Mike Chi has just released the fifth batch of RetroTINK 5x’s and – I can’t believe I’m actually typing this – Even in the midst of a global part shortage, he was able to get quite a bit this time…and they’re STILL in stock!!! Above is a deep-dive video showcasing all the launch day features; […]
Mike Chi has just released a new firmware update for the RetroTINK 5x, that includes quite a few bugfixes, more scanline options and a 4:4:4 mode for al DTV858 480p modes! This is really awesome for people scaling 480p sources to larger screens and is definitely the standout feature for this firmware update! Check out […]
Mike Chi has announced that the fourth batch of RetroTINK 5x’s will go on sale exactly 12 hours from now, at a time that’s meant to be more convenient for people in timezone’s outside the US. Here’s a purchase link, as well as a link to a time zone converter, with a few examples below: […]
Mike Chi has just released a new firmware update for the RetroTINK 5x, with a heavy focus on PAL50-related features. There’s also some bugfixes and a small update to the scanline options that was also included in the previous v1.77 update that we missed (sorry). Here’s links, plus see below for more info: Download the […]
Mike Chi has just released a new feature for the RetroTINK 5x that was previously thought to be impossible: A smoothing filter! This is great news, as the RT2x line of products had a smoothing filter that (in my opinion) really improved the early 3D graphics of PS1, Saturn and especially N64 games. Many people […]
Mike Chi has announced that the third batch of RetroTINK 5x’s will go on sale today, August 28th at noon NYC-time (4pm GMT) for everyone except UK; UK folks will have a special checkout link which will be live one hour later, at 6pm UK local time. Limit 1 per person, all orders are expected to ship […]
Mike Chi has announced that the second batch of RetroTINK 5x’s will go on sale this Saturday, July 24th at noon NYC-time (4pm GMT) for everyone except UK; UK folks will have a special checkout link which will be live one hour later, at 6pm UK local time. Limit 1 per person. EDIT: Sold out. There will be […]
Mike Chi has just released a new firmware update for the RetroTINK 5x, that includes “LCD style” scanlines, tweaked automatic phase detection…and something previously thought to be impossible: Certain modes with 240p processing, that matches the 4:4:4 colorspace output that the OSSC provides! That’s right, in some scenarios, the output will now equal the OSSC’s! […]
Retro Labs has just opened sales on their remote control overlay for the RetroTINK 5x. The price is $10 CAD, which came to about $11 USD after shipping to NYC. RT5x Remote Overlay: https://retrolabs.com/mods/retrotink-5x-remote-control-overlay-decal I love everything about this: Mike used a generic remote control to keep the cost of the RT5x down and most people […]
UPDATED 06/19: Cable/Harware requirements have been expanded. See below… Mike Chi has just released another firmware for the RetroTINK 5x that adds an interesting feature: The ability to automatically scale the Game Boy Interface software to 6x, 7x and 8x. Here’s links to everything you need, with lots more info below the RT5x updating instructional […]
