>>11939430 (OP)I feel the 4K is laughably overpriced to an absurd degree, but I also feel it (or even cheaper upscalers) are rapidly becoming the only viable option as CRTs become harder to get and die out. Though you will also need a modern TV that does not do all sorts of shit to the image to mess with it and introduce even more lag.
Keep in mind, shitty input, shitty output. You will still want to attempt to deliver the best signal going into the upscaler. For most consoles a simple SCART cable will be enough, but some like the NES or N64 will need to be modded to do anything above composite. Yes, many upscalers can take composite, but it's going to look considerably worse than a RGB or HDMI input signal.
>>11939449>Im retarded, is mister used with the tink, or is it a competing project?Like the other poster said, FPGA based emulation box, it's as close as you can get to the original hardware without having the actual original hardware, plus it gives you multiple ways to output over analog or HDMI and lets you use your original controllers. IIRC the tinks actually have a mode specifically designed to work with MiSTer's Direct Video mode where it... directly feeds raw video over the HDMI port into the Tink, I think there is even data communication to configure/control each other a little in that mode.
The MiSTer can do some minimal filter effects on it's own, but it's nothing like an actual separate upscaler. It's great for plugging into a CRT directly, even lightguns work if you use a CRT and a SNAC adapter to use the original controllers.
>>11939612>Chinkware cheapest of the cheap ironFor fuck's sake, at least get a Pinecil or something, they're $25 if you can't afford something proper like a Weller or Hakko. Unlike many other hobbies, the quality of your iron and solder DO matter, and you literally learn to do it wrong with the dollar store level crap.
