Skippy B. Coyote Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Cue the dramatic music, it's holy grail time! From what I've been told the exceedingly rare Sega Genesis Model 2 Revision VA4 offers by far the best picture and sound quality of any Model 2 Genesis system. After spending some time trying it out tonight I can safely say that statement is 100% accurate. The picture and sound are both definitely on par with my Sega Genesis Model 1 High-Def VA6 system and just a joy to behold. There's none of the color oversaturation or blurry pixels that I used to put up with from my old Model 2 VA3 system, everything just looks sharp and clean and the sound quality is wonderful to boot. I'm really looking forward to setting this puppy up with a 32X and Sega CD Model 2 and seeing what it can do! Edited March 26, 2019 by Jin 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Great picture book! It could have more written details , but pictures are just the best. https://www.amazon.com/Game-Console-Photographic-History-Atari/dp/1593277431 Couldn't agree more. Mine just arrived. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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4300 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Have that same switcher. Does a great job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Have that same switcher. Does a great job. Thanks for the info. Glad to hear it from someone who has used one first hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks for the info. Glad to hear it from someone who has used one first hand. I'm just using 2 GE ones connected to my VCR Video 1 and 2 inputs... but sometimes ground loop hum can be a problem... does this one solve that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 20190329_171739.jpg 20190329_171755.jpg 20190329_171806.jpg20190329_171816.jpg Oh awesome! I loved Extreme Pinball back in the day! Very cool to see a copy again, I haven't thought about that game in years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I'm just using 2 GE ones connected to my VCR Video 1 and 2 inputs... but sometimes ground loop hum can be a problem... does this one solve that? Mine's never had a hum problem- and I know my setup can have it, I had to use an adapter on my PS3 becuase the hum was so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Cue the dramatic music, it's holy grail time! From what I've been told the exceedingly rare Sega Genesis Model 2 Revision VA4 offers by far the best picture and sound quality of any Model 2 Genesis system. After spending some time trying it out tonight I can safely say that statement is 100% accurate. The picture and sound are both definitely on par with my Sega Genesis Model 1 High-Def VA6 system and just a joy to behold. There's none of the color oversaturation or blurry pixels that I used to put up with from my old Model 2 VA3 system, everything just looks sharp and clean and the sound quality is wonderful to boot. I'm really looking forward to setting this puppy up with a 32X and Sega CD Model 2 and seeing what it can do! I popped mine open and by chance, I have one of these as well. I didn't know there was much of a difference in some of these revisions until I started reading up on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmbe Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Gamestop was doing another special (4 for $20). Picked up these. With my PowerUp discount, the games became 4 for $18. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Have that same switcher. Does a great job. Have you tried this with an up converter? Wondering how good the pic would really be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4300 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Have you tried this with an up converter? Wondering how good the pic would really be. Up Scaler.JPG Nope. I'm using a crt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoormongoose Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Have you tried this with an up converter? Wondering how good the pic would really be. Up Scaler.JPG I use a very similar setup for my consoles that aren't component or HDMI. I'm converting to the SG, NT, and AVS soon. I really only run Saturn, Dreamcast, and N64 on it now. It has it's pros and cons. The biggest con is you have to have a TV with pixel adjustment. I have it on a 2008 or 2009 Sony Bravia with Full Pixel. This converter automatically puts all output to 16:9, so I have to use settings on the TV to put it back to 4:3 and/or Full Pixel(can't quite remember). It, to me, looks horrid in 16:9 and near unplayable. Once I tweaked the settings, I could even get those pesky Saturn, PsOne and N64 games fixed without needing to run them through a capture card to adjust brightness. I can take some photos of the games if you'd like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I use a very similar setup for my consoles that aren't component or HDMI. I'm converting to the SG, NT, and AVS soon. I really only run Saturn, Dreamcast, and N64 on it now. It has it's pros and cons. The biggest con is you have to have a TV with pixel adjustment. I have it on a 2008 or 2009 Sony Bravia with Full Pixel. This converter automatically puts all output to 16:9, so I have to use settings on the TV to put it back to 4:3 and/or Full Pixel(can't quite remember). It, to me, looks horrid in 16:9 and near unplayable. Once I tweaked the settings, I could even get those pesky Saturn, PsOne and N64 games fixed without needing to run them through a capture card to adjust brightness. I can take some photos of the games if you'd like. Is that a power bar with single on off switches? Where did you get that one? I need one of those myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoormongoose Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Is that a power bar with single on off switches? Where did you get that one? I need one of those myself. It is. I actually own two of them. The are rack mountable power switchers. I purchased them back in 2015 on Amazon. They've worked great. I had them pretty much full up when I had an entire game room setup. I didn't want all the consoles eating up power by being plugged in all day. They didn't work too well with Sega bricks, but you can alternate them with normals to work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Have you tried this with an up converter? Wondering how good the pic would really be. Up Scaler.JPG Your converter choice really matters- I originally had one similar to what you've got pictured ('musou' brand) & I thought it was fine... then it quit working so I replaced it with an enKo converter- it's so much better it's not funny. Better color, better clarity, better activation speed (the old one took so long to take I never saw the N64 logo while I was using it.) I mean, it's still composite- it's not gonna be great. But, as long as you can get the picture to 4:3 like Outdoormongoose said, it's perfectly serviceable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Some nice junk pick ups and a walk around the shops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4PzxbrR7RQ&feature=youtu.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I use a very similar setup for my consoles that aren't component or HDMI. I'm converting to the SG, NT, and AVS soon. I really only run Saturn, Dreamcast, and N64 on it now. It has it's pros and cons. The biggest con is you have to have a TV with pixel adjustment. I have it on a 2008 or 2009 Sony Bravia with Full Pixel. This converter automatically puts all output to 16:9, so I have to use settings on the TV to put it back to 4:3 and/or Full Pixel(can't quite remember). It, to me, looks horrid in 16:9 and near unplayable. Once I tweaked the settings, I could even get those pesky Saturn, PsOne and N64 games fixed without needing to run them through a capture card to adjust brightness. I can take some photos of the games if you'd like. No need for pics, great to know that I should use these with a TV that allows for pixel adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Your converter choice really matters- I originally had one similar to what you've got pictured ('musou' brand) & I thought it was fine... then it quit working so I replaced it with an enKo converter- it's so much better it's not funny. Better color, better clarity, better activation speed (the old one took so long to take I never saw the N64 logo while I was using it.) I mean, it's still composite- it's not gonna be great. But, as long as you can get the picture to 4:3 like Outdoormongoose said, it's perfectly serviceable. Thanks. I'll start looking for an enKo converter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Got me a Amstrad pillow so I can dream in 8bit 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoormongoose Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 20190404_192317.jpg Nice. I spent about 2 months trying to track my copy down. Overpriced, scratches, bundled with something else or just too late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I just saw it at my local game store for $20 so I grabbed it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Picked up this PCjr setup today 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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