Pretty sure this was my N64, thanks again for installing it, it has been working amazingly, the scanline filters are awesome.

@Azuris190

8 ай бұрын

Congrats! :) Have fun with your upgraded Machine :D

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

It is indeed! It was a fun project and enjoy it!

@Flafex

4 ай бұрын

No sir, it's mine

Great video man! I’ve been researching the gem for a while, but this has convinced be to pull the trigger. I’m a hardware engineer too so will do the install myself - really appreciate the birdseye views of you doing the actual rework 👌

Excellent video. Just ordered mine.

@geepeso84

3 ай бұрын

I might order one too. I just installed the ave hdmi kit on Wii. My second mod ever😂 it was finicky but I did it

Now this is pretty fire to the N64 collectors!

Best part of my Fridays' this👍

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

Really glad to hear that, thanks!

7:55 😂

@sskylar

8 ай бұрын

Made me lol

@SNKev411

8 ай бұрын

Hey we are all human 😅

@sskylar

8 ай бұрын

@@SNKev411 Honest relatable content 🎯

Great Work bro.

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

Thanks for another great video.

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Nice timing as Analogue announced their "3d" N64 FPGA system :P

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

I’m definitely interested in that as well. Analogues products are always top notch

You make it look easy. Someday I’m gonna give it a try.

@kibagami25

8 ай бұрын

I know right. I would have caused so much damage and so many bridges mouhahahaha

@BiecherBender

7 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t recommend it without soldering experience. Try it first on a practice board. Soldering on a flex cable is even more “difficult” because it’s more sensitive to heat and force applied by the solder tip

@brandogg

6 ай бұрын

I'm not like an excellent solder...er but I installed an N64 HDMI kit on my console last night, it really wasn't incredibly difficult. Wiring is exactly the same as this one, but it was a different kit. Just make sure you use some kind of magnification and check for bridging (which is less likely with leaded solder). The bitchin' camera on my S22 Ultra made it easy to check for bridging. Tin the cable, tin your pins, then it's pretty easy to do the actual install, as long as you've done a decent amount of soldering before.

@Clodd1

6 ай бұрын

@@brandogg Is it worth the hard work?

I have the UltraHDMI in my N64 & it’s absolutely incredible. FPGA in the pipeline for 2024 but I still want to send my 2nd N64 in for this PixelFx mod & that Wi-Fi is a great for updates. Be great if 1up stocked this so it could be order with mod cuz it’s challenging ordering form 3rd party then ordering the 1up mod service & sending it all in.

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

I can certainly take care of that for you, and you can ship the parts directly to me next time to save on shipping

@funkykong9579

7 ай бұрын

​@LIRetroGaming how much do you charge to mode the 64 I have the console and the mod kit

Great video brother! Looks like the Retro GEM is a souped up N64Digital? In this installation anyways. Would be very interesting to see them adapt it for NES. 🤔

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

Yes, it has the same feature set as the digital but with no analog output this time. I would love to see this added to the NES eventually!

Great vid! I'm seriously impressed with the Gem, even with the price controversy. Now if only I could get a discount on ordering multiple for all my compatible consoles. Great to meet you last weekend at PGRE!

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

I totally agree, pixelfx have always made excellent products and I didn’t really care about the whole pricing controversy as well. It was great to meet in Portland!

Uh-oh, instant age restriction. 😂

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

Lol I realized I did the assembly out of order and forgot to edit that one out

@hammerheadms

8 ай бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming no worries. We're all adults here👍

Hey man! I'm having issues with my Nintendo Switch. I live on the island too and I was wondering if I would be able to bring it to your shop for repair. How can I get in touch with you?

quick question did you print the no cut or did you buy them from somewhere? gonna do this mod myself with a extreme green n64 shell and some uv lights inside to make it glow :P

@LIRetroGaming

7 ай бұрын

You can buy them from laserbear or print them yourself

@fruitsnackia2012

7 ай бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming nice. thank you. i dont have a 3d printer unfortunately or i would do that.

@Jorzzcam

7 ай бұрын

@@LIRetroGamingDo you know where i can find the files for the print?

@bwloawesome

20 күн бұрын

You know where to get the files for printing yourself?

I would like to see the Dreamcast retro gem install when it is available because I’m interested in doing this with my Mode modded Dreamcast.

@LIRetroGaming

7 ай бұрын

I’m definitely planning on doing a video once I have one in hand!

I got the basic version from a somebody that premodded the system and I am trying to upgrade to shiny edition but am having trouble trying to do the upgrade after i bought it

@LIRetroGaming

6 ай бұрын

Reach out to the support team in the pixelfx discord, they should be able to help

@Spazbo4

6 ай бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming yeah they got it figured out. for some reason it bought a second shiny upgrade for my ps2 gem instead of the one for my n64

Next friday will be the instalation of the retro gem in ps2 fat(transluced blue), i hoop!

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

I did a PS2 fat install last week but I should have more ps2 installs lined up soon

Hi I will like to know I live in the nyc area can I bring my nes to do this mod with you and how can I contact you or where I try google you but it shows only the expo

Hey, hopefully you see this. With this retro gem mod, do you think there’s a point in keeping the mclassic if I have this hdmi mod installed? Thanks!

@LIRetroGaming

6 ай бұрын

No, I don’t think the m-classic will really do anything to improve the video quality if a retro gem is installed. I haven’t tested this yet to be fair, but it doesn’t generally do much to improve video quality

Question is the Gamebox 64 picture quality just as good as this Pixel Fx? Or they about the same but if you get the "Shiny" edition it blows everything out of the water? Please let me know when it comes to picture quality. Ive read somewhere where a guy has Shiny Edition, but said picture looks better in 480p or 720p with using an M-Classic instead of no M-Classic and on Shiny Edition 1080p. I do have an M-Classic so wondering if i be good with Gamebox N64 set on 720p with M-Classic

@LIRetroGaming

5 ай бұрын

It’s similar to a basic version of the PixelFX retro gem, but the shiny edition is definitely better. Personally I don’t think the m classic does anything to improve the video image.

It would be awesome if you guys did one on a Pikachu N64

@brunofuentes91

4 ай бұрын

Im thinking on sending one 😅😂

Do you use your microscope to solder these small ribbon cables or you just free ball it? Also i laughed so hard when you realized you forgot a part mouhahaah omg so funny. so happy you kept that in.

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

Normally I use a microscope for the flex cables but when I film I have to do it without the scope unfortunately

Is it possible to add HDMI to the Sega Master System, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, Atari 7800 even the Turbo Grapx 16?

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

Not yet, but hopefully it will be possible with the retro gem in the future

Just learning about this kind of stuff, specifically for the n64; Is there an essential difference between something like this and a retrotink? They are both essentially upscaling and allowing use of hdmi, yes? Its just a matter of ease of use, price points, aesthetics, some features, footprint etc? Sorry for the noob question, just a nostalgic guy trying to hook his n64 up to a modern tv to play with his kids lol

@MatyLbdt14

6 ай бұрын

The difference is the signal that takes. The retrotink takes the analog or digital signal that comes out from the video out of your console and upscale that to the desired resolution. The HDMI mods, like this, works with the digital signal that comes out from the chip, so there is no digital to analog conversion. The downside of this mods is the soldering knowledge You need to install it, and the possibly needed cutting to fit the HDMI port. Another retrotink's advantage is that You can use it with multiple consoles. Yo can Even use both at the sale time, for example You can install this mod for outputting 1080p to the retrotink 4k, and that upscales it to 4k (something note possible with the retro gem only)

@jayjayhooksch1

6 ай бұрын

@@MatyLbdt14 is there a benefit to not having to convert the signal from analog to digital in the case that you use an HDMI mod? I've heard there's no input lag added in either case...

@MatyLbdt14

6 ай бұрын

@@jayjayhooksch1 there is some signal degradation when You convert digital to analog, to then convert it to digital again , but it's almost negligible. either of both options make a clear picture Quality, if You are using good quality rgb cables with the retrotink

How does this compare to the other HDMI solutions?

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

It’s definitely better than the 64HD and the UltraHDMI N64. Higher output resolution, lots of scanline options, black frame insertion and other nice features

@warioexpert

8 ай бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming Darn, I have the N64 Digital installed in mine, would be a hassle to get this one 😅

The closing Jumper for the clock mod, is just soldering It?

@LIRetroGaming

4 ай бұрын

Yes. The clock mod is also totally optional

@abyssiondeportergil5404

4 ай бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming Ok, perfect. I tried by myself and i just cant 😂, thanks god i picked a backup cable. I contact from your web, i will probably send it to you.

Whats the price to do the hdmi on the n64 i have a pikachu one i wanna do

@LIRetroGaming

4 ай бұрын

You can order this on my website, 1uprestorations.com

Not a dead short however I have 604 ohms between 3.3 v and gnd. Normal?

@LIRetroGaming

2 ай бұрын

That should be ok

Hey I would like to have this installed in my n64, how can we set this up?

@LIRetroGaming

4 ай бұрын

You can contact me at 1uprestorations.com and I will take care of it for you

Does an RGB mod an addition to this provide any benefit?

@LIRetroGaming

20 күн бұрын

You can add one and it’s good if you ever need to use the console on a crt instead of through hdmi

@bwloawesome

20 күн бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming so it doesn't do anything for HDMI but provides better functionality on CRT, yeah?

oh fuck!

@hammerheadms

8 ай бұрын

Only slightly out of place.

Is retro gem shiny better than the previous n64 digital chip?

@LIRetroGaming

3 ай бұрын

For now I would say they are pretty similar. The older chip also has RGB built in which is useful

@Jordansd789

3 ай бұрын

Ok, will prolly stick with the older chip then if im not missing out there, but if it doesn't have rgb then what does it have? Is rgb not needed for the digital hdmi connection and only for the components cables?

Does this work on the N64 PAL?

@LIRetroGaming

5 ай бұрын

Yes, it does and there’s only a jumper that needs to be bridged for it to work with pal consoles

@abyssiondeportergil5404

5 ай бұрын

@@LIRetroGaming Ok, perfect. So... I should follow a pal video, or this video works? 😂

i got the n64 pixelfx ultrahdmi mod and just bought a new tv 4k oled. turns out i have significant latence issues. any ideas why and how to fix that? on my old LG everything was flawless!

@LIRetroGaming

6 ай бұрын

It’s likely the tv and not the n64 since you can measure the n64 latency in the self test menu. The tv needs to be set to game mode and have any extra image processing turned off. All that stuff adds lag

Anyway you can do mine ?

@LIRetroGaming

Ай бұрын

Sure thing, you can order the install service at 1uprestorations.com

these will drop like a rock when analogue and the mister fpga core are released. These hdmi mods are overpriced imo and i am sure they are giving them away for free to youtubers to try to sell more

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

The analogue console looks amazing, and I also have a mister. The n64 core on there is improving rapidly! All of these options are great to have, and nothing wrong with enjoying all of them

@wookums3779

8 ай бұрын

The big thing is that the retrogem is a universal digital solution that will support numerous consoles (PS2 support being top on the list, in my opinion), you just need different mount & flat ribbons. You could get 1 full console install kit, then just the $15 mount/ribbon set for another console, do the installs on both, and then you could pretty much freely swap the board between them if you wanted (*edit - just need to re-open/close jumpers on the board to work with different consoles). I look at the hdmi mods as future proofing consoles. Sure, the built-in scaler and features may be dated in a number of years, but the major benefit is having the cleanest possible digital signal from the console that can then be fed to whatever the latest/greatest external processor/scaler is.

For N64, better to just get a MISTER. Its N64 fpga core will be perfect very soon! Should be as good as hardware for latency and visual accuracy

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

I love the n64 core on the mister, it’s a great thing to own!

Seems like too much work dude.ill stick with my emulator and free games 👍

@LIRetroGaming

8 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with emulation dude, enjoy it

This is such a bodge job.