Ciao! I’m Marco, a YouTube content creator on the channel MarcoRetro (MarcoRetro316). I am a hobbyist with a focus on CRT gaming (team RGB) and probably best known for my coverage on downscaling. Stop by my channel and check out the Downscaling Chronicles playlist to follow my journey into the forbidden 240p rabbit hole. I am on Instagram/Twitter (X) though I don’t frequent these platforms all too often, and the best way to reach me is in the YouTube comments or through mutual Discord servers.
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Micomsoft’s XRGB-3 may not be as highly regarded as it’s successor, the XRGB-Mini Framemeister, but firmware versions 2.1 and later had a feature that its little brother did not; a ‘Low Resolution’ mode that outputs 320×240 (240p), and 640×400 (mid-resolution). Several shmups forum members reported that the XRGB-3’s 240p output looked pretty bad and not […]
The Extron EDID Method is a novel and exclusive way to display HD video sources in 240p on a standard definition CRT. The Extron IN1606 and DVS 605 are 2 of several (or possibly many) compatible scalers that interface with the Product Configuration Software (PCS) to upload custom EDID.bin files to output 240p. My first attempt with […]
The Genius Box II, successor to the original Genius Box, was made and sold by MIMO Enterprise until their supply started to dry up around 2018. It is an upscaler AND downscaler that can handle a number of PC resolutions including XGA (1024×768) and 480p/VGA (640×480). Similar to the Ultracade uVC, its downscaling prowess may appeal […]
The Universal Video Converter (uVC) was actively supported by UltraCade Technologies between 2003-2005, and were intended for downscaling PC’s to a tri-sync arcade cabinet. They officially support the following resolutions: XGA (1024×768), SVGA (800×600) and VGA (640×480), and downscale to EGA (640×384, 24KHz) and CGA (640×240 15KHz ie 240p). The 640×480 input will likely be […]
The prestige of RGB has long been sought after by retro gamers. Unlike Europe and some other parts of the world, not all CRT TV’s had a factory RGB input. Thanks to the collective efforts of the CRT modding scene, there are loads of great resources on how to unlock this premium input signal. In […]
The RetroTink 4K received a significant update via Experimental Firmware Version 1.5.1 which adds some interesting features for downscaling: Menu now works in 240p output using temporal downscaling Added ability to generate interlaced output timings A custom modeline is required for interlaced output, where the vertical active size is the sum of both fields, and interlaced […]
The RetroTINK 4K is first and foremost an upscaler, and although possible, downscaling is not an officially supported or advertised feature. How well it downscales is dependant on the menu items intended for upscaling. Fortunately, downscaling (technically decimating) on the RetroTink 4K works well to restore integer-upscaled games that were drawn in 240p. So well in […]
This is a very interesting product that came out of left field… While the anticipated release date of the Analogue Pocket Dock+DAC support has come and gone, developer RndMnkIII fills the void with an unofficial digital to analog converter (DAC) that does not even require the Dock. The Analogizer-FPGA plugs into the Analogue Pocket’s Gameboy […]
