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📺 Discovering lost pixel art from retro games with real hardware and avdanced upscaling! 🖥 Capture Card: Live Gamer 4K GC573 Main @WobblingP Account🛑👇

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Long time no see.👀Here is a classic one. SNES 1CHIP with Borti RGB mod Both upscaled to 4k 1. Retrotink 4K CE: Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF 2. Retrotink 4K CE: JVC CRT TV profile by@kurohouou: Off-screen photo of an OLED LG C9 | HDR ON
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In anticipation of the Tink4K launch, here are some examples of the CRT Emulation profiles you will have access to on day 1 @retrotink2
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Some of you asked for a Retrotink 4K CRT mask vs real CRT comparison. Here it is.🥹
Replying to @kurohouou
One more pic, this one using the D93 CSC color mapping, simply amazing!!
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Everyone likes Mega Man! ...but what about Mega Man Sharp vs Mega Man CRT Pixels? 👀 Mega Man X4 Sega Saturn Console Hardware Retrotink 4K (scaler) settings Both upscaled to 4k 1. Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF 2. Photo of an OLED LG C9: Hi Res Dot Mask | HDR ON #RETROGAMING
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I tried to capture the output with CRT mask enabled via capture card but the result doesn't even come close to how good it looks like on an OLED TV🥹 Retrotink 4K (scaler) settings Upscaled to 4k 1. Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF 2. Photo of an OLED LG C9: CRT Mask: A Grille RYB | HDR ON
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What a day and NIGHT difference.😳Look at these subpixels! That's not the PS1 version btw.🙃 Castlevania SotN Demo Sega Mega Drive hardware Retrotink 4K (scaler) settings: 1. 4K Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF 2. Photo of an OLED LG C9: Triad Coarse RGB | Soft Scaling | HDR ON #Sega
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Here is one example with higher CRT mask intensity👇 Marvel S.H. vs. Street Fighter #Playstation Retrotink 4K (scaler) settings: 1. 4K sharp Pixels | HDR OFF (capture card color compression!) 2. Photo of an OLED LG C9: Slot Mask RGB with higher intensity | HDR ON
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CRT TV? Nope.👀 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past♥️ #SNES console hardware! Both RGBS & 4K upscaled by Retrotink 4K (scaler) with settings: Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF (capture card color compression limitations!) Photo of an OLED LG C9: A Grille Coarse RGB (modified) | HDR ON
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When circles look like circles. Rayman's shirt and eyes 👀 Rayman #SegaSaturn (Real Hardware) Both RGBS and 4K upscaled by Retrotink 4k with settings: Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF (capture card chroma subsampling limitations!) Photo of an OLED LG C9: A Grille RYB | HDR ON
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Bonus pic (zoom)
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Today no sharp pixels image because my scart switch is about to die. 🤡 Super Mario Kart #SNES 1Chip Real console hardware connected via Retrotink 4K Photo of an OLED LG C9: RGB | Consumer Trinitron | HDR ON
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I fixed the problem with my scart switch. So next time sharp pixel image will be included :)
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My first attempt to "recreate" Composite but using RGB with Retrotink 4k settings: soft upscaling to 4k, blur (LPF) filter and red bleed. Zero Tolerance #SegaGenesis (Real Hardware) - Triple Bypass Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF Photo of an OLED LG C9: PVM600 Mask/Scanlines | HDR ON
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Here is Retrotink 5x but with Composite (right image) xitter.gq/5Xpixels/status/152805…
The grey pixels on his face makes no sense to you? The devs thought otherwise😋Subtle shading transitions. Zero Tolerance - 1994 #SegaGenesis - RGB Triple Bypass #Retrotink5x PRO 1) 1440p | RGB | Sharp Pixels 2) 1440p | Composite | PVM600 Scanlines #retrogaming #retrogames
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There are no words to describe this classic beauty. ♥️ Both images show the result of Retrotink 4k capabilities. No PS1 emulator and no CRT TV! Castlevania SoTN #PlayStation Screenshot: RGB | Sharp Pixels Photo of an OLED LG C9: Composite | Consumer Trinitron (modified) | HDR ON
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What a night and day difference dependig on the Retrotink 4K settings you apply!🥹 Check out the blending of the background & dithering Final Fantasy VII #PlayStation RGB 4K Screenshot: Sharp Pixels x9 integer scale | HDR OFF Photo of an OLED LG C9: Consumer Trinitron | HDR ON
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Retrotink 4k provides a tremendous number of ways to configure CRT mask & scanlines you love. Here is one from my childhood🥰 Sonic the Hedgehog #SegaGenesis RGB & 4K upscaled 1) Screenshot | Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF 2) Off-screen photo: Consumer TV Slot Mask (customized) | HDR ON
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The chroma sampling in the screenshot is related to my capture card not Retrotink 4k. The off-screen photo is of an OLED LG C9.
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Sorry for the waiting guys! Mike provided me the newest Retrotink 4K and I am blown away by the CRT-Masks & scanlines! 🥹 What do you think? Mario Kart 64 #N64 1) Screenshot | 4k | RGB | Sharp Pixels | HDR OFF 2) Off-screen photo: 4k | RGB | Slot Mask (customized) | HDR ON
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