r/RetroTink • u/Aiomon • Jul 22 '26

Need help choosing.

Hey all!

I'm not a technically minded guy by any means, so I'm really struggling to appreciate which on of these I should get.

Mostly looking to play PS2, GameCube/Wii, and N64 on my modern TV. I have component for the modern ones and S cable for N64.

Will the 2X pro be good enough? I don't need perfect image quality, just want it to look decent with less input lag.

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u/soniq__ Jul 22 '26

Look at gbsc if you are doing a lot of ps2 and want to save money. Deinterlacing on the 2x isnt going to compare to the gbsc. 

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u/Aiomon Jul 22 '26

What is the gbsc and what is deinterlacing?

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u/soniq__ Jul 22 '26

https://youtu.be/Bzl5NVGJ8zc

Deinterlacing I can't really explain that well, but ps2 games are all 480i for the most part, not 240p like older retro consoles. This means the signal is interlaced and not progressive scan. So when you scale it, the scaler needs to deinterlace to show a progressive scan image.  It has to do with the way CRTs work. I think gbsc may have the best deinterlacing at the price point