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Happy new year 2020(*) everybody, and welcome to this first Oriclopedia video of the year :)

This time I'm showing you how to use your Oric on a modern screen using a HDMI connector.

There are multiple options, some are cheaper than other, but there's no point going too cheap if it does not work!

While working on this video I found the following article which basically matches what I'm saying regarding converters to avoid and which ones work, so that's good!
https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/SCART-TO-HDMI-CONVERTERS-TO-AVOID

I'm not affiliated to any of the companies doing the products, I bought them myself for my own use, and I mention what works and what does not work.

The video capture card I used is the AVerMedia LGX (Live Gamer Extreme) GC550: https://www.avermedia.com/us/product-detail/GC550

The generic HDMI scan converter was bought from one of the many shops online (the original shop where I bought it is not selling them anymore).

The OSSC is available at Video Game Perfection: https://www.videogameperfection.com/products/open-source-converter/

The SCART cable I'm using is from the Retro Computer Shack and is guaranteed to work with all scalers - apparently some old cables are causing issues and fail to generate a clean signal.

I hope it was informative!

As usual, feel free to comment if you have remarks, suggestions, questions, or ideas of topics you'd like to be covered in my videos.

(*) This was written in January 2020, I was not expecting the year to be like it would be, sorry...

Here is the list of chapters inside the video:
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 00:50 - Presenting the cheap SCART to HDMI converter
- 01:55 - Presenting the models to avoid
- 02:12 - Presenting the OSSC
- 02:20 - Testing the cheap converter
- 04:55 - Testing the OSSC
- 06:27 - Aspect ratio issues
- 07:20 - Recording the output with AVerMedia LGX
- 08:46 - Recording the sound
- 09:45 - Other differences between the OSSC and the cheap converter
- 13:27 - Showing the Erebus device (SD card Tape emulator)

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