OSSC Recommendations

[Rochabian]

Originally Posted by amigatime

I was tempted with this one because it's on Amazon Prime, and reviews suggest it's a quality unit. However, VGP includes the Kaico in its disapproval of 'bootleg' versions. This should perhaps be taken with a pinch of salt as the Kaico brand is competition, after all:

https://videogameperfection.com/2019...bootleg-osscs/

I don't see any lack of quality in my KAICO version, the PCB is fine, no bottom sticker asking for VGP support, and the RGB/Ypbr inputs are well inserted, no PCB bending.
It has exactly the same finish as you can see from the VGP pictures.
Perhaps they have sold cheap chinese version at a time but mine was bought in august 2019. So perhaps i've been lucky, but for me it's not a low quality one

EDIT : I've bought it from the KAICO seller, not other third party seller who sell KAICO models

[reno]

I also have the KAICO version, no specific complaints.

But an issue that's probably here with all OSSCs : some games / demos switch resolutions and that causes my monitor on the HDMI side to lose sync for 1-2 seconds, which means black screen + sound getting cut off.

For example Andromeda - Nexus 7 does that, and I haven't found a workaround. Also using the OSSC with my Amstrad 6128+ and getting the same problem with some demos.

I wish the OSSC could somehow smooth this out.

[Retro-Nerd]

1-2 seconds resolution switch is pretty good. The Framemeister usually takes 3-5 seconds and more. The length of the delay also depends on your TV/monitor devices. Some switches faster than others.

[reno]

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

1-2 seconds resolution switch is pretty good. The Framemeister usually takes 3-5 seconds and more. The length of the delay also depends on your TV/monitor devices. Some switches faster than others.

Old thread but I had never replied to this : The sound also drops out for a few seconds, which completely ruins demos and many games.

What really bugs me is that cheap 20€/£ SCART-HDMI adapters don't have this problem !

It's not like the OSSC needs to immediately switch the *output* resolution when the *input* drops or changes : why doesn't it just output a black image at the same resolution until the input syncs again ?