@VmprHntrD not necessarily. If they use the RGB signal to convert it then it won’t work on a N64 unless you get it RGB modded. HD retro vision cables are proof of that.
@ThanosReXXX I understand your points, they are all valid. Personally as someone that has followed this project from the beginning, on the forums we were led to believe this would be a different product, up until the pre orders started. We were promised for months they would show us how their tech works, since it was new and innovative. We are told it was all proprietary. We were basically told Hybrid emulation would change everything. I would love to grab quotes from it, but for some reason the forums were deleted the day this thing went on pre order.
Look I don't know why they really changed their minds on the tech, my honest opinion is they bit off more than they can chew (but that is my guess). But I do know you don't change the architecture the day before pre orders. They probably had months or longer to communicate to their closest followers they were changing course, and they didn't. They let us believe we were getting exciting new technology.
For me they lost my trust. Now they are a company that has zero proven products on the market trying to sell an emulation box (a very nice looking one) that is a money pit.
I hope this is the best thing since sliced bread. I love the look, I love the interface, I love the idea of only buying what you want. What I can tell you is with the broken promises (intentional or not), I have no interest in testing the product for the asking price.
@ThanosReXXX I am not trying to be a meanie, but I am not sure specifically what I am supposed to get from that. All I see is the information from the Polymega website in quotes. "No plans..." for NES with FPGA. Then below that conjecture from the Nintendo Life Author saying Famicom will have it and it's region free so it's one and the same as the NES.That piece is from the Author's mouth and I would guess they mean you can use NES games in the Famicom module. If they mean they are going to be the same, that's not true as they aren't even the same tech.
The only reason I can see they claim they will use FPGA in the Famicom module is it's needed for the Disk system, at least that is what I gather from Polymega's comments.
I think another thing important to remember is the Famicom module only comes if a rewards tier is met. But honestly how can we believe that? For two years we have been told FPGA, Hybrid Emulation, and everything is written in house and proprietary. They promised a full run down of how the tech works before pre purchase.
What we got is no FPGA and licensed emulators. No rundown on how the tech works.
Forgive me if I am not not excited about this project anymore. I have followed them since this thing was first announced as Retroblox. I have been on their forums, following the updates, following the promises. This isn't what they promised, this is something else. Now it's just a fancy emulation box, a nice looking one at that.
@ThanosReXXX The NES is not FPGA, in fact no launch modules are. Here is what the article says:
"Second, certain systems are going to be FPGA based. The first example of this is going to be the dedicated Famicom module, which will be released after the launch of the system."
It goes on to explain that will be FPGA to support the Disk system.
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Re: Feature: One Company Is Retrofitting Classic Systems With HDMI Output Without Costing The Earth
@VmprHntrD not necessarily. If they use the RGB signal to convert it then it won’t work on a N64 unless you get it RGB modded. HD retro vision cables are proof of that.
Re: Polymega's Grand Vision For The Ultimate Retro System Includes A Virtual Console Successor
@ThanosReXXX I understand your points, they are all valid. Personally as someone that has followed this project from the beginning, on the forums we were led to believe this would be a different product, up until the pre orders started. We were promised for months they would show us how their tech works, since it was new and innovative. We are told it was all proprietary. We were basically told Hybrid emulation would change everything. I would love to grab quotes from it, but for some reason the forums were deleted the day this thing went on pre order.
Look I don't know why they really changed their minds on the tech, my honest opinion is they bit off more than they can chew (but that is my guess). But I do know you don't change the architecture the day before pre orders. They probably had months or longer to communicate to their closest followers they were changing course, and they didn't. They let us believe we were getting exciting new technology.
For me they lost my trust. Now they are a company that has zero proven products on the market trying to sell an emulation box (a very nice looking one) that is a money pit.
I hope this is the best thing since sliced bread. I love the look, I love the interface, I love the idea of only buying what you want. What I can tell you is with the broken promises (intentional or not), I have no interest in testing the product for the asking price.
Re: Polymega's Grand Vision For The Ultimate Retro System Includes A Virtual Console Successor
@ThanosReXXX I am not trying to be a meanie, but I am not sure specifically what I am supposed to get from that. All I see is the information from the Polymega website in quotes. "No plans..." for NES with FPGA. Then below that conjecture from the Nintendo Life Author saying Famicom will have it and it's region free so it's one and the same as the NES.That piece is from the Author's mouth and I would guess they mean you can use NES games in the Famicom module. If they mean they are going to be the same, that's not true as they aren't even the same tech.
The only reason I can see they claim they will use FPGA in the Famicom module is it's needed for the Disk system, at least that is what I gather from Polymega's comments.
I think another thing important to remember is the Famicom module only comes if a rewards tier is met. But honestly how can we believe that? For two years we have been told FPGA, Hybrid Emulation, and everything is written in house and proprietary. They promised a full run down of how the tech works before pre purchase.
What we got is no FPGA and licensed emulators. No rundown on how the tech works.
Forgive me if I am not not excited about this project anymore. I have followed them since this thing was first announced as Retroblox. I have been on their forums, following the updates, following the promises. This isn't what they promised, this is something else. Now it's just a fancy emulation box, a nice looking one at that.
Re: Polymega's Grand Vision For The Ultimate Retro System Includes A Virtual Console Successor
@ThanosReXXX No offense, but you are obviously misreading the article. I am not explaining, I am simply quoting the article.
"Meanwhile, there are no plans for TurboGrafx/PCE, NES, or Mega Drive / Genesis to use an FPGA module for the time being..."
Re: Polymega's Grand Vision For The Ultimate Retro System Includes A Virtual Console Successor
@SDF_Macross77 Super NT is fantastic, you wont be disappointed. That was an easy buy for me because they had a track record of high quality.
Re: Polymega's Grand Vision For The Ultimate Retro System Includes A Virtual Console Successor
@ThanosReXXX The NES is not FPGA, in fact no launch modules are. Here is what the article says:
"Second, certain systems are going to be FPGA based. The first example of this is going to be the dedicated Famicom module, which will be released after the launch of the system."
It goes on to explain that will be FPGA to support the Disk system.