XRGB-mini FRAMEMEISTER

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The XRGB mini is the latest in the family of Micomsoft's XRGB upscalers and upscan converters for classic consoles. This wiki is a work in progress being fed by the community, so expect some annotations and placeholders within the artcile meanwhile.

Compatibility and Special Configuration

(I encourage the community to add sections under each system instead of having an enormous table here. That way we can have more detailed and specific information on a per system basis, and here links to all the systems tested so far.)

Home consoles

Arcade Boards

Settings

To change the menu language:-

Press Menu
Press down until you reach "special"
press "OK"
Scroll down to the very bottom and select "Language"
Press "OK"
Choose desired language (with left and right)
Press "OK"
Power off XRGB mini (on the remote, don't need to unplug)
Power XRGB mini back on.

Firmware versions

Firmware can be downloaded from Micomsoft directly using this link http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/xrgb-mini_download.htm

Preliminary PAL support is added in firmware 1.06, though the English language option is broken in this firmware.

How to update the firmware?

Download the desired firmware from the link above. You may downgrade or upgrade to any version
Unzip and put the XRGBMini FOLDER on the MicroSD card. You must put the FOLDER on the ROOT of your SD card, not the contents of the folder, the actual FOLDER
Unplug the Mini from the DC adapter
Insert SD Card into Mini
Plug DC adapter into the Mini
Green lights will flash alternately then pulse
Process is complete when the red power light is the only light on and pulses slowly on and off
Remove SD card and power the Mini back on

Auto Scaler

Sync Mode

Fudoh's Full review

http://retrogaming.hazard-city.de/

Fudoh Preview

  • no D-Terminal breakout adapter included. Make sure to have one ready at home!
  • menu's completely in english. remote's completely in japanese.
  • no scanline density setting available. Scanlines are bit stronger than I like them (I prefer 160-175 on the XRGB-3)
  • no continuously adjustable zoom or overscan, just rough presets
  • "classic" scanlines work for 240p, 480i and 480p input
  • scaling engine looks ok, but not great
  • 240p processing looks very nice
  • 480i deinterlacing looks solid for real 480i titles, but weird for "240p on 480i" modes
  • 480p processing looked good on a "240p on 480p title" but kinda soft on a real 480p title
  • 480p output looks very much like a Faroudja processor (= less sharp than the XRGB-3)
  • 720p is great, 1080p is good.
  • 480p output with scanlines looks like a Videon + SLG3000
  • 720p output with scanlines looks like the XRGB-3 in B1
  • 1080p + scanlines = fail (because only 1 instead of 2 in every 4 lines are darkened, which doesn't look good)

Official Site

http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/xrgb-mini.htm

Current Discussion

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=33450&p=749427#p749427

Where to buy

http://www.solarisjapan.com/products/XRGB%252dmini-Framemeister-Compact-Up-Scaler-Unit.html?setCurrencyId=1

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