taking a different form of payment for one order. He also posts here regularly.
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ldeveraux wrote:It was a joke and you wrote a book.
Yes, I'm aware :lol: That wasn't really directed at you, sorry.

Sometimes you just need to get things off your chest. And sometimes you just drank coffee so said things get long.
RocketBelt wrote:I don't want to derail this any further, but perhaps you could send him an email and ask if he would consider taking a different form of payment for one order. He also posts here regularly.
I guess that couldn't hurt, sure. I'll give it a whirl.
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ldeveraux wrote:
strayan wrote: They come premodded now. No hassle:

https://www.tindie.com/products/chipnet ... ct-reviews
https://gamescare.com.br/produto/gbs-co ... ler-1080p/
Coming soon: https://www.gbscaio.com/

There might be others sellers too.
This is the first time I've seen them fully assembled/modded before. Admittedly I was never looking, but still cool. I know there's a thread for this, but I might consider getting one!
If you go this route, I suggest the Tindie link: it helps that the person selling said pre-modded boards posts right here on our own messageboard, RE: ever needing to get in touch with any questions! :)
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kitty666cats wrote:
ldeveraux wrote:
strayan wrote: They come premodded now. No hassle:

https://www.tindie.com/products/chipnet ... ct-reviews
https://gamescare.com.br/produto/gbs-co ... ler-1080p/
Coming soon: https://www.gbscaio.com/

There might be others sellers too.
This is the first time I've seen them fully assembled/modded before. Admittedly I was never looking, but still cool. I know there's a thread for this, but I might consider getting one!
If you go this route, I suggest the Tindie link: it helps that the person selling said pre-modded boards posts right here on our own messageboard, RE: ever needing to get in touch with any questions! :)
Yeah that's what I would do anyway, don't really want to pay in converted real..
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kitty666cats wrote:
ldeveraux wrote:
strayan wrote: They come premodded now. No hassle:

https://www.tindie.com/products/chipnet ... ct-reviews
https://gamescare.com.br/produto/gbs-co ... ler-1080p/
Coming soon: https://www.gbscaio.com/

There might be others sellers too.
This is the first time I've seen them fully assembled/modded before. Admittedly I was never looking, but still cool. I know there's a thread for this, but I might consider getting one!
If you go this route, I suggest the Tindie link: it helps that the person selling said pre-modded boards posts right here on our own messageboard, RE: ever needing to get in touch with any questions! :)
+1 for Tindie. Jeff is great to deal with and helped me with the issues I was having.
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djc5166 wrote:
kitty666cats wrote: If you go this route, I suggest the Tindie link: it helps that the person selling said pre-modded boards posts right here on our own messageboard, RE: ever needing to get in touch with any questions! :)
+1 for Tindie. Jeff is great to deal with and helped me with the issues I was having.
I have questions about the item from Tindie and Jeff stopped replying to me. Should I try the GBSC thread for help?
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