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Barco Folsom Research ImagePro for Downscaling to 240p

The Barco Folsom Research ImagePRO is a presentation scaler encased in a hefty full rack length metal enclosure. A fellow downscaling enthusiast on shmups who goes by KTown, discovered that it can output 240p. https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=77173 It has a wide range of analog video I/O’s that supports composite, S-Video, component and RGB via BNC and HD15 […]

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OSSC CFW For Downscaling VoidScaler Released

Update April 11 2026: Official OSSC FW 1.20/1.21 allows flashing a secondary firmware on OSSC hardware version 1.8. This means that the OSSC Line-Multiplying FW can be used for upscaling, alongside VoidScaler as the secondary FW for downscaling. See RetroBobarino’s post and video for more info: https://retrorgb.com/voidscaler-firmware-v0-91-ossc-downscaler.html VoidScaler is a custom firmware created by e8root […]

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Frankenstein GBS-C with 1080p HDMI Input and 480i Output

Ramapcsx2’s open source GBS-Control offers CRT enthusiasts an affordable, low-latency option to downscale modern media to a standard definition CRT using a modified GBS 8200/8220 scaler. While basic soldering is required, pre-built units are also available online. For the purpose of downscaling, the GBS-C handles 480i/p input and 240p output via analog video. Some sellers […]

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The XRGB-3 can Downscale!

Micomsoft’s XRGB-3 may not be as highly regarded as it’s successor, the XRGB-Mini Framemeister, but firmware versions 2.1 and later had a feature that its little brother did not; a ‘Low Resolution’ mode that outputs 320×240 (240p), and 640×400 (mid-resolution). Several shmups forum members reported that the XRGB-3’s 240p output looked pretty bad and not […]