XRGB Framemeister + Sega Saturn glitch

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XRGB Framemeister + Sega Saturn glitch

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I have all my RGB consoles hooked up to my Shinybow 6x2 SCART Matrix Switcher.

First output of the switcher is connected to a CRT TV.
Second goes to a Plasma TV, through XRGB.

That was my setup for roghly ten years, everything worked fine.

Now, Sega Saturn signal start glitching, on XRGB / Plasma TV end.

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https://youtu.be/eHd-0dEJ5ac?t=55 (00:57)

Glitch displaces block of horizontal lines for a frame or two, at random spots.

Pattern is random as well:
  • Sometimes glitch doesn't occur at all
  • Sometimes it's rare, yet noticeable
  • Sometimes it's frequent, makes playing a game rather uncomfortable. Sound can mute as well
I failed to debug the problem.

I didn't change anything fundamental in my setup lately.
I undid all the minor changes (new SCART cable for my Megadrive, new SCART cable for my CRT TV), just for the good meausre. I don't believe it heped.
I swapped Saturn for a different model.

I obviously tried bypassing XRGB, and I haven't seen the glitch while connected directly to the Plasma.
However I can't be sure if I wasn't witnessing its pattern: sometimes the glitch may not bother me for days.

I wonder if any of you being more experienced can help me identifying the case, based on the provided info? I'm frankly tired of walking in circles.

P. S. I don't remember where I got the SCART cable, and what kind of cable is it
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Re: XRGB Framemeister + Sega Saturn glitch

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In case of anyone suffer from the same symptoms
  • I got the issue temporarily fixed, by toggling the Sync setting of my Framemeister from Auto to Off, and dialling Sync level down from 15 to 14
  • I got two new cables, one was custom made for me by a local shop, abnother was imported from Bitfunx on Aliexpress. Both works really great
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