Price starts at $189.99. Preorders are open now and they are supposed to ship Feb 2018.
Compatibility
- SNES cartridges, Super Famicom cartridges* - Region Free - Worldwide Compatibility [PSU: 100-240v, 50-60hz]
Video
- HDMI 1080p/720p/480p - NTSC & PAL Support - Lag free, zero signal degradation
Audio
- 48KHz 16 bit - Digital audio via HDMI
Special Features
- Original-style SNES/SFC Controller Ports - SD card firmware updating [via Super Nt SD card slot]
Other Features
- Scanline options - Scaler options - Horizontal position adjust - Horizontal stretch - Vertical position stretch - & more
This one is really tempting. That is a very reasonable price point. Basically the same cost as the RetroUSB AVS. And there is a good chance of unofficial firmware that will allow for more functionality. Polymega needs to hurry up with their preorder campaign and news. I got decisions to make!
Price starts at $189.99. Preorders are open now and they are supposed to ship Feb 2018.
Compatibility
- SNES cartridges, Super Famicom cartridges* - Region Free - Worldwide Compatibility [PSU: 100-240v, 50-60hz]
Video
- HDMI 1080p/720p/480p - NTSC & PAL Support - Lag free, zero signal degradation
Audio
- 48KHz 16 bit - Digital audio via HDMI
Special Features
- Original-style SNES/SFC Controller Ports - SD card firmware updating [via Super Nt SD card slot]
Other Features
- Scanline options - Scaler options - Horizontal position adjust - Horizontal stretch - Vertical position stretch - & more
This one is really tempting. That is a very reasonable price point. Basically the same cost as the RetroUSB AVS. And there is a good chance of unofficial firmware that will allow for more functionality. Polymega needs to hurry up with their preorder campaign and news. I got decisions to make!
Analogue has a solid reputation for quality. Polymega is a newcomer.
Slight bummer about plastic and no RGB, but may be worthy tradeoff for price. Sounds like the plastic should be pretty good.
Overall, this could be my ideal setup as I've been wanting high-end versions of clones while at the same time the $400+ price range is scary -- especially when you'll still need to buy multiple units for the different systems for your ideal setup.
racketboy wrote:Slight bummer about plastic and no RGB, but may be worthy tradeoff for price. Sounds like the plastic should be pretty good.
Overall, this could be my ideal setup as I've been wanting high-end versions of clones while at the same time the $400+ price range is scary -- especially when you'll still need to buy multiple units for the different systems for your ideal setup.
I'm with you and if the plastic is thick and tabbed thick enough like an original SNES it could take a beating like a tank and be fine and that's good enough. We don't need the only option being $200 worth of brushed and polished metal.
Agreed. One question that comes to my mind is would we rather have different console variants of stuff like this (at the price point they are) or something like the Polymega (as mysterious as it is) that could be a cost, space, and cabling savings?
FPGAs are reprogrammable. If you build a system with a significantly capable FPGA, you can just reconfigure the system to play different games. Then it would just be a matter of having the appropriate cartridge connectors and a bevy of controller adapters.
marurun wrote:FPGAs are reprogrammable. If you build a system with a significantly capable FPGA, you can just reconfigure the system to play different games. Then it would just be a matter of having the appropriate cartridge connectors and a bevy of controller adapters.
Isn't the original NT kind of polymega-ish? The maker put out unofficial firmware that fires up all sorts of other gaming systems through ROM on SD card usage.
