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GSCART Scart Switcher (and OSSC tests)
Following on from the poor results I had with the Hydra-W 16 port scart switch I decided to try the GSCARTW.
The gscartw has 8 inputs and 2 simultaneous outputs. As I need at least 16 ports, I'll have to get two of them… though my previous (costly) experience with the Hydra has made me wary and I'll get a single unit for now, test it with everything and then buy another unit.
A reminder of what I observed with the Hydra-W:
Will sync and display an image
- Amiga 500
- Atari STe
- Gamecube
Will not sync or display an image
- Amiga 1200
- Atari Jaguar
- BBC
- Master System
- Megadrive
- MSX2+
- Saturn
- SNES
- ZX Spectrum +3
Untested
- Amstrad CPC
- Neo Geo AES
- PC-Engine
- PC-Engine Turbo Duo
- ZX Spectrum +2 (recent acquisition since buying the gscartw)
The results listed below are with the exact same systems and the same cables as with the Hydra-W.
Testing
Amiga
Amiga 500 (PAL)
Result: Working via gscartw to OSSC
Kickstart 1.3 starts up and the screen is perfect. This also worked on the Hydra.
Atari
Atari 520 STe (PAL)
Result: Working via gscartw to OSSC
Works perfectly, as it did with via the Hydra-W. Again, there is a slight amount of ghosting (though its very faint), but this is widely accepted to be an internal issue with the ST/STe. This also worked on the Hydra.
Jaguar (PAL)
Result: Working via gscartw to OSSC
Jaguar boot logo appears fine and the the test cartridge (Cybermorph) loads up and displays the title screen correctly. Great stuff. This did not work on the Hydra.
Nintendo
Gamecube (PAL)
Result: Working via gscartw to OSSC
Displays correctly on the monitor. OSSC reports 625i signal. This also worked correctly on the Hydra
MSX
Sony HB-FX1DJ MSX2+ (NTSC)
Result: Working via gscartw to OSSC
As a reminder, this wouldn't sync to the Hydra-W, with the gscartw is works perfectly. Excellent quality image.
Sinclair
ZX Spectrum 128K +2
Result: Working via gscartw to OSSC
Works great - really clear image (probably the best I've ever seen from a Spectrum). Both the 128K ROM and the DivIDE+ firmware load and display perfectly. As a reminder my 128K +3 wouldn't display on the Hydra-W.
Summary of Findings
As I test each system I will update the totals below.
- Number of systems working to gscartw: 5
- Amiga 500
- Atari STe,
- Atari Jaguar
- Nintendo Gamecube
- Sony HB-FX1DJ MSX2+
- Number of systems not working to gscartw: 0
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