Was I on the Right Track?

[1magus]

Hi, I have been trying to figure out how to get my older stuff to look normal or maybe good on my HDTV. Specifically my Sega Saturn (I use an S - Video cable) and my Genesis Model 2 + 32X + Sega CD (Composite). They look bad, I mean text is muddy and barely readable unless your right in front of it. So I found this site: http://retrogaming.hazard-city.de/ and... I'm still very much confused on what to do. You see I was all set to order a Scart to HDMI converter box, then I was going to get the required cables for my machines. That's where things got quite confusing. First off a bunch of people, including the author of the retrogaming hazard page said that buying a cheap chinese box was a bad, bad idea. So for now I did cancel my order which never shipped anyway. Second off I noticed that some people wanted a Scart Japanese cable over a European one, I'm still not sure if they are any different? I also noticed for Scart (which I think is the same as RGB?) would need a new cable to connect my 32X in as well.

 

Then things just got more confusing from there, keep in mind I just want my Sega Genesis + 32X + SegaCD and my Sega Saturn to look good on my HDTV. The Deinterlacing page is a nightmare, I barely understand it too. I know scanlines are there to do something, but I don't know what. Everyone I talk to keeps saying get the XRGB - Mini. That's expensive! Also so far no one (not even that deinterlacing page) has shown me a clear difference from the XRGB and something cheap.

 

The guy from the page mentioned I should try and find a cheap iScan HD or HD+ or if I spend a little more a cheaper used XRGB unit. Does anyone here know what I'm talking about? Can anyone offer any advice? Should I just try and find a cheap solution or would that make it worse?

Edited February 9, 2014 by 1magus