Received the Highspeedido HDMI mod in the mail. Results are quite good considering the price. I would recommend it for those who are looking for a cheaper alternative to the PixelFx kits. Obviously not as feature rich and it could just be me, but the image appears a bit 'softer'. You can decide for yourself as I have a screen capture of the output below
Just fresh from installing the HDMI kit for the Dreamcast, the same group releases another kit, this time for the PS2 Slim. I already have a Retro Gem installed in my personal PS2, but I am certainly going to put aside a console and give one of these a whirl. Only thing I can see just from my brief glance at the product page on Ali is it does not have 5.1 audio, which does not worry me but maybe might be enough for some people to give it a pass. Still, $80AUD compared to over $300AUD for the Retro gem once you factor in shipping it will be interesting to see how it performs. It won't be as feature rich of course, but I honestly have not used many of the features available on the Retro Gem, so this may be a very good alternative for those that don't want to spend the money or are on a budget.
It seems that a missed this late last year, but apparently Noctua have released a new 60mm fan. This is significant because it will fit in the FAT ps2s without having to 3d print a whole new back panel, you instead just need to print a mount for inside the case. I have personally never been a fan(no pun intended) of fan mods in general. But if I was to consider one, this would be on the radar for sure
A new HDMI mod for the Sega Dreamcast was released a few months ago. It only goes for about $65AUD on Aliexpress. I have been putting it through its paces for the last month and whilst it has pretty bare bones options in the OSD, the picture quality is excellent and is certainly an upgrade over analog RGB. If you bear in mind the low cost, this is a great option for those that want the ability to plug there Dreamcast into their modern display using a HDMI cable whilst having a very nice picture.
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