I had been wanting to learn how to play the guitar for years, but laziness, i guess, kept me from it. I picked it up with moderate seriousness and am very greatful i did. I wish i would’ve started sooner.

  • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCAEnglish
    2•10 months ago

    I’m on my 3rd PS2 now. I think the last one I got from gamestop refurbished for $45. Usually cleaning the lens fixed them up when they’d break down, but this latest one hasn’t given me any trouble (I also haven’t played it much since I got a PS4 a couple years later). I’m really interested in those HDMI converters though. Are they device specific or are they just standard RCA to HDMI converters?

    I’ve got one of those old school sound receivers, but it kicks off a lot of heat. If I could pump everything through HDMIs, through a new receiver and then up to the TV, that might cool off our media room a lot. It’s like #30 on my “Stuff to Do” list.

    • @[email protected]
      2•10 months ago

      Currently the PS2 is using a generic composite video to HDMI that is powered by one of the PS2’s usb ports, and the Gamecube is using an EON GCHD Mk-II. The EON is made specifically for the Gamecube as it plugs directly into 2 ports on the back of the console, the video out and an auxiliary port for power. The Xbox will have a Stellar XboxHD+ kit, it is a bundle of the OS modchip and an HDMI converter. The mod that I am waiting for with the PS2 to replace the janky generic converter is a PixelFX Retro Gem.

      PixelFX is trying to make the Retro Gem to be one “size fits all.” Supposedly the board “will” work with any console, and they sell different wiring kits for PS1, PS2, and N64. Other consoles are in the works, and I think they almost have a kit for the Dreamcast ready? So I am really excited to try this out, even though it looks like one hell of a motherfucker to install.

      Edit: I should add that the Stellar and Retro Gem are internal and replace the original video out port on the console