I cant speak to what may be different in version 2.1, but I have had the Otaku board (and the USB drive optical drive replacement) installed in my FZ-10 since 2013. It definitely produces a cleaner picture than the stock composite video, however the board version I have produced a much darker picture than normal. Its really my only complaint about it. If the brightness issue is solved in Otakus new board, then it might not be a bad solution.