Rany Battikh

RetroTINK-2X Pro Firmware Update v1.1

Posted on by Rany Battikh

Mike Chi, creator of the RetroTINK line of products just announced the release of the first official firmware update for his latest Composite-S-Video-Component video line-doubler, the RetroTINK-2X Pro.

Purchase all RetroTINK Products via multiple vendors worldwide here:  https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink.html

A whole slew of preset functionalities have been tweaked around/improved with the new update such as filters and picture sharpness. James-F is credited by Mike for being the main developer and tester for firmware v1.1; here’s what adopters of the RetroTINK-2X Pro are getting with this latest release:

  • Improved sharpness on all input modes via tweaked filters.
  • Improved format detection and switching for PAL60, PAL-M, NTSC4.43 (modified consoles).
  • Smooth more is SMOOTHER.
  • Blocky mode is slightly sharper.
  • Added LED flicker to indicate new format detection.
  • Tweaked Composite Luma sharpness per format color subcarrier.
  • Tweaked Composite PAL Chroma comb filter to remove interleaved chroma lines.
  • Added Composite high resolution Chroma mode (manually enabled, not saved after power down, see manual).
  • Improved Color Bars displaying stability in free run.
  • Auto-detection of DVI only monitors at power up via EDID, indicated by Blue LED at power up.
  • Manual DVI mode (see manual).
  • Re-centered image vertically by 1 pixel.
  • Output mode changed to RGB444 from YCbCr 422, which had previously caused color fidelity issues on some TVs with respect to the Classic.

Unlike the Classic edition of the RetroTINK-2X, which requires a PIC programmer and a TagConnect cable (around 65$ in total) for the user to perform a successful update, the Pro edition can be easily flashed to the latest firmware by interfacing it with the PC RetroTINK software, through the micro-USB port (see video tutorial below).

Check out Mike’s release notes and the step-by-step update instructions here: http://bit.ly/39zoAk2

Buy the RetroTINK2X-Pro here:  http://bit.ly/retrotink2xpro

For an excellent product overview, make sure to watch Ray Commend‘s video:

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