The kit costs 160 bucks. An old XBOX costs 60. You must really mean it seriously when applying this mod.
HDMI For The Original Xbox
Submitted 8 months ago by DannyMac@lemmy.world to retrogaming@lemmy.world
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/hdmi-for-the-original-xbox/
echo64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
these digital out devices for old systems are great, I’ve a few. but also since the retrotink 5x came out, I’ve just defaulted to running everything through that
great for archival work and probably streamers/video creators, maybe less useful for the general retro enthusiast these days
xyzzy@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Yeah, this is convenient for not having to swap cables, but for pure image quality it’s almost certainly better to just run these through a good RetroTINK with upscaling. I bought a (somewhat pricey) Dreamcast HDMI mod that I’ve yet to install, but may just end up using a RetroTINK 4K instead, once that’s released.
But I’m still tempted.
echo64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
for pure image quality it’s actually much better. it’s a digital -> digital system, so tapping the digital video data before it hits the ADC. if you want a pin-sharp, perfect representation of what a console produces. then these digital->digital hdmi mods are how you do that.
if you want something that feels more authentic and doesn’t require you to mod all your consoles - retrotink 5x is the way to go