OSSC preorder, Video scaling taken to the next level.
***This is a preorder, boards will be shipped as soon as they arrive***
All pre-orders will include a power supply appropriate for use in the US or Canada
The OSSC is an amazing piece of technology that allows for multiple different video inputs to be converted for display to a modern HDMI output. The project originally started in 2015 has evolved and continues to evolve. We at Paradise are proud to be working with the creator to provide a North American source for this amazing project.
"The Open Source Scan Converter is a low-latency video digitizer and scan converter designed primarily for connecting retro video game consoles and home computers to modern displays. It converts analog RGB or component video signals into a digital format, and doubles (or triples) the scanlines of a single frame if necessary to generate a valid mode for digital TVs or monitors.
The board and firmware originated as a homebrew project in 2015. The primary goal of the OSSC project was to create a scan converter with minimal latency and reasonable cost, which could also be assembled by hand. Output image quality and features have also been important targets as long as they didn't contradict with the project's primary goals.
Due to interest in the retro gaming community, both DIY kits and pre-assembled boards were first released to the public during early 2016. The firmware of the system is open source (hence the name) and new features can be added as time goes on.
Features
- Detection and digitization of various analog SDTV/EDTV/HDTV/PC modes
- Line double support for 240p, 480i, 288p, 576i, 384p, 480p, 576p
- Line3x/4x/5x support for 240p/288p with different sampling modes
- Very low latency (less than 2 input scanlines)
- Fast "deinterlace" for 480i/576i and 960i/1080i
- Fast recover from input video mode change (e.g. 240p<->480i)
- All video processing done in RGB domain - no conversion to YCbCr
- Video and sync LPF for less-than optimal input signals
- Multiple inputs supporting various formats (see below)
- Full-range 24-bit RGB output through DVI/HDMI
- Emulated scanlines with configurable strength and position
- Configurable mask for overscan area
- Selectable sampling configuration for 480p input: DTV-480p or VGA 640x480
- Selectable CSC configuration for YPbPr source: Rec. 601 or Rec. 709
" - OSSC Wiki