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The original issue turned out to be a faulty power supply. While I wait for those fuses to come in figured I would replace the board caps and add the GEM.

    • @v1605OPMEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Just preventive maintenance. N64 caps aren’t prone to failure (since before the plague) but they are reaching 30 years old soon.

  • @DarthBuellerMEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Can you give a link to the mod parts you used?

      • @DarthBuellerMEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Thanks! One goal I have for this sub is for it to be a jumping off point for folks looking to learn about what’s out there. This extra info adds a lot to your post, rock on.

        • @v1605OPMEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          No problem. Also also leave this video here as well. It goes over the N64Digital install, which the soldering steps are exactly the same as the Gem. It’s a great resource for anyone looking to get into this type of soldering work.

          • @DarthBuellerMEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            Glad to have it. The N64Digital mod always seemed super shady insofar as they would only really make it available to a small group of installers. Seemed more of a $$ scheme than a mod that normies could get their hands on. So glad that there’s a real alternative now.

            How does the deblur GEM image quality compare to, say, upscaled s-video with deblur-patched ROMs? It’s hard to tel much of a difference when watching YouTube videos.

            • @v1605OPMEnglish
              2•1 year ago

              I guess I’m pretty fortunate, I was able to preorder the N64Digital in the first wave. Yeah the fact they can have a single board for multiple consoles should keep it in stock. I don’t actually can’t compare. I went straight from using a cheap hdmi adapter to learning to solder just so I could install the N64Digital. I can say it looks amazing and super clear. And the scan lines help games like Goldeneye (really helps the menu text be legible). If I had proper capture cards I would upload raw footage somewhere.