The original issue turned out to be a faulty power supply. While I wait for those fuses to come in figured I would replace the board caps and add the GEM.

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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.

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        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.

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          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.

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            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.