Do you have any issues changing from in game menus to the game play? I have component inputs on my TV but I get a blank blue screen for about 3 seconds when I switch from a menu or during the start of a cut scene. My work around is s-video to scart using an adapter but I'd rather use component cables but my TV doesn't like it
@@TimelordUK If its a modern LCD screen with component inputs, it can be a faulty connection from your Ps2 to your tv screen. But if the problem was on a crt, from my experience, is common on cheap crt tvs to go blank to a blue screen very briefly when displaying a high contrast (pure white) screen to a darker (black) screen. It seems to have something to do with voltage regulation from the flyback transformer. But if is happening on a lcd screen is more likely a faulty connector on the tv or the component cable.
I'm not sure if it's already in the main build of OPL but in a fork of it, it allows you to use exFAT filesystem on HDD/SSD which makes viewing and placing files more simple, also it removed the 2TB capacity limit so now you could theoretically speaking use a 144 PB (144000 TB) drives.
Yes. I just don't have a widescreen CRT anymore and I can't figure out how to display that properly through Retrotink 5x on modern TV, if even possible.
The PS2 looks excellent on a CRT via component. Although, if you're playing a RPG or a game with a lot of text, it can be a little hard to read the text in some games. I think in the software itself, it was possible minimize the jittering effect caused by interlacing but many developers didn't put in the extra leg work to utilize that. The menu in Shadow Hearts is an example of this jittering. The games still look stellar on a CRT, don't get me wrong, but modern displays with upscalers may have the edge in that case.
That's true. I'm not a big RPG guy myself anymore, I don't have the time anymore. In the 1990s, though, I played them a lot, and I don't recall it being that hard to read. I used RGB back then on typical consumer CRT. But my eyes were 30 years younger and hadn't witnessed fixed-resolution high-def displays yet.
If you're using a hard drive of 2tb or smaller capacity you can install FreeMCboot and OPL on the hard drive itself, so you don't need to have a dedicated FreeMCboot memory card.
Blueretro is another magical thing that will make your PS2 experience much better! It allows you to play with any modern gamepad, such as Dualsense/Dualshock or even XBOX controllers.
I put my PS2 games on a hdd a while back to show mercy on the struggling disc reader and it works ace. Making the FreeMcBoot card was easy enough following instructions on youtube. And I must say that I much prefer to play on my Samsung 55' than on my not so big crt that is to dark anyway but that I keep around because... nostalgia? The want for the Retrotink 4K is big. Emulation for the PS2 looks great but the games don't always run as well as on console and the not so sharp image of games played on the PS2 can be a bit nauseating/head ache inducing.
The nauseating thing is motion blur. Many ps2 games run below 30fps. I played and finished dozens of PS2 games (more than 40 titles) in quarantine for 2 years lol. The best system IMO. Still have many titles want to play.
Indeed. The big problem when emulating PS2 games is that some effects that were designed to show at low resolutions on CRT don't work very well when running on high resolution on modern display and can actually look as broken or just emulation error like GTA San Andreas's "haze" effect.
thank you for the video. but you mentioned there are ODE mods coming for the PS2? i was recently searching if there was any news about that and didn't see anything. is there one coming?
If I recall correctly, I read about it somewhere or heard it being talked about on UA-cam. There's a reason why I added it to the script of the video. I can't confirm anything as of now, but as things have progressed in the retro gaming hardware front, it's only a matter of time.
I'm all new scalers. Only thought emulation could do it. Lately I have been moving more to original hardware than emulation. This is coming from a guy that can emulate PS3 games at 4k. Anyways I have one question. What is a good scale for 720p HD TV? I used that TV mostly for PS3/360 but don't have room for a big CRT for my PS2 and Sega Genesis.
I'm assuming that what you ask is, "What is a good scaler for 720p HD TV?" I'd say Retrotink 5x, as shown in the video. The new 4K scaler is a complete waste on display like that UNLESS you want to dive into its more robust CRT "simulation" options. And, of course, you don't need a scaler to hook PS3/360 to it because they are good enough out of the box.
so how would i connect a ps2 to it? do i connect my ps2 component cables to the retrotink and than an hdmi cable to the retrotink thats connects to my lg cx oled tv?
Nothing but love for the PS2.
I play the Slim PS2 on my modern flatscreen tv with my Component to HDMI Converter.
Do you have any issues changing from in game menus to the game play? I have component inputs on my TV but I get a blank blue screen for about 3 seconds when I switch from a menu or during the start of a cut scene. My work around is s-video to scart using an adapter but I'd rather use component cables but my TV doesn't like it
@@TimelordUK Is your tv a crt or a flat panel?
@@jsr734 720p LCD flat screen
@@TimelordUK If its a modern LCD screen with component inputs, it can be a faulty connection from your Ps2 to your tv screen. But if the problem was on a crt, from my experience, is common on cheap crt tvs to go blank to a blue screen very briefly when displaying a high contrast (pure white) screen to a darker (black) screen. It seems to have something to do with voltage regulation from the flyback transformer. But if is happening on a lcd screen is more likely a faulty connector on the tv or the component cable.
I'm not sure if it's already in the main build of OPL but in a fork of it, it allows you to use exFAT filesystem on HDD/SSD which makes viewing and placing files more simple, also it removed the 2TB capacity limit so now you could theoretically speaking use a 144 PB (144000 TB) drives.
if not, google grimdoomer OPL for anybody interested
I think I read something about this a while ago. Definitely makes the file transfer process easier.
You know, Gran Turismo 3 supports proper anamorphic widescreen so you don´t have to play with stretched graphics, except for the game´s menus.
Yes. I just don't have a widescreen CRT anymore and I can't figure out how to display that properly through Retrotink 5x on modern TV, if even possible.
@@supersharpgamer i think Retrotink should have options for aspect ratio correction or something like that.
The PS2 looks excellent on a CRT via component. Although, if you're playing a RPG or a game with a lot of text, it can be a little hard to read the text in some games. I think in the software itself, it was possible minimize the jittering effect caused by interlacing but many developers didn't put in the extra leg work to utilize that. The menu in Shadow Hearts is an example of this jittering. The games still look stellar on a CRT, don't get me wrong, but modern displays with upscalers may have the edge in that case.
That's true. I'm not a big RPG guy myself anymore, I don't have the time anymore. In the 1990s, though, I played them a lot, and I don't recall it being that hard to read. I used RGB back then on typical consumer CRT. But my eyes were 30 years younger and hadn't witnessed fixed-resolution high-def displays yet.
If you're using a hard drive of 2tb or smaller capacity you can install FreeMCboot and OPL on the hard drive itself, so you don't need to have a dedicated FreeMCboot memory card.
Blueretro is another magical thing that will make your PS2 experience much better! It allows you to play with any modern gamepad, such as Dualsense/Dualshock or even XBOX controllers.
I put my PS2 games on a hdd a while back to show mercy on the struggling disc reader and it works ace. Making the FreeMcBoot card was easy enough following instructions on youtube. And I must say that I much prefer to play on my Samsung 55' than on my not so big crt that is to dark anyway but that I keep around because... nostalgia?
The want for the Retrotink 4K is big. Emulation for the PS2 looks great but the games don't always run as well as on console and the not so sharp image of games played on the PS2 can be a bit nauseating/head ache inducing.
The nauseating thing is motion blur. Many ps2 games run below 30fps. I played and finished dozens of PS2 games (more than 40 titles) in quarantine for 2 years lol. The best system IMO. Still have many titles want to play.
Indeed. The big problem when emulating PS2 games is that some effects that were designed to show at low resolutions on CRT don't work very well when running on high resolution on modern display and can actually look as broken or just emulation error like GTA San Andreas's "haze" effect.
How do you format HDD? Is it done through ulaunchelf
@@liamwhit4 I formatted the HDD on the pc with WINHIIP. Been a couple of years since I did it and may be other solutions now.
thank you for the video. but you mentioned there are ODE mods coming for the PS2? i was recently searching if there was any news about that and didn't see anything. is there one coming?
If I recall correctly, I read about it somewhere or heard it being talked about on UA-cam. There's a reason why I added it to the script of the video. I can't confirm anything as of now, but as things have progressed in the retro gaming hardware front, it's only a matter of time.
Of course i subscribed.
Thank you very much.
I'm all new scalers. Only thought emulation could do it. Lately I have been moving more to original hardware than emulation.
This is coming from a guy that can emulate PS3 games at 4k.
Anyways I have one question. What is a good scale for 720p HD TV? I used that TV mostly for PS3/360 but don't have room for a big CRT for my PS2 and Sega Genesis.
I'm assuming that what you ask is, "What is a good scaler for 720p HD TV?" I'd say Retrotink 5x, as shown in the video. The new 4K scaler is a complete waste on display like that UNLESS you want to dive into its more robust CRT "simulation" options. And, of course, you don't need a scaler to hook PS3/360 to it because they are good enough out of the box.
@@supersharpgamer Thank you for the reply. I just want scaler for my older consoles like PS2, Sega Genesis and Dreamcast.
so how would i connect a ps2 to it? do i connect my ps2 component cables to the retrotink and than an hdmi cable to the retrotink thats connects to my lg cx oled tv?
Connect the PS2 to the RetroTink via component cables. Connect the RetroTink to your TV via HDMI.
@@ians_parks thanks dude, i don’t see people showing how to set it up on youtube so i wanted to know how its done. thanks
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