Mike Chi has just released firmware v1.4.2 for the RetroTINK 4K, that adds a new deinterlacer with Edge Adaptive interpolation and improved motion search. This is great news for anyone with a lot of 480i sources, be it video games, or TV and movies. There’s also a new VESA VRR mode, as well as an HLG HDR mode. Mike posted a demo of how the new deinterlacing can help on social media (linked below) and the full list of changes are below the links:
Firmware Update: https://retrotink-llc.github.io/firmware/4k.html
Purchase the RT4K: https://retrorgb.link/retrotink4k
This is a pretty significant update, as the RT4K already performed really well at deinterlacing content. It’s especially important, as 480i is a really hard format to properly display on any non-CRT TV, so any improvement helps!
Also, VESA VRR will help some monitors display the odd refresh rates of older consoles in RT4K low-latency modes without screen tearing. Depending on your display, HLG HDR might not make a difference, but it’s awesome to see it as an option.
Here’s the full list of changes:
- Next generation Motion Adaptive Deinterlacer
- Improved multi-field motion analysis to minimize false combing
- Improved spatio-temporal smoothing of motion vectors
- Edge-adaptive interpolation to minimize “jaggies” when Bob is used
- Improved Freesync VRR compatibility
- Added VESA VRR
- Added HLG HDR mode with proper color conversion and PQ
- For HLG, the Input Gain control under the “Color Correction” menu should be used to tune the intensity
Next official RT4K FW has been released! Highlights include:
-New deinterlacer with Edge Adaptive interpolation (see pic) and improved motion search
-HLG HDR with color gamut conversion and perceptual quantization
-VESA VRR
-More bug fixes and profiles!https://t.co/00oZy6q4JN pic.twitter.com/2DaxcrlPWr— Mike Chi (@retrotink2) April 27, 2024
