Should I buy the OSSC, or the Super NT?

[roadkill]

Fair point, there's nothing wrong with the real hardware SNES I have now. It would make more sense to just simply hook it up to the OSSC along with my Genesis 32X hardware. Even if the 32X has S-Video, the SNES has it also anyway, and I can use S-Video on my CRT TV for whenever I'd like to play on it instead.

Thanks for all the replies. Everyone has pretty much said the OSSC is the better buy

I'd still like to get the SD2SNES someday as well

[cyburg]

Definitely OSSC. You can use any 240p console with it and it will all be real hardware. That's 4+ consoles you can use vs just one Super NT. RGB cables aren't that expensive either and they are online, what do you mean you "don't feel like having to go out and buy a RGB cable for my Genesis"

[roadkill]

I have another question about the OSSC. So it's highest upscale resolution output is 720p correct? Will that introduce any lag on a native 1080p HDTV? When I set my Hi-Def NES to 720p on my HDTV, I notice it does get a tad bit more lag. So will it have a bit more lag than the Super NT at 1080p? Or does it truly have zero lag?

[Devil N]

How much lag you get is entirely dependent on your TV. The OSSC has the same amount of latency (one scanline) no matter which upscale resolution you use. Your TV of course might apply a bunch of image filters which can add lag, so the best thing to do is set it to Game Mode (assuming it has one) and disable/reduce any remaining noise reduction, sharpening or frame interpolation filters. That way you also get the purest, best looking image.

The OSSC does go higher than 720p actually. With a 240p input signal you can output in 240p (passthru), 480p (Line2x), 720p (Line3x), 1280x960 (Line4x), 1080p (Line5x) or 1600x1200 (Line5x) resolutions. Unfortunately 1080p isn't a perfect upscale because 1080 isn't an exact multiple of 240, so you get some cropping at the top and bottom of the screen. Personally I prefer to use Line3x mode to get 720p because it just works, it looks perfectly fine and it doesn't have any noticeable impact on lag on my LG Full HD TV.

[roadkill]

How much lag you get is entirely dependent on your TV. The OSSC has the same amount of latency (one scanline) no matter which upscale resolution you use. Your TV of course might apply a bunch of image filters which can add lag, so the best thing to do is set it to Game Mode (assuming it has one) and disable/reduce any remaining noise reduction, sharpening or frame interpolation filters. That way you also get the purest, best looking image.

The OSSC does go higher than 720p actually. With a 240p input signal you can output in 240p (passthru), 480p (Line2x), 720p (Line3x), 1280x960 (Line4x), 1080p (Line5x) or 1600x1200 (Line5x) resolutions. Unfortunately 1080p isn't a perfect upscale because 1080 isn't an exact multiple of 240, so you get some cropping at the top and bottom of the screen. Personally I prefer to use Line3x mode to get 720p because it just works, it looks perfectly fine and it doesn't have any noticeable impact on lag on my LG Full HD TV.

Thank you !

[cleeg]

Anyone able to get PAL PS1 games to run on FW0.8? I can by adjusting 288p adv. timing V active to 300, but only on FW0.7.

[StuOhQ]

I'd go with an OSSC, but the Super NT is also mighty tempting. Get yourself some more consoles and the OSSC is a no-brainer.