Printable View
I wanted to make a thread about the Famous K2195D model 2 Genesis systems. since i feel bad my model 2 has one, i wanted a thread were we could make up BS how great the video looks so we all don't feel so bad for owning one.
I was playing Sonic 3 tonight on mine and Super Thunder Blade, it looked fantastic the colors were vivid and clear.
oh yeah i have a genesis 2 with the ka2195d, it is clearly the best video encoder the sega genesis has to offer. anyone who says otherwise is obviously using an inferior model genesis
Wow! i totally agree, nice to have someone that thinks as i do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anhaedra
My buddy has 2 Model 2 Genesi that have the ka2195d, man it looks better than RGB.
Stop the elitism! The Samsung chip works just fine!
EDIT: The real problem with the Samsung MDs lies in the audio. Now THAT is terrible.
Really though, the Samsung video looks sharper, and doesn't have rainbow banding.
Same with the 32X video chip.
Don't feel bad.
I feel sort of stupid for running out and getting a Sony chip Genesis, just to low and behold have blurry video with rainbow banding.
I'm glad I still have my other Genesis.
I am sooo jealous of you Americans, we almost never got that chip here, why, that chip embodies Blast Processing in its rawest form! Uncomprehensible!
It really depends on the system, it varies... the CXA1145 tends to look a bit poor in model 2s compared to model 1s (saturated, dark, and a little more distorted), the CXA1645 can also look bad in some cases, at least on some TVs as betawolf found out (both a CXA1145 and 1645 looked worse than a K2195D Genesis he got -all were worse than a CXA1145 model 1 iirc), I think a VA4 model 2 he got was fine though. (those only have the 1645)
Sound can be fine too, the VA3 has the K2195 a fair amount of the time and has pretty decent sound, similar to the VA4.
The VA2 and 2.3 also have better sound, but the VA2 at least has off PSG volume, so that's an issue.
The Fujitsu MB3514 is arguably the best, sharper and cleaner than the CXA1145, but darker, and it's unclear exactly how it compares to the CXA1645 (ie if there are odd cases where it looks poor).
The other thing is that the K2195D isn't any good for modding.
The CXA1145 can be modded for improved composite video and S-video.
The CXA1645 and MB3514 are even simpler to s-video mod as they have built-in amps, and I think the MB3514 lacks the vertical bar chroma artifacts that the Sony chips are prone to.
Too bad the MB3514 is most common in PAL regions (on MD1 and 2s) with RGB often being a viable alternative there. (except cases like Australia, where it would indeed come in handy due to the lack of SCART in common use)
I looooooove how it's not opposite day in this thread.
I was soo jealous that my Genesis systems did have the Samsung K2195D chip, that I smashed them all. Dammit.
I feel so ashamed and inferior for not having a single machine with K2165D :(
You have no idea what you're missing. No idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by TmEE
Joe needs to lock this thread and bring out that banhammer. This elitist sh*t needs nipping in the bud!
Just take a look at 32X video.Quote:
Originally Posted by TmEE
It's almost the same. Just a bit better.
Yeah, I only realized recently that the KA2165D actually enhances RGB output by directly amplifying it with the Blast Processor... However it has the tendency to cause many non-Samsung brand TVs to explode from Blast Processing overload. :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by TmEE