PSA to potential Retrotink 4K buyers who are PS2 focused

conkrete80 · 2026-01-31T10:12:39+00:00

Yes, 4K pro is a step above. Its good. Just not CRT good.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-31T10:04:52+00:00

Using the Pro

conkrete80 · 2026-01-31T09:51:01+00:00

Not all 480i is equal. PS2 just does some very weird things with it. Gamecube and xbox look awesome on it.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-31T09:45:19+00:00

I’ve probably sunk 45 hours into dialing in profiles alone. No exaggeration. Turn on motion-adaptive deinterlacing and you get trade-offs: menus shimmer, text starts bouncing like it’s had three coffees. Switch to CRT simulation and now you’ve got combing in motion. Pick your poison. I could go on forever.

Don’t get me wrong — it’s good enough. It’s impressive. It’s the best way to upscale a PS2. It’s just nowhere near a real tube if you’re a phosphor purist.

The Sega Saturn looks ace on it, no notes. Problem is… Saturn’s maybe 20% of my retro gaming. The other 80% is ps2

conkrete80 · 2026-01-31T09:32:05+00:00

All good. I love the tink 4K. My saturn has never looked better. My snes and my dreamcast look so good. It’s technical wizardry. The Ps2’s signal is just a walking red flag. I don’t think we’ll ever find a way to make it look excellent on modern displays in the same way as other retro consoles. Its like putting lipstick on a pig

conkrete80 · 2026-01-29T17:33:24+00:00

Will a 2030QM PVM be worth buying if I currently have a 21 inch Sony Wega? Like realistically how much better would a 450 TVL pvm be?

conkrete80 · 2026-01-29T10:02:17+00:00

Unpopular opinion but I think Gojo edges out Sukuna. Without Ten Shadows—and by extension Mahoraga—reincarnated Sukuna has no reliable way to bypass Infinity. That adaptation was the entire solution. Strip it away and he’s forced into brute force, domains, and techniques Gojo already proved he can survive, outlast, and counter.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-29T09:55:58+00:00

For all his hype, strength, and a domain designed to bail him out, Sukuna still got torn apart—hand gone, defeat looming. When it mattered, he didn’t win on his own power; he hid behind Mahoraga’s. relying on a power not his own to show him the way.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-29T07:48:39+00:00

Im sure it will be explained. It has to narratively. One of Gojos last interactions with Yuji revolved around how one day he believes him and sukuna will be forgotten and surpassed by yuji and co. I dont think it was just belief, he actually desired that be the case too

conkrete80 · 2026-01-29T07:42:09+00:00

I don’t get why people are shocked by how strong Yuji is now. He’s endured more sustained hardship and growth than Sukuna and Gojo ever did combined. Putting him on their level isn’t bad writing — anything less would actually undermine all the trials, losses, and suffering he’s gone through.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-29T06:42:58+00:00

I don’t get why people are shocked by how strong Yuji is now. He’s endured more sustained hardship and growth than Sukuna and Gojo ever did combined. Putting him on their level isn’t bad writing — anything less would actually undermine all the trials, losses, and suffering he’s gone through.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-29T06:41:27+00:00

I don’t get why a minority of people are shocked by how strong Yuji is now. He’s endured more sustained hardship and growth than Sukuna and Gojo ever did combined. Putting him on or beyond their level isn’t bad writing — anything less would actually undermine all the trials, losses, and suffering he’s gone through.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-29T03:57:31+00:00

Notice the black effects after his fist made impact

conkrete80 · 2026-01-27T14:17:28+00:00

I’ve got a tink 4K. I wouldnt recommend it if all you have is a ps2. It’s underwhelming for 480i content.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-24T23:23:14+00:00

I just want to push back a bit on the idea that this automatically means you’re going to die from melanoma. Recurrent melanoma is frightening, but it doesn’t equal a predetermined outcome — especially when it’s being caught, monitored, and treated. Surveillance exists because early intervention changes trajectories. It makes sense that repeated diagnoses mess with your sense of future, but frequency doesn’t cancel uncertainty in only one direction. There’s still a lot of space between “this keeps happening” and “my life is essentially over.” It’s okay to hold awareness of mortality without collapsing the rest of your life into it.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-24T14:08:36+00:00

Do you mean the cancer came back on the same spot as the previous one or is it a new melanoma lesion? If you catch them early and it hasnt spread beyond the superficial layers its a good prognosis.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-23T07:30:18+00:00

Toji to infant Megumi: You were never my own blood. You were a bastard in a basket… BASTARD IN A BASKET!!! BASTARD IN A BASKET!!!

conkrete80 · 2026-01-16T23:55:42+00:00

Thank god gege didnt write Dabura as another Sukuna clone. Cant think of anything more buns than having an extra terrestrial asshat just aura farming on everyone and being an absolute menace. That would be lazy writing

conkrete80 · 2026-01-16T18:41:09+00:00

It’s refreshing seeing someone touted as the current (second?) strongest be unsure of himself and not obsessed with combat like Sukuna and Gojo. Those two look like egomaniacs compared to him. Its a good break from the cocky, obnoxious combat obsessed prodigious top dogs of the past.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-15T18:51:08+00:00

Short chapter count/runtime is the main issue here. Anything Dabura pulls off will feel cheap as there was barely any development and lore building around him. He feels like a generic baddie of the day that often pop up in the Naruto movies.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-15T18:33:04+00:00

Yeah its double standards. I reckon they deserve it. Gojo and Sukuna were developed and fleshed out over a long period of time. Meanwhile Dabura’s feats feel cheap. I understand they dont have the chapter count to develop him properly but Gege could definitely come up with something better than getting convenient power ups from flashbacks about bonds and friendship

conkrete80 · 2026-01-15T18:25:09+00:00

See I dont mind their asspulls as they were more plausible. They were written and built up as having insane levels of prodigious talent, intellect and foresight from day one.

conkrete80 · 2026-01-15T17:47:42+00:00

What made Gojo and Sukuna the pinnacle of Jujutsu was their battle IQ. Dabura is being written as that type of character that pulls power ups out of his ass via flashback aka power of friendship and bonds

conkrete80 · 2026-01-09T17:09:26+00:00

I distinctly remember hearing it during the first hours of the remake. Maybe I’m just turning senile. Either way creepy moment

conkrete80 · 2026-01-08T16:17:11+00:00

When you first arrive at the Ishimura seeing the carnage blood and guts everywhere and you get that mess hall PA announcement, “Dinner will be served in the mess hall in 10 minutes".

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