Questions that do not deserve a thread

[Steven]

Both, but I made a big change when it was off, not a small one. I spun that thing like 90 degrees in both directions with it both on and off and it didn't change anything. At this point I'm thinking that it probably needs to be resoldered.

Probably. I would expect there to be some noticeable change when you move it, even if it's the wrong results. There's almost certainly a broken solder joint or a loose connection somewhere that's bypassing the effect of that pot. It wouldn't have to be the pot itself though, there could be something upstream or downstream from it in the circuit that's breaking the connection

I finally got some time and checked out the soldering on the PCB.

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Looks pretty good to me, although the R, G, and B labels are backwards on the underside of the PCB. The screen got very blue again today suddenly. Any other advice on what to check? I tried removing and reinserting the PCB's ribbon cable and it didn't fix it.

[vol.2]

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Looks pretty good to me, although the R, G, and B labels are backwards on the underside of the PCB.

How are the pots mislabeled? If you asked me to look at that picture, I would immediately point out that the pot labelled G-GAIN looks like a cold solder joint. Look carefully at the dark ring visible on the top side of the pin. I have circled it here:

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In any case, if you have not already done so, go over every single joint with a soldering iron and add a tiny bit more solder to refresh it. Chances are it's something hard to see. Don't just do the pots, also do the solder joints on connectors; they get plugged and unplugged, so there is stress on the joints. Very old solder becomes brittle with time and heat, and there may be stresses inside on the joints like the weight of components and the bowing of PCBs for various reasons

If you do all that and it's still wonky, remove the pots and measure the resistance while moving the pot from side to side and make sure there aren't any significant dead spots. Often times, there develops a wear spot in the general area that the color balance is most correct, and the pots will start to act hinky in that area. If that's the case, you can try swapping the pots around to see if the problem color changes. The Gain pots should all be the same resistance, but you can confirm that when you measure them.

If all of that proves that the pots are good and the solder it okay, then it may be the output transistors on the guns or something. It's hard to say; at that point you have to go on a troubleshooting hunt, and it can take awhile for the problem to appear. Hopefully, you at least have something like a cheap component tester to check if transistors are at least showing up as probably good. The really bad thing here is that it's intermittent. That means you could have a component that will test okay, but will start to break under load and/or heat

Still, my money is on cold solder joints giving you issues. If it's not the pots, it's probably something else in the path of the blue gun

[SGGG2]

Can you swap the optical assembly between a model 1 and 2 Saturn?

[VEGETA]

Hello,

I wanted to ask about Superguns and their power supply for home arcade setup.

Exactly, how much power is needed? I saw 12v and 5v are required and some require -5v but low amp. A famous PSU shows 12v 4A and 5v 16A, is it that much of power consumption monster? powering just one arcade board of course.

[vol.2]

Can you swap the optical assembly between a model 1 and 2 Saturn?

I think you can. IIRC, they are the same machine and the big differences are cosmetic things like the case of the 2 is a single piece of plastic and it's cheaper. If you don't get a more definitive answer from someone here, I think that someone over on https://www.reddit.com/r/SegaSaturn/ can tell you.

[TheRetroCarrot]

Anybody have a service manual for a Toshiba cz27v51? Looking for a breakdown of the service menu options and unfortunately can't find one online at all.

Chassis number is TAC 9911. One thing in particular is the WID option, which seems to be for horizontal size? However this seemingly does absolutely nothing, this set has by far the best geometry I've ever seen on any CRT, and I've adjusted absolutely nothing. However without being able to add some overscan a lot of systems will have some black bars on the side which is a shame.

[wwse]

Finally got the Sony BKM-10R controller for my BVM D24. All the buttons and knobs work, but for some reason the button backlight does not light up. Has anyone encountered such a problem?

[Angry Hina]

Is there any television recommendation thread? Iam searching for an UHD flat screen with very little input lag and with many video input ports like RGB, component and VGA. midsize would be enough. Any advice?

[vol.2]

Is there any television recommendation thread? Iam searching for an UHD flat screen with very little input lag and with many video input ports like RGB, component and VGA. midsize would be enough. Any advice?

Nothing specifically like that here no. I've seen various threads over the years discussion input lag on flat panels and such, but people don't gravitate towards overly generalized topics like that in this forum. The Hardware section tends to be more used for specific troubleshooting, and to discuss signal path solutions including scaling.

You will probably get some suggestions if you persist, but I think you'll get more bang for you buck if you take your question to reddit. It's a lot easier to crowdsource opinions like that there because there's so many people looking for that kind of thing

[orange808]

Is there any television recommendation thread? Iam searching for an UHD flat screen with very little input lag and with many video input ports like RGB, component and VGA. midsize would be enough. Any advice?

Start with a Retrotink4k. Next, investigate the reviews on new panels and buy one.

[bobrocks95]

Would not expect any 4K TV to have anything more than HDMI and *maybe* composite. Haven't seen VGA on a TV in like 15 years or component in 5-10.

[orange808]

For further clarification, we don't buy video processors for our gaming needs to be elitists. They aren't shelf queens. We don't buy them to post pics on the forum. Spending a lot of money is never fun.

We buy them to get our legacy game machines working properly on modern UHD 4k displays. They are a product of frustration with display manufacturers.

If the displays handled everything properly, the Retrotink4k wouldn't have a market. We got where we are because the displays don't do the job all by themselves.

[tongshadow]

Is there any television recommendation thread? Iam searching for an UHD flat screen with very little input lag and with many video input ports like RGB, component and VGA. midsize would be enough. Any advice?

If you dont mind FHD, you want a Plasma TV, preferably a Plasma Monitor. You dont need UHD for retrogaming.

[orange808]

Opinions on plasma displays vary. I'll leave it at that.

[ldeveraux]

For further clarification, we don't buy video processors for our gaming needs to be elitists. They aren't shelf queens. We don't buy them to post pics on the forum. Spending a lot of money is never fun.

Speak for yourself as I've seen people on Reddit have a very different opinion. Some of them have far more money than sense.

[vol.2]

I think that orange's point is that this particular forum tends to cater to hobbyists who are serious and are looking for solutions to bad quality upscaling, not that the general world of retro gaming isn't filled with people who simply collect video game stuff to display on the wall or whatever, because it absolutely is. The reason I gravitated towards Shmups in the first place was that people seemed to be more serious about the hobby here in general

[ldeveraux]

I suppose this is the right place for this question then: I only browse Shmups on the web and it's infuriating that nobody quotes. What app are you folks using to browse that eliminates the need for quoting and lets you actually understand the flow of discussions?

[Dochartaigh]

I suppose this is the right place for this question then: I only browse Shmups on the web and it's infuriating that nobody quotes. What app are you folks using to browse that eliminates the need for quoting and lets you actually understand the flow of discussions?

Don't quite know what you mean. I'm quoting you right above, and 2x posts above ours another person uses quotes...10x (now 11x) of them on this page alone.

[GojiFan90]

I have been out of the loop for a long time now, so apologies in advance for my lack of up to date knowledge. I haven't been keeping up with the retro scaler scene since the Framemeister days but having finally purged all my CRTs I am in need of a competent scaler for my remaining consoles. I game on a 1080p monitor and do not necessarily need 4K compatibility. I do need something with analog inputs. Having done some cursory research it appears the best options for my use case would be either an OSSC pro or a Retrotink 5x pro. The Morph and Tink 4K seem like overkill (the Morph only has digital input anyway). At this point in time should I just get the Tink 5x or would an OSSC pro be a more future proof investment? They are both at roughly the same price point.

[Angry Hina]

Thanks for the replies

Is there any television recommendation thread? Iam searching for an UHD flat screen with very little input lag and with many video input ports like RGB, component and VGA. midsize would be enough. Any advice?

Start with a Retrotink4k. Next, investigate the reviews on new panels and buy one.

I have an OSSC to begin with but the Ports and displaying topic is just one of two. Doesnt these panels differ in terms of their input lag as well?

If you dont mind FHD, you want a Plasma TV, preferably a Plasma Monitor. You dont need UHD for retrogaming.

my new tv isnt just for retro gaming of course. I alos want to play Armored Core 6 and others

Would not expect any 4K TV to have anything more than HDMI and *maybe* composite. Haven't seen VGA on a TV in like 15 years or component in 5-10.

My Samsung flat screen is kinda old, I know and I know most dont have many ports but I thought there must be some for usp alone...

[bobrocks95]

Thanks for the replies

Is there any television recommendation thread? Iam searching for an UHD flat screen with very little input lag and with many video input ports like RGB, component and VGA. midsize would be enough. Any advice?

Start with a Retrotink4k. Next, investigate the reviews on new panels and buy one.

I have an OSSC to begin with but the Ports and displaying topic is just one of two. Doesnt these panels differ in terms of their input lag as well?

If you dont mind FHD, you want a Plasma TV, preferably a Plasma Monitor. You dont need UHD for retrogaming.

my new tv isnt just for retro gaming of course. I alos want to play Armored Core 6 and others

Would not expect any 4K TV to have anything more than HDMI and *maybe* composite. Haven't seen VGA on a TV in like 15 years or component in 5-10.

My Samsung flat screen is kinda old, I know and I know most dont have many ports but I thought there must be some for usp alone...

Easier to upgrade your scaler later than the TV. I'd figure out your budget for a nice modern panel, try your OSSC, and see if you want to spend more after that.

[Dochartaigh]

I have been out of the loop for a long time now, so apologies in advance for my lack of up to date knowledge. I haven't been keeping up with the retro scaler scene since the Framemeister days but having finally purged all my CRTs I am in need of a competent scaler for my remaining consoles. I game on a 1080p monitor and do not necessarily need 4K compatibility. I do need something with analog inputs. Having done some cursory research it appears the best options for my use case would be either an OSSC pro or a Retrotink 5x pro. The Morph and Tink 4K seem like overkill (the Morph only has digital input anyway). At this point in time should I just get the Tink 5x or would an OSSC pro be a more future proof investment? They are both at roughly the same price point.

I think Tink 4K is still worth it, because a new model isn't going to come out for a very long time most likely, and you'll probably get a 4K+ resolution screen at some point. From the videos I've watched the CRT filters are pretty great, and they NEED that 4K resolution to do them correctly (1080p doesn't have enough pixels).

[GojiFan90]

I have been out of the loop for a long time now, so apologies in advance for my lack of up to date knowledge. I haven't been keeping up with the retro scaler scene since the Framemeister days but having finally purged all my CRTs I am in need of a competent scaler for my remaining consoles. I game on a 1080p monitor and do not necessarily need 4K compatibility. I do need something with analog inputs. Having done some cursory research it appears the best options for my use case would be either an OSSC pro or a Retrotink 5x pro. The Morph and Tink 4K seem like overkill (the Morph only has digital input anyway). At this point in time should I just get the Tink 5x or would an OSSC pro be a more future proof investment? They are both at roughly the same price point.

I think Tink 4K is still worth it, because a new model isn't going to come out for a very long time most likely, and you'll probably get a 4K+ resolution screen at some point. From the videos I've watched the CRT filters are pretty great, and they NEED that 4K resolution to do them correctly (1080p doesn't have enough pixels).

Thanks, the Tink is honestly what I am leaning more towards at the moment. The OSSC has VGA, but honestly I would only use that for Dreamcast and I have a SCART cable for my DC so VGA is not a must for me. The Tink has SVID which many don't care about but I play a lot of N64 games so it is definitely a plus in the Tink's favor for me. The OSSC pro seems like a really nice device with a lot of potential but it just seems incomplete at this point.

[orange808]

Thanks, the Tink is honestly what I am leaning more towards at the moment. The OSSC has VGA, but honestly I would only use that for Dreamcast and I have a SCART cable for my DC so VGA is not a must for me. The Tink has SVID which many don't care about but I play a lot of N64 games so it is definitely a plus in the Tink's favor for me. The OSSC pro seems like a really nice device with a lot of potential but it just seems incomplete at this point.

For what it's worth, the Tink4k accepts RGB on the HD-15/DE-15 input. You can send VGA as RGBHV on that input and many other signals (as well). So, there is a standard "VGA" input on the Tink4k.

Don't sleep on the potential of high frame rate output and blur reduction at 1080p. 1080p/240Hz has advantages.

[GojiFan90]

Thanks, the Tink is honestly what I am leaning more towards at the moment. The OSSC has VGA, but honestly I would only use that for Dreamcast and I have a SCART cable for my DC so VGA is not a must for me. The Tink has SVID which many don't care about but I play a lot of N64 games so it is definitely a plus in the Tink's favor for me. The OSSC pro seems like a really nice device with a lot of potential but it just seems incomplete at this point.

For what it's worth, the Tink4k accepts RGB on the HD-15/DE-15 input. You can send VGA as RGBHV on that input and many other signals (as well). So, there is a standard "VGA" input on the Tink4k.

Don't sleep on the potential of high frame rate output and blur reduction at 1080p. 1080p/240Hz has advantages.

I appreciate that info. The HFR is a tempting feature, but at twice the price the Tink 4K is simply not in my budget at this time. I think for the features it offers Mike is charging a fair price for that unit but again I simply don't have enough disposable income to justify it when I am 1080p only at this time. Thanks!

[ldeveraux]

I suppose this is the right place for this question then: I only browse Shmups on the web and it's infuriating that nobody quotes. What app are you folks using to browse that eliminates the need for quoting and lets you actually understand the flow of discussions?

Don't quite know what you mean. I'm quoting you right above, and 2x posts above ours another person uses quotes...10x (now 11x) of them on this page alone.

Right above my question, responded to and not quoted. The point is that I was told ages ago why some people refuse to quote, saying there was no need as it's organized properly in whatever app they use.

[Dochartaigh]

I suppose this is the right place for this question then: I only browse Shmups on the web and it's infuriating that nobody quotes. What app are you folks using to browse that eliminates the need for quoting and lets you actually understand the flow of discussions?

Don't quite know what you mean. I'm quoting you right above, and 2x posts above ours another person uses quotes...10x (now 11x) of them on this page alone.

Right above my question, responded to and not quoted. The point is that I was told ages ago why some people refuse to quote, saying there was no need as it's organized properly in whatever app they use.

I'll stay tuned if there is something cool like that! (and from a desktop computer as I don't use a phone for the forum). Generally speaking though, if there's nothing referenced in their phone I don't see how it would automatically know who they're replying to...

[ldeveraux]

Don't quite know what you mean. I'm quoting you right above, and 2x posts above ours another person uses quotes...10x (now 11x) of them on this page alone.

Right above my question, responded to and not quoted. The point is that I was told ages ago why some people refuse to quote, saying there was no need as it's organized properly in whatever app they use.

I'll stay tuned if there is something cool like that! (and from a desktop computer as I don't use a phone for the forum). Generally speaking though, if there's nothing referenced in their phone I don't see how it would automatically know who they're replying to...

Exactly. When people respond but do not quote, I don't get a notification. I could very easily miss that comment. Not that I'm important, but that's not the point...

[Josh128]

I admit, Im very guilty of that here (see what I did there?).

[Angry Hina]

But if you want to quote several things in one post, it gets a bit tricky or am I missing something?