ldeveraux wrote:Does the Retrotink only output HDMI? Not really the direction I'm looking to go.
Yes, the RT2X only outputs HDMI, as its primary intention is for allowing SD sources using composite, S-Video, and YPbPr component to be used on modern, HDMI-only displays; however, it can be paired with something like a Portta HDMI to VGA converter (These supposedly do not crush blacks like the cheaper, smaller adapters) for RGBHV output, which is very useful when trying to use S-Video and composite sources with an OSSC (without having to find a unicorn in the wild, like a Kramer FC-4044/FC-4040). The RT2X can additionally be set to a pass-through mode for 15kHz output.
Unfortunately, you'd need yet another device or cable with a sync combiner (Like an Extron RGB interface) and probably also a passive BNC or VGA to SCART adapter in order to get RGBS over SCART.
The cleanest implementation for decoding composite to RGB would have to be one of those unicorns, like the FC-4044, since there are no longer plain analogue RGB decoders on the market. You would connect the composite via an RCA to BNC adapter, then use a BNC to SCART adapter (possibly with one of those
inline attenuators; I don't recall if this thing outputs TTL or 75Ohm sync) for output directly to a SCART switch or TV or whatever.
If you want YPbPr component, you'd need something
like this, which appears to force scaling (it's not a plain transcoder); or something
like this, which tends to need disassembly and tweaking to get the colors right.