JWK wrote:I recognize that this isn’t the right place to ask this, but how are people liking the RetroUSB AVS? I *love* Analogue’s stuff as they are committed to accuracy, but the NT was already out of my price range to begin with at $500. It’s aftermarket price is just ridiculous, so I’ve been interested in the AVS instead.
I’m in love with the Super NT. And the Mega SG is a must buy, barring some unforeseen problem, which is unlikely.
The AVS is a really nice system now after a couple hardware fixes since the first batch and the latest firmware. The only area it performs slightly behind the Analogue FPGA consoles is that it is only 720p. That's fine if you play on a 4K TV and use scanlines. Otherwise, on a 1080p TV it's not quite as nice, but still really amazing.
On another note, I finally got my Mega SG and holy crap is it amazing! With the easy to flash custom firmware you can play games directly off of the sd card. It plays Genesis, Master System, SG-1000, Game Gear, and Colecovision flawlessly. It's also works really well with my Model 2 Sega-CD. You can even change the bios in settings and play import Sega CD's. And, since the Sega CD has no copy protection, you can burn your own discs and test them out.
I can't begin to describe how well games look. You can just play right out of the box and have a great time, or you can tweak the audio and video to a staggering degree if that's your thing.
I still love my Retrofreak console, and it's the best way to play Turbografx-16/PC Engine, Gameboy Advance, and Gameboy Color games on a modern TV with HDMI (not including the more expensive Framemeister type options of course). But, I no longer use it for systems with an FPGA alternative.