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Understanding 9/11eBay RGB-AV Booster shell for PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 (4406092)
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I've created a shell that will fit one of the particular styles of PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 AV-Boosters which can be found on eBay among other places. Not sure how many of these are out there but if you have one and need a shell here it is. Note that I'm not necessarily recommending or endorsing any import AV-Boosters. Read on below for my 2¢ on PCE/TG16 video mods.
About this shell:
There are 2 top models and 2 bottom models. One top with text labels and one without. One normal bottom and one thick one (no need for rubber feet). I initially made the shell to be compact, but that makes it about 5.5-6mm short of sitting flat on a table when plugged into the expansion bus of a console. I recommend either putting rubber feet on it or use the thick bottom to fill in the gap.
You'll also need 2 screws ~2.5mm in diameter and 9-12mm long for the standard base. For the thick base you need two 15-18mm long screws. [Or you could modify the recesses for the screw heads on the model so that they are deeper to allow for shorter screws. I can't be bothered to do it right now out of sheer laziness.]
...and another thing, I'm not saying I 'forgot' to add holes to the top for the 2 power indicator lights or light guides, but there aren't any there. All they do is indicate power status so I decided I don't care to revise and reprint just for that at this time since they are unnecessary to me.
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My 2¢
This particular AV-Booster board is a Composite/Component/RGB output version and despite the fact that many of these 'cheap import' models are not so good, this one is of fairly nice quality and video performance and it runs without external power on my consoles without issue (for AV and RGB). Its certainly better video output (component or RGB) than the common HDMI upscaler cables that are out there on Amazon. Those are usable but color saturation and sharpness are hugely sacrificed on those. Your best bet is a "db GrafxBooster" for easy no-mod output or do a quality internal mod (Voultar's for example) if you want to do it right. I have installed Voulta's RGB mod on a few of my own console and will endorse that, but you also need cabling and the necessary equipment to use that. As for the jailbars issue on NEC consoles the only fix is using higher value capacitors on the board's video signal lines which requires opening it up to do anyhow.
About this shell:
There are 2 top models and 2 bottom models. One top with text labels and one without. One normal bottom and one thick one (no need for rubber feet). I initially made the shell to be compact, but that makes it about 5.5-6mm short of sitting flat on a table when plugged into the expansion bus of a console. I recommend either putting rubber feet on it or use the thick bottom to fill in the gap.
You'll also need 2 screws ~2.5mm in diameter and 9-12mm long for the standard base. For the thick base you need two 15-18mm long screws. [Or you could modify the recesses for the screw heads on the model so that they are deeper to allow for shorter screws. I can't be bothered to do it right now out of sheer laziness.]
...and another thing, I'm not saying I 'forgot' to add holes to the top for the 2 power indicator lights or light guides, but there aren't any there. All they do is indicate power status so I decided I don't care to revise and reprint just for that at this time since they are unnecessary to me.
.
.
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My 2¢
This particular AV-Booster board is a Composite/Component/RGB output version and despite the fact that many of these 'cheap import' models are not so good, this one is of fairly nice quality and video performance and it runs without external power on my consoles without issue (for AV and RGB). Its certainly better video output (component or RGB) than the common HDMI upscaler cables that are out there on Amazon. Those are usable but color saturation and sharpness are hugely sacrificed on those. Your best bet is a "db GrafxBooster" for easy no-mod output or do a quality internal mod (Voultar's for example) if you want to do it right. I have installed Voulta's RGB mod on a few of my own console and will endorse that, but you also need cabling and the necessary equipment to use that. As for the jailbars issue on NEC consoles the only fix is using higher value capacitors on the board's video signal lines which requires opening it up to do anyhow.
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