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Customer Review
- Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2024As someone who uses a slim Playstation 2 to also watch DVD movies, the GBS-C has been terrific at rendering a 480p signal to my 1080p monitor.
There was a minor adjustment though to shift the picture upwards by 5 or 6 units to make the black borders at the top and bottom even on a widescreen movie. This was done in the WiFi & phone browser.
With games, I found no adjustments were needed unless its for personal preferences.
Also with games, at the default 1280 x 960 resolution setting, the GBS-C will automatically pseudo-widescreen the 4:3 aspect ratio. For most games, you probably won't mind this. But with movies (non-widescreen ones, and optionally games if preferred) - switching to 1920 x 1080 setting will keep the 4:3 aspect ratio with black bars on the sides. This can be done with the VR dial.
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There's one major flaw on the GBS-C however, and it has to do with the cooling vent holes at the bottom of the unit.
There's just not enough clearance for the hot air to escape when laid flat on the surface.
This causes a lot of unnecessary heat buildup and I was shocked to find a single 100 minute movie made the right side of the unit very hot afterwards. The kind of hot that makes you wonder if it'll still work after a year from now.
I would suggest either placing the unit upright or use something to support & raise it up from the surface by at least 1/2 inch or more if keeping it flat like I did.
Doing so has removed around 60% to 70% heat buildup and now after watching a movie, the right side's only warm to the touch.
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Overall I think the GBS-C is worth considering for what it can do at this price but be aware of its flaw.
If its still too much for your budget or you don't need all those connection types or even 480p, a S-video cable with the right converter for your display might just do the trick.
Note: Disregard the green/magenta and wavy lines in the photos, those are caused by the camera. Movie is on 480p, while game is 480i.
As someone who uses a slim Playstation 2 to also watch DVD movies, the GBS-C has been terrific at rendering a 480p signal to my 1080p monitor.
There was a minor adjustment though to shift the picture upwards by 5 or 6 units to make the black borders at the top and bottom even on a widescreen movie. This was done in the WiFi & phone browser.
With games, I found no adjustments were needed unless its for personal preferences.
Also with games, at the default 1280 x 960 resolution setting, the GBS-C will automatically pseudo-widescreen the 4:3 aspect ratio. For most games, you probably won't mind this. But with movies (non-widescreen ones, and optionally games if preferred) - switching to 1920 x 1080 setting will keep the 4:3 aspect ratio with black bars on the sides. This can be done with the VR dial.
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There's one major flaw on the GBS-C however, and it has to do with the cooling vent holes at the bottom of the unit.
There's just not enough clearance for the hot air to escape when laid flat on the surface.
This causes a lot of unnecessary heat buildup and I was shocked to find a single 100 minute movie made the right side of the unit very hot afterwards. The kind of hot that makes you wonder if it'll still work after a year from now.
I would suggest either placing the unit upright or use something to support & raise it up from the surface by at least 1/2 inch or more if keeping it flat like I did.
Doing so has removed around 60% to 70% heat buildup and now after watching a movie, the right side's only warm to the touch.
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Overall I think the GBS-C is worth considering for what it can do at this price but be aware of its flaw.
If its still too much for your budget or you don't need all those connection types or even 480p, a S-video cable with the right converter for your display might just do the trick.
Note: Disregard the green/magenta and wavy lines in the photos, those are caused by the camera. Movie is on 480p, while game is 480i.Images in this review
