Why did you re-cap?
this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2023
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Just preventive maintenance. N64 caps aren't prone to failure (since before the plague) but they are reaching 30 years old soon.
Can you give a link to the mod parts you used?
Sure! What is currently installed.
- Pixelfx Gem N64 Variant Install documentation has a link to 3d print parts to do a no cut, which you also can buy from laserbear
- Console5 Cap Kit
- 3d Printed Region Free Tray or for sale version
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Thanks! One goal I have for this sub is for it to be a jumping off point for folks looking to learn about what’s out there. This extra info adds a lot to your post, rock on.
No problem. Also also leave this video here as well. It goes over the N64Digital install, which the soldering steps are exactly the same as the Gem. It's a great resource for anyone looking to get into this type of soldering work.
Glad to have it. The N64Digital mod always seemed super shady insofar as they would only really make it available to a small group of installers. Seemed more of a $$ scheme than a mod that normies could get their hands on. So glad that there’s a real alternative now.
How does the deblur GEM image quality compare to, say, upscaled s-video with deblur-patched ROMs? It’s hard to tel much of a difference when watching YouTube videos.
I guess I'm pretty fortunate, I was able to preorder the N64Digital in the first wave. Yeah the fact they can have a single board for multiple consoles should keep it in stock. I don't actually can't compare. I went straight from using a cheap hdmi adapter to learning to solder just so I could install the N64Digital. I can say it looks amazing and super clear. And the scan lines help games like Goldeneye (really helps the menu text be legible). If I had proper capture cards I would upload raw footage somewhere.