Cambridge Audio Azur 551R Review
Looks great, sounds great, but would we recommend it? If you are building your dream games room, chances are you’re going to want a top-notch surround sound system in there. If your system includes...
View ArticleBluedelta Smart-SCART and SC-AMP2 reviews added
I’ve added a couple of new reviews to the SCART switch page. One for Bluedelta Smart-SCART and one for the SC-AMP2 1×2 SCART splitter (not actually a switch, but related). Later in the week I hope to...
View ArticleBluedelta Smart SCART review
I have perhaps been a little too critical of the BlueDelta Smart SCART in the past. Nevertheless the caveat remains that this is an auto switch with no manual override. If you try to use this switch...
View Article1541 Ultimate Mk 2
Hi everyone, sorry that I haven’t been posting much here lately. I’m crazy busy with my Windows site as Windows 8 is out soon. Anyway, I haven’t abandoned this site and to prove it here’s a little...
View ArticleAtari Jaguar Clean Sync SCART review
Console end of the SCART cable, showing the edge connector. The Atari Jaguar might not have been the gaming powerhouse Atari was relying on it to be, but for many gamers the existence of Jeff Minters...
View ArticleSD2SNES Review
Flash cartridges for retro consoles have proven to be extremely popular with gamers. That’s hardly surprising, who wouldn’t want access to hundreds, even thousands of games on one cartridge? Well,...
View ArticlePAL SNES Luma For Sync Cable Review
When it comes to buying a Super Nintendo or Super Famicom in the UK and Europe, finding a PAL model is usually cheaper and easier than an NTSC one. However, the PAL console has a number of drawbacks....
View ArticleSega Saturn Rhea review
Most videogame journalists and critics will agree that there isn’t enough being done to try and preserve and archive videogames and their history. As thousands of older titles languish in copyright...
View ArticleThefoo.83 Sega Saturn SCART cable review
The 10 pin mini-din connector that the Sega Saturn console uses for its AV connections is actually a standard part. However, apart from the Saturn there aren’t an awful lot of consumer electronics...
View ArticleKeene RGB2C Bi-Directional transcoder review
Need to convert component video (YPbPr) to RGB, or RGB to component video? There are transcoders and converters on the market that can do both of these things, but it’s rare to find a little box that...
View ArticleNational Videogame Arcade Nottingham – Worth a visit?
With the dwindling popularity of arcades, videogaming has become something that’s done typically in your home, or perhaps while out and about on your DS or your mobile phone. It’s not often we get to...
View ArticleKeene Transcoder Gallery
Below are the screenshots we captured when testing the Keene RGB2C transcoder. We tested the transcoder directly to our capture card and also through the XRGB Mini. By default the left image shows the...
View ArticleEverdrive GB review
Before iPads, smartphones and other similar devices came along to dominate everyone’s attention, there was an altogether more modest little hand-held device entertaining gamers all across the world,...
View ArticleSNES SPDIF/Digital Audio Upgrade review
Disclaimer – Obviously we sell these upgrades ourselves so it would be in our interest to give them a glowing review. However, I aim to stay as objective as possible in the review. Gamers in the USA...
View ArticleHDMI lands on the Gamecube
Disclaimer – We supply a fitting service for this part, so obviously it’s in our interests to give it a great review. However, we’ve been as objective as possible and have not hidden any faults or...
View ArticleGamecube Component Versus HDMI
Since several folks asked, I’ve taken some comparison screenshots of the HDMI Gamecube versus my own Gamecube running through the component cables. The screenshots were captured in Amarec with my...
View ArticleUltraHDMI N64 Review
Disclaimer – We supply a fitting service for this part, so obviously it’s in our interests to give it a great review. However, we’ve been as objective as possible and have not hidden any faults or...
View ArticleUltraHDMI N64 Gallery
Below are some screenshots of the new UltraHDMI N64 mod in action at 720p output mode. We’ve tried to show the different scaling modes and how they all compare. There’s also a comparison shot of the...
View ArticleToro VGA box review
The Dreamcast launched during that transition period between old, 15khz only TVs and newer, high definition TV displays. Like many consoles from that time, it supports 240p, 480i and 480p resolutions,...
View ArticleXbox One Controller – A review for PC gamers
Update – It has come to our attention that it’s actually possible to use the Windows 7/8 Xbox One pad drivers under Windows 10, at least while using the controller with a USB cable rather than by the...
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