Enhance Retro Gaming with GBSC Upscaler & RGB Cable Hacks

Discover expert tips for modifying your RGB cables and elevating your gaming setup to the next level.

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00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Test Setup
00:55 - Exclusions
01:30 - PCBWAY
02:01 - NES
04:29 - SNES
05:37 - N64
06:30 - Cable Issues
09:02 - schematic
15:00 - GameCube
17:13 - Wii
20:12 - Master system
21:57 - Mega Drive
24:38 - Saturn
26:28 - Dreamcast
28:44 - Outro

[hi_tech_reptiles]

I use a DIY GBSC for most things, scaling to 480p on a VGA monitor from component. I havent bothered adding SCART RGB, as I dont do much Nintendo tho i should. Mostly Saturn, PS2, etc. Some of the newer prebuilt GBSCs are tempting! Low cost scaling and HDMI etc output, and with an SVideo input i dont think id need to convert most to component which for some things can be annoying.

[syncmonism]

The RGB mod for earlier versions of the N64 is relatively inexpensive and easy to install (I think there may be more than one cheap RGB mod you can do, but I assume they're all very similar to each other). The RGB mods that will work with any version of the N64 are expensive and a lot more difficult to install.

However, if you include the cost of labor to get someone else to RGB mod your N64, even the cheap one is going to be relatively expensive, I guess.

[ColtPython]

7:20 I have the same problem. My japanese N64 doesn't sync on composite (but at the beginning yes, I dont know why not now...) and I modded the cable to sync on luma.

[javierramfer]

Good video mate do you know how to make a ps2 s-video cable?

[carlington]

Hey! In your previous GBSC video you mentioned a different composite to vga converter. I wonder why you finally used a different converter in this video. Is there any notable difference? Which one would you recommend?

[TrondRune]

So composite to vga to gbs-c is shit? Is there any other way to use composite on the gbs-c?

[lukasrgl]

Interessting Video and thank you very much that you tested this! Can you pass Component straight through without scaling? (I'm thinking here about the Wii with Component cables, 480p to VGA 480p for my VGA Crt Monitor...)

[OtavioBR]

which VGA cable did you use on the dreamcast? I heard reports that vertical synchronization causes problems with the gbsc (model shown in the video), but you used it normally. I bought the vga cable from the retroscaler itself, which also supplies gbsc.

[frostry]

The gbs control seems enticing for my ps2, xbox, and wii setup, but I'm hesitant becuase of how bad composite console like NES look on the gbs control. @RetroUpgrade do you think I should invest in a retrotink or ossc to future proof my setup or should I buy the gbs control for my current setup. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated!

[SethyrnStephenson]

Does the gbsc output in limited RGB? Or Full RGB?

[rancid_]

Could you do a downscale video to 240p?

[hapihap]

using the gbs all wrong, not intended for use with composite, especially using a cheap converter, in most cases from this video your better of just using a svideo cable and a retro tink 2x clone to get hdmi, composite and scalers dont mix well, garbage in =garbage out, you can polish a turd but it still stinks