I've got this device for my son's C64 and it's been working fine without a problem for 3 years. We're using Y/C from C64 and it looks pretty good on a 1024x768 LCD.
Dude, your voice+video editing ability and over all tone in how you come across is very enjoyable. You give me a sense of nostalgia as you explore all the technologies from my child hood. Especially your understanding of the technology and appreciation of it. Thank you! :)
I actually bought one of these as a solution to using an Apple II with a missing screen. This little thing feels cheap, is cheap, and has a lot of nuances, but in that application it worked really well.
I actually have a Dell UltraSharp 2007FP that has DVI, VGA, S-Video, and even composite. I also have a soundbar for it so I guess I could get sound on it if I bought an adapter. It's pretty cool though, and I should hook up some old consoles to it sometime.
I still have my original 13" television that I got when I bought my first computer (an Atari 800xl). It STILL WORKS. And it's the best device to play retro games on... I am glad I resisted the temptation to toss it when I got larger CRTs and LCDs. :) The vertical is about to go out, but it was used when I bought it in 1983. And with some exceptions in the early aughts, it has seen near constant use as a monitor for my C64/Atari/and retro consoles. :)
I had a silver Hauppauge branded composite to vga adapter back in the day (around 2003) that looked exactly like this one. Unfortunately it worked way worse back then as it had major lag and artifacting. Didnt use it but for a couple of times. I might still have it laying around actually.
Looking into things, aparently they make some that go in the other direction. And since the GBS8200 (a cheap upscaler that also works as a downscaler to 240p) only outputs VGA, I think it might be my best option. They make cheap kind of direct converter solutions, but I think the lack of using power to do it *may* cause a lot of quality loss, so im going with this.
I ordered an adapter like this for my Sega Dreamcast when it first came out, except it connected via the proprietary Dreamcast connector and then connected to VGA - like circa 2000 or something; there was no lag then either.
The Dreamcast supported VGA natively, which provided a higher quality than composite converted to VGA, like matt is doing here with his NES. You probably used the Dreamcast's direct VGA output unless you used some weird cheap third-party adapter
Vga is better.heres my emu vga dreamcast. The youtube video not the best but in real time its insane. ruclips.net/video/eV47lzZz_nE/видео.htmlsi=OOSVmlkZB6DFkBxL
Matt, you goober! Why didn't you get composite to HDMI? VGA is as dead as composite is, so what the hell are you doing? With your life? And when are you moving out and getting a real job? Kind regards, Dad
Lol. Hdmi is overkill for retro systems. VGA looks great and, in my opinion, is the best video format for these older consoles. Not only this, but changing an analog signal to a digital one, will cause lag and isn't viable. All you're doing here is taking one analog signal and turning it into a better analog signal, since VGA is analog. And this looks better than hdmi.
just some quick notes: the NES and N64 output in 240p. You do NOT want deinterlacing here. They're already progressive scan, and deinterlacing will ruin their image, so it's good that it seems to not be deinterlacing. I'm glad that it outputs an image that isn't smoothing out the vertical pixels, because that would look god awful in any situation except maybe PS2 era games in 480i. Also, I hope the 75hz output and resolution is optional, otherwise it will cause strange scrolling patterns and jittering. I'd love to see S-Video performance eventually. S-Video is a MASSIVE upgrade over composite for basically the same exact price Thanks for the review!
Rubberized plastic is cool and all until you neglect it for a few years and it's protective coating starts to erode away; you're left with a sticky mess that can only be cleaned up with baking soda and elbow grease.
That was really helpfull! I'm using an old atari st as a MIDI sequencer. My c64 has a composite output and the atari st is connected to a VGA monitor. Thx to your review, i don't need a seperate monitor and i just can use the PIP mode to display both! I had this device in my ebay list for months now and i just bought it.
I got the exact same looking box for $20 on ebay in around 2012. Since then I've gotten composite to HDMI boxes that cost twice as much and died inside of a month. This one just keeps chugging away. It's not perfect though. They've coated it in that grippy rubbery finish that feels premium but in about 5 years it turns to sticky gunk that's near impossible to get off. And the buttons get some sort of oxidation inside them and get cranky and super irritating to use, but that's easy enough to fix with a squirt of DeoxIt or contact cleaner. The quality at least on mine is great. The deinterlacing actually works really well on things like PS2 480i though some lines of the N64's 240p confuse it and it creates a strange effect. According to the box it also features a "3D denoising filter", and I have to say that really works too. It cleans up composite enough that the first time I used it, I had to double check that it wasn't on S-Video. Switching back and forth there's a definite difference but I've seen S-Video rendered worse than this thing's composite. The upscaling is dodgy though so it's best to leave it at 640x480 and let the monitor scale it. For CRTs I find it very useful that it has an 85 Hz output. This makes motion judder a little but gets rid of the dreadful headache-inducing 60 Hz flicker, which is one thing I really don't miss about that era.
I've had one of these things for years, but it goes in the opposite direction. You put VGA in and get composite/S-Video out. It uses the same case, except in blue, and also runs off of USB power. It has a different, more primitive user interface as well. On mine, the side with the single VGA port is the input, while the side with the three other connectors is the output. Mine also has dipswitches in the location that yours has the QA sticker. I originally bought mine from a retail store (Radioshack probably?) almost a decade ago
I bought one of these branded "Ligawo" about ten years ago to connect my original XBOX to my monitor. Also played Super Mario Bros with the NES emulator for my modded PS1! Those were fun times
That case seems to be around for a long time, i have a device bought in the early nineties that does the exact opposite in the same case, just it being white instead of black.
Dope apparatus I've seen a lot of times on eBay/Amazon markets, but that I've never bought so far. This is even better that I thought, even if the quality is a bit average.
I have this very same unit... been going for a couple of years without any problems... I got it for about 9 or 10 euros... I too was surprised at how well it worked actually...
the reason why the vga in and out are inverted is cuz there are models of this particular converter that has vga in to composite / s-video out. so you can hook up a vga computer to a composite / s-video vcr/tv
Yo Matt, this is a comment on the eBay Composite to VGA review video, and I found where the product came from (or maybe someone who ripped off eBay). The one I learned my dad had is from Fosmon, and the name/logo goes where it says "composite to VGA" on yours.
This converter is ok, but it doesn't properly handle 240p signals properly. It's definitely impressive for the price though. The best solution that I've found for this (and I've tried a BUNCH) is the RetroTINK2X with a cheap HDMI 2 VGA adapter plugged into it. less than 1ms lag added and a WAAY cleaner picture, even rivaling that of a framemister or ossc! It is about $100 USD though so it's not exactly cheap.
This brings back memories... I had one that looked the same and converted VGA to Composite/S-Video so I could use my Core 2 Duo - PC on a spare "flat"screen I got from my older brother (No cash for a monitor). good times (And by good I mean nostalgic and not the TVs input lag - because THAT was horrible :D)
@@Wieprzek Think it was the cheapest one or close to it, that was in the usa at the time, almost all of them look like they come from the same place. Just make sure it dose what you need it to do.
Exactly what I need for my Atari STe, glad (and surprised) to see these are a good bang for your bucks ! ...also your music list in this episode is top notch ! Been a while I heard some good old Dualtrax !
I used to have that same device, just that it was the other way around. VGA to S-Video/RCA. Both VGA ports where they exactly the same, so I guess internally it's the same device, and the only difference is to what pins the RCA and S-Video connectors hook up to internally. Funny enough the PiP button still existed on mine, but it didn't don anything as far as I could tell...
I have an extremely similar adapter, the design is exactly the same, with all the buttons and stuff, but the VGA out is actually in a good place and it doesn't glow. There must be multiple versions of this thing since I got mine on Amazon
I got one of these to use with a GBS-8200, didn't work because of the upscaling. It's ok, but not as good as a real upscaler. Works great for other things.
dear lord, i am glad i found this. i dont have alot of fancy new monitors and have more than one CRT still in use, been wanting to hook up some of my old consoles to my pc monitor for a potentially sharper image. definitely pulling the trigger on one of these soon.
i have a ton of generic adapters, hdmi splitters, usb switchers, and many more gadgets like this that were incredibly cheap and work unbelievably well. i wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing cheap hdmi 2.1 splitters in the near future
3:20 I kid you not, right when you got to the word “noise“ I experienced buffering but didn’t realize it, and watching the captions, I wondered if it was a pun.
Hey, "VGA IN" is a pass-trough connector that allows a VGA source (for example a computer) use the connected monitor without disconnect the adapter. You can switch between "S video", "composite" and "VGA pass-trough" by one of those buttons. However, the adapter still needs to be powered to use VGA pass-trough... 😉 Looks like I have a little different version of this adapter. First, mine has no LEDs, second, mine has BNC connector instead of RCA, and third, mine has these buttons: - "AV/SV/VGA" - "ZOOM" - "PIC" - "MENU" - "RES" - "PIP" Of corse, it can't do "picture in picture" and some buttons do something different than what's labeled on the adapter. So, I say, you have a better version, dude.
I have always bought these, but I never thought of going from composite output to a VGA input monitor. Before hdmi was standard on both TV's and video cards, I passed through the vga signal to my vga monitor and used the composite clone to go to my non hdmi fat tv, so I could watch tv and videos on my tv from my computer.
I have one of these but the lag is very noticeable. I have a 5ms lcd monitor and when im hooked up to my crt it feels 2x or 3x as laggy. Having both displays on you can even visually see the lcd changes screens faster. Im a gamer that plays fps,fighting, rhythm games and tetris so my sense of delay may be higher than most people
@MattKC I know this is a 4 year old video, but there's something you need to revisit on this adapter. I have a much older but strikingly similar Composite - VGA adapter, and there is a simple built-in ***game*** hidden deep in the menu options. If yours is a copy of a copy of the one I have, I wonder if this Easter egg is still there?
Wow I bought this like 6 years ago. Except mine is silver. It always worked but I actually used it to display a pc on an old TV. I laughed when you said "Theoretically you actually could run this off USB" Because what I got for a power supply was a chord with USB on one end, and a barrel connector on the other, and that was it, lmao.
Hi Matt, big fan here of random tech stuff. I wanted to warn you about pixelating addresses especially in a moving video as it is trivial to reverse engineer it. I suggest cutting out the label or editing a completely opaque black box on it. I know this reaction is a bit late but I hadn't seen this video yet :)
I have bought this item from Ebay and what I noticed is that the QC sticker was placed over a dip switch that was removed. I had to find one that had the switch so I could use it.
I think there is an exact model of this adapter but opposite, that can take VGA and output it to S-video and RCA. EIther that or this device has a way to detect which way the data is going and choose.
I happened to buy the sister product to the original one. It's from Sabrent, and mine does the reverse, VGA to RCA and Svid, but it included the manual for the one yours is based on 😮 And yeah actually the in and out VGA are the same on mine. The input is the one on the short side, and all the outputs are on the long side. I wonder why they didnt reverse it
@@pikgears Yeah although they're a little more uncommon I've noticed. One thing I'm concerned about is overscan on this TV but there seems to actually be controls to adjust it on the adapter soOoo lets see!
Just watched a bunch of your videos. Found you with the Lego island music one and thought oh shit is that Matt from school that used to get all the flash and pj64 games for everyone? Awesome to see your running a popular channel based around this kinda stuff now. Just looking at these adaptors after seeing the new tv I got has no rca for my ps2.
VGA is RGBHV, so it may be possible to adapt. It would take some testing and figuring out sync and input frequencies but it could be possible to go RGB from a console to VGA with this thing.
You got an excellent one. I have a similar one, but it doesn't has that fancy menu, you have to cycle each option with a button, really a bummer. Will try to buy the one you got and check differences, maybe it's only the Firmware.
Help! I have an old DVD player with composite video out connections (red/blue/green/yellow colored terminals) and an old monitor with VGA and DVI connectors....will this work so I can watch DVD’s on the monitor? TIA!!!
I have one of these, only in silver instead of black. I think bought it for a lot cheaper. But it was years ago. Recently I wanted to use it to connect an android TV box to an old CRT TV. Then I realized that the chinese android TV box already has a composite output. It's weird to have android on a 30 years old tv.
There were a few Dell monitors that had composite/S Video/component or all three. I have always wanted to get one and although they can still be found, they can be a tad expensive. However, the convenience factor is certainly there to get one.
Funny. I have a similar device, but that only converts one way: VGA -> Composite. Yet it's the exact same plastic mold. Had the thing for over 10 years.
2:44 I actually have one that looks identical to this and it's branded as StarTech. It's complete crap though, the output is blurry and off center. Might have to try it again though, maybe it was the screen ratio that was messing it up?
I got one of those a while back but I've had problems with some colors looking too bright and blending together as solid white. It is otherwise a great converter.
I bet the QC sticker led, it was probably more like "all right, let's test the first one off the line. Why is the room blue? Holey S**t! We should cover that. Oh look, we have a box of stickers..."
I wanted to buy this back in 2004 to play ps2 on a VGA monitor (i had no tv on my room but a VGA monitor on the attic), but was unable to buy from internet, nor to find it IRL But i managed to buy all sorts of things like little TVs and portable DVD players with AV input and jack output to enjoy my nights. I remember having bought a little TV for 20$, then i would hide it in a cardboard box for the days, and then lock my door, getting the TV and play
But generic upscalers and converters like this output 240p as 480i so that means if something is flickering it won't look correct. Also it's the same on later CRT's and HDCRT's
Do you know what resolutions it supports. Obviously it accepts 240p & 480i, but what does it output. I'm planning to use this with my O.S.S.C. (Open Source Scan Converter) so I can use composite & s-video with it. I'm hoping there's a pass-through mode to simply send out the same resolution it receives, so it will work with the OSSC. Also do you know if this works with PAL resolutions 288p & 576i. Thanks if you can help.
"Hijacking those pixels" What pixels? VGA, Composite and S-Video are all analog formats. It does seem like hard work though, because it would have to have some kind of frame buffer.
A device like this is converting between two analog signals, so there is no digital conversion. That explains the lag free experience. I would love to find a component to VGA adapter myself for later consoles on CRT VGA gaming.
I just got this old Windows XP Compaq Presario that only has VGA ports. The thing keeping me from using it is that there are no VGA cables in my house.
I've got this device for my son's C64 and it's been working fine without a problem for 3 years. We're using Y/C from C64 and it looks pretty good on a 1024x768 LCD.
You have a C64? Nice
You have a son? Nice
i had a stroke and read C4
What’s a C64?
@@RogerCollectz commodore 64
Now go from RF to composite, and then composite to VGA, and finally VGA to HDMI
Then hdmi to composite and composite back to rf again.
@@chadmasta5 *Adapter suddenly, without reason, seases to function forever... and you can never figure out why*
literally adding bass and treble to a 64kbps audio, genius
Lag overload.
I actually used to play retro games on my crt by going from HDMI to composite, and then composite to RF.
Dude, your voice+video editing ability and over all tone in how you come across is very enjoyable. You give me a sense of nostalgia as you explore all the technologies from my child hood. Especially your understanding of the technology and appreciation of it. Thank you! :)
I actually bought one of these as a solution to using an Apple II with a missing screen. This little thing feels cheap, is cheap, and has a lot of nuances, but in that application it worked really well.
I actually have a Dell UltraSharp 2007FP that has DVI, VGA, S-Video, and even composite. I also have a soundbar for it so I guess I could get sound on it if I bought an adapter. It's pretty cool though, and I should hook up some old consoles to it sometime.
WHA-
@@rxgtv I gave it to my Dad since, it's a very nice monitor though and he likes it a lot.
I also have a couple of dell monitors with those inputs. Not sure if it's the exact same model though
mine is 1200p from 2009 with PiP/PbP
That's like a nicer version of my dell ps190 lol
The quality on that this is ridiculous. It's so ridiculous I might swear.
Hecc
hey don't let my mom see that word, she'll ban me from minecraft :(
@@MattKC h e c c
F R I C C
@@shagheadguy4805 that's too far mister, you're gonna pay for that
@@shagheadguy4805 ur gonna lose your dog for that sir
those people destroying crt’s hurt me physically >:(
exactly. they can still be used, people are just too lazy to get it working with modern stuff
shagheadguy what if they don’t work
@@adenarrington7607 if it didn't work as in nothing could work with it, then yeah.
shagheadguy well I meant if the crt display is broken then I wouldn’t want to fix it because it’s deadly
I still have my original 13" television that I got when I bought my first computer (an Atari 800xl). It STILL WORKS. And it's the best device to play retro games on... I am glad I resisted the temptation to toss it when I got larger CRTs and LCDs. :) The vertical is about to go out, but it was used when I bought it in 1983. And with some exceptions in the early aughts, it has seen near constant use as a monitor for my C64/Atari/and retro consoles. :)
I had a silver Hauppauge branded composite to vga adapter back in the day (around 2003) that looked exactly like this one. Unfortunately it worked way worse back then as it had major lag and artifacting. Didnt use it but for a couple of times. I might still have it laying around actually.
Looking into things, aparently they make some that go in the other direction. And since the GBS8200 (a cheap upscaler that also works as a downscaler to 240p) only outputs VGA, I think it might be my best option. They make cheap kind of direct converter solutions, but I think the lack of using power to do it *may* cause a lot of quality loss, so im going with this.
yeah plus the hack makes GBS great. Wonder if there's a way to hack the Composite to VGA adapter to somehow get 240p
I'm getting one of these so I can watch VHS on my CRT monitor. 😂
Stuff on CRT Monitors looks much better than on TVs
@@ManOfAttitudeLP1998 you sure about that?
@@NonsensicalSpudz Yes except from VHS Movies maybe but monitor is always higher quality
@@NonsensicalSpudz a CRT monitor can run at 1280x1024+ while regular crt TVs run at 720x480(NTSC), sony did make HD CRT TVs but they're really rare
@@tristan6509 HD CRT TVs are also sold in Japan.
I ordered an adapter like this for my Sega Dreamcast when it first came out, except it connected via the proprietary Dreamcast connector and then connected to VGA - like circa 2000 or something; there was no lag then either.
The Dreamcast supported VGA natively, which provided a higher quality than composite converted to VGA, like matt is doing here with his NES. You probably used the Dreamcast's direct VGA output unless you used some weird cheap third-party adapter
@@pikgears vga xirect is perfect. I use it on vga clock monitor
Vga is better.heres my emu vga dreamcast. The youtube video not the best but in real time its insane.
ruclips.net/video/eV47lzZz_nE/видео.htmlsi=OOSVmlkZB6DFkBxL
Matt, you goober!
Why didn't you get composite to
HDMI? VGA is as dead as composite
is, so what the hell are you doing?
With your life?
And when are you moving out and getting a real job?
Kind regards,
Dad
Ahahahaha
Lol. Hdmi is overkill for retro systems. VGA looks great and, in my opinion, is the best video format for these older consoles. Not only this, but changing an analog signal to a digital one, will cause lag and isn't viable. All you're doing here is taking one analog signal and turning it into a better analog signal, since VGA is analog. And this looks better than hdmi.
@@dauntless78 it's a joke from the video
He has got a real job!
@@dauntless78 Ok, I'll just buy 2 VGA adapters for my TV and NES Classic.
just some quick notes:
the NES and N64 output in 240p. You do NOT want deinterlacing here. They're already progressive scan, and deinterlacing will ruin their image, so it's good that it seems to not be deinterlacing.
I'm glad that it outputs an image that isn't smoothing out the vertical pixels, because that would look god awful in any situation except maybe PS2 era games in 480i.
Also, I hope the 75hz output and resolution is optional, otherwise it will cause strange scrolling patterns and jittering.
I'd love to see S-Video performance eventually. S-Video is a MASSIVE upgrade over composite for basically the same exact price
Thanks for the review!
He did use S-Video for the N64 and PS2.
He mentions it at 8:12
"Not" isn't an acronym
7:57 i thought for a second that the monitor had a chunk taken out lmao
true
Been waiting awhile for someone to review one of these! Thanks for filling the gap (in a comedic way!)
Rubberized plastic is cool and all until you neglect it for a few years and it's protective coating starts to erode away; you're left with a sticky mess that can only be cleaned up with baking soda and elbow grease.
I remember buying one of these as a kid for my Wii. Works super well especially for the price
Absolutely love your channel and your humor! You really could have 1 Mio subs and more!
That picture in picture is a surprise. Imagine playing an old game down in the corner with the RUclips walk through on your browser.
That was really helpfull!
I'm using an old atari st as a MIDI sequencer. My c64 has a composite output and the atari st is connected to a VGA monitor.
Thx to your review, i don't need a seperate monitor and i just can use the PIP mode to display both! I had this device in my ebay list for months now and i just bought it.
I got the exact same looking box for $20 on ebay in around 2012. Since then I've gotten composite to HDMI boxes that cost twice as much and died inside of a month. This one just keeps chugging away. It's not perfect though. They've coated it in that grippy rubbery finish that feels premium but in about 5 years it turns to sticky gunk that's near impossible to get off. And the buttons get some sort of oxidation inside them and get cranky and super irritating to use, but that's easy enough to fix with a squirt of DeoxIt or contact cleaner.
The quality at least on mine is great. The deinterlacing actually works really well on things like PS2 480i though some lines of the N64's 240p confuse it and it creates a strange effect. According to the box it also features a "3D denoising filter", and I have to say that really works too. It cleans up composite enough that the first time I used it, I had to double check that it wasn't on S-Video. Switching back and forth there's a definite difference but I've seen S-Video rendered worse than this thing's composite. The upscaling is dodgy though so it's best to leave it at 640x480 and let the monitor scale it. For CRTs I find it very useful that it has an 85 Hz output. This makes motion judder a little but gets rid of the dreadful headache-inducing 60 Hz flicker, which is one thing I really don't miss about that era.
he wrote a essay
I've had one of these things for years, but it goes in the opposite direction. You put VGA in and get composite/S-Video out. It uses the same case, except in blue, and also runs off of USB power. It has a different, more primitive user interface as well. On mine, the side with the single VGA port is the input, while the side with the three other connectors is the output. Mine also has dipswitches in the location that yours has the QA sticker. I originally bought mine from a retail store (Radioshack probably?) almost a decade ago
Can I use this device to get a security camera to display live video directly on a monitor without using a computer?
I have one of these adpaters but mine does VGA to composite you can connect your PC to an old TV :)
There is a vga to composite? Can you post a link to one so I can see the model?
@@Durante_di_Alighiero Search on ebay for "VGA to RCA Switch Box, PC to TV AV Monitor Composite S Video Converter Adapter"
@@rfsapiens Thanks allot!
same
I bought one of these branded "Ligawo" about ten years ago to connect my original XBOX to my monitor. Also played Super Mario Bros with the NES emulator for my modded PS1! Those were fun times
That case seems to be around for a long time, i have a device bought in the early nineties that does the exact opposite in the same case, just it being white instead of black.
Dope apparatus I've seen a lot of times on eBay/Amazon markets, but that I've never bought so far. This is even better that I thought, even if the quality is a bit average.
2:40 LMAOOO WTF.... 😂😂😂
That came out of nowhere, maybe he was recording at 4:30am??
HAHAHAHAHA
I also have two of these and they are just perfect for playing old consoles on my VGA monitors. I love it.
2:38 😆 “oooh rubberized plastic I love this stuff…it feels good on my body” lol dude you’re freaking hilarious man
I have this very same unit... been going for a couple of years without any problems... I got it for about 9 or 10 euros... I too was surprised at how well it worked actually...
the reason why the vga in and out are inverted is cuz there are models of this particular converter that has vga in to composite / s-video out. so you can hook up a vga computer to a composite / s-video vcr/tv
Yo Matt, this is a comment on the eBay Composite to VGA review video, and I found where the product came from (or maybe someone who ripped off eBay). The one I learned my dad had is from Fosmon, and the name/logo goes where it says "composite to VGA" on yours.
This converter is ok, but it doesn't properly handle 240p signals properly. It's definitely impressive for the price though.
The best solution that I've found for this (and I've tried a BUNCH) is the RetroTINK2X with a cheap HDMI 2 VGA adapter plugged into it. less than 1ms lag added and a WAAY cleaner picture, even rivaling that of a framemister or ossc! It is about $100 USD though so it's not exactly cheap.
"Buying the bullet and biting it" actually fits better
I'll bite your bullet if you want me to. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
This brings back memories... I had one that looked the same and converted VGA to Composite/S-Video so I could use my Core 2 Duo - PC on a spare "flat"screen I got from my older brother (No cash for a monitor). good times (And by good I mean nostalgic and not the TVs input lag - because THAT was horrible :D)
I bought a composite to HDMI and it was horribly laggy, but I bought another about the same as yours and it works great.
Mind throwing a link to the one you bought?
@@Wieprzek Think it was the cheapest one or close to it, that was in the usa at the time, almost all of them look like they come from the same place. Just make sure it dose what you need it to do.
@@g6qwerty Thanks for answering, i got a big old CRT tv in the meantime tho
Exactly what I need for my Atari STe, glad (and surprised) to see these are a good bang for your bucks ! ...also your music list in this episode is top notch ! Been a while I heard some good old Dualtrax !
I used to have that same device, just that it was the other way around. VGA to S-Video/RCA. Both VGA ports where they exactly the same, so I guess internally it's the same device, and the only difference is to what pins the RCA and S-Video connectors hook up to internally. Funny enough the PiP button still existed on mine, but it didn't don anything as far as I could tell...
Damn that package review was great.
11/10 would want to see more package reviews on this channel.
Matt idk how but you made a ebay video converter review entertaining
I have an extremely similar adapter, the design is exactly the same, with all the buttons and stuff, but the VGA out is actually in a good place and it doesn't glow. There must be multiple versions of this thing since I got mine on Amazon
I got one of these to use with a GBS-8200, didn't work because of the upscaling. It's ok, but not as good as a real upscaler. Works great for other things.
dear lord, i am glad i found this. i dont have alot of fancy new monitors and have more than one CRT still in use, been wanting to hook up some of my old consoles to my pc monitor for a potentially sharper image. definitely pulling the trigger on one of these soon.
i have a ton of generic adapters, hdmi splitters, usb switchers, and many more gadgets like this that were incredibly cheap and work unbelievably well. i wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing cheap hdmi 2.1 splitters in the near future
I recently came to know about this channel. And I totally love your videos and your humour. Keep up!
3:20 I kid you not, right when you got to the word “noise“ I experienced buffering but didn’t realize it, and watching the captions, I wondered if it was a pun.
Hey, "VGA IN" is a pass-trough connector that allows a VGA source (for example a computer) use the connected monitor without disconnect the adapter. You can switch between "S video", "composite" and "VGA pass-trough" by one of those buttons. However, the adapter still needs to be powered to use VGA pass-trough... 😉
Looks like I have a little different version of this adapter. First, mine has no LEDs, second, mine has BNC connector instead of RCA, and third, mine has these buttons:
- "AV/SV/VGA"
- "ZOOM"
- "PIC"
- "MENU"
- "RES"
- "PIP"
Of corse, it can't do "picture in picture" and some buttons do something different than what's labeled on the adapter. So, I say, you have a better version, dude.
Wait so you’re telling me that I could play on my PS4 while I playing on my GameCube? TAKE MY MONEY!
If you got one and happen to have Smash on GameCube, care to tell how does lag/quality look like?
@@Wieprzekbuild a gbs control it should have less than a frame of latency but needs rgbs/hv or component inputs no composite/svideo
@@pixelatedzephyr6325 i just settled on composite with a biiig crt tv, does its job fine
I have always bought these, but I never thought of going from composite output to a VGA input monitor. Before hdmi was standard on both TV's and video cards, I passed through the vga signal to my vga monitor and used the composite clone to go to my non hdmi fat tv, so I could watch tv and videos on my tv from my computer.
I have one of these but the lag is very noticeable. I have a 5ms lcd monitor and when im hooked up to my crt it feels 2x or 3x as laggy. Having both displays on you can even visually see the lcd changes screens faster. Im a gamer that plays fps,fighting, rhythm games and tetris so my sense of delay may be higher than most people
I usually give it the old contra/probotector test
This properly upscales 240p without interpreting it as 480i? I’ll have to get one
I just went down a RUclips hole I never knew existed and I gotta admit. It’s been one of the better holes.
I've actually had one of these for a long time now and had NO IDEA about the PIP mode, I need to go try that out now
Many thanks for your review. I just ordered one to connect my TRS-80 Colour Computer 3 to my old Gateway VGA monitor.
Fun fact: VGA stands for "Video Game Ass"
Also nice Olive cameo @ 6:04
;)
Its Video Game Asshole
Video Graphics Array.
DUMB!
"Video Graphics Adapter"
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@MattKC I know this is a 4 year old video, but there's something you need to revisit on this adapter. I have a much older but strikingly similar Composite - VGA adapter, and there is a simple built-in ***game*** hidden deep in the menu options. If yours is a copy of a copy of the one I have, I wonder if this Easter egg is still there?
I have a very similar looking box for VGA to composite and it does indeed work off of USB even though it did not come with the necessary cable.
Wow I bought this like 6 years ago. Except mine is silver. It always worked but I actually used it to display a pc on an old TV. I laughed when you said "Theoretically you actually could run this off USB" Because what I got for a power supply was a chord with USB on one end, and a barrel connector on the other, and that was it, lmao.
Hi Matt, big fan here of random tech stuff.
I wanted to warn you about pixelating addresses especially in a moving video as it is trivial to reverse engineer it.
I suggest cutting out the label or editing a completely opaque black box on it.
I know this reaction is a bit late but I hadn't seen this video yet :)
i'm surprised the rubberized plastic didn't decompose back into dinosaur juice as soon as you opened it
I have a very similar unit to this, and it can run off USB. It even shares the sane shell and PIP functionality.
The thing is probably just a single chip.
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I have bought this item from Ebay and what I noticed is that the QC sticker was placed over a dip switch that was removed. I had to find one that had the switch so I could use it.
yeah but now you either need a pair of speakers for sound or an rca to audio jack adaptor if your screen has an audio input port
I think there is an exact model of this adapter but opposite, that can take VGA and output it to S-video and RCA. EIther that or this device has a way to detect which way the data is going and choose.
I happened to buy the sister product to the original one. It's from Sabrent, and mine does the reverse, VGA to RCA and Svid, but it included the manual for the one yours is based on 😮
And yeah actually the in and out VGA are the same on mine. The input is the one on the short side, and all the outputs are on the long side. I wonder why they didnt reverse it
I'm about to try the opposite, hook up a VGA only mini PC to my old bedroom CRT TV.
Lets see how this goes lmao
i know for a fact they make hdmi to composite converters so vga to composite isn't unlikely
@@pikgears Yeah although they're a little more uncommon I've noticed. One thing I'm concerned about is overscan on this TV but there seems to actually be controls to adjust it on the adapter soOoo lets see!
Just watched a bunch of your videos. Found you with the Lego island music one and thought oh shit is that Matt from school that used to get all the flash and pj64 games for everyone? Awesome to see your running a popular channel based around this kinda stuff now. Just looking at these adaptors after seeing the new tv I got has no rca for my ps2.
I would love to see a RGB to VGA adaptor, or even better a VGA to RGB adaptor, that would be awesome!
VGA is RGBHV, so it may be possible to adapt. It would take some testing and figuring out sync and input frequencies but it could be possible to go RGB from a console to VGA with this thing.
You got an excellent one. I have a similar one, but it doesn't has that fancy menu, you have to cycle each option with a button, really a bummer.
Will try to buy the one you got and check differences, maybe it's only the Firmware.
If it had a USB port so we could plug it to the computer and record the output on OBS or something, it would be perfect.
For that you need a capture card, I recommend Elgato, or Avermedia EZMaker which is cheaper (I'm not sure about this, that's how i remember it)
4:45 I think so that all cables are on the back if you only need composite to VGA
What is the song at 3:52?
That pip thing is actually amazing
this adaptor actually works both ways, it can aconvert composite to vga and vga to composite
Help! I have an old DVD player with composite video out connections (red/blue/green/yellow colored terminals) and an old monitor with VGA and DVI connectors....will this work so I can watch DVD’s on the monitor? TIA!!!
I have one of these, only in silver instead of black. I think bought it for a lot cheaper. But it was years ago. Recently I wanted to use it to connect an android TV box to an old CRT TV. Then I realized that the chinese android TV box already has a composite output. It's weird to have android on a 30 years old tv.
I have one for my Wii to connect it to a CRT I had laying around and it has been nothing but perfect.
There were a few Dell monitors that had composite/S Video/component or all three. I have always wanted to get one and although they can still be found, they can be a tad expensive. However, the convenience factor is certainly there to get one.
I realize this video is like two years old but I'd suggest looking into component to VGA transcoders instead of composite for better picture quality.
Funny. I have a similar device, but that only converts one way: VGA -> Composite. Yet it's the exact same plastic mold.
Had the thing for over 10 years.
2:44 I actually have one that looks identical to this and it's branded as StarTech. It's complete crap though, the output is blurry and off center. Might have to try it again though, maybe it was the screen ratio that was messing it up?
I got one of those a while back but I've had problems with some colors looking too bright and blending together as solid white. It is otherwise a great converter.
I bet the QC sticker led, it was probably more like "all right, let's test the first one off the line. Why is the room blue? Holey S**t! We should cover that. Oh look, we have a box of stickers..."
As for the picture in picture mode, I still have a LCD monitor from 2004 that can output picture in picture, so the concept isn't really new for me.
the bad thing about this is that deinterlaces 240p, which is a trick to have progressive in 480i, so it might look weirder than true 2x to 480p
like a retrotink and a hdmi to vga adapter
I love you matt I actually needed this video
I wanted to buy this back in 2004 to play ps2 on a VGA monitor (i had no tv on my room but a VGA monitor on the attic), but was unable to buy from internet, nor to find it IRL
But i managed to buy all sorts of things like little TVs and portable DVD players with AV input and jack output to enjoy my nights. I remember having bought a little TV for 20$, then i would hide it in a cardboard box for the days, and then lock my door, getting the TV and play
Used these a lot at the last job. Pretty sure when one clone stopped being made, we just picked the next. They worked enough.
But generic upscalers and converters like this output 240p as 480i so that means if something is flickering it won't look correct. Also it's the same on later CRT's and HDCRT's
What happends whith norms like ntsc or pal it detects them and automaticly changes them?
Do you know what resolutions it supports. Obviously it accepts 240p & 480i, but what does it output. I'm planning to use this with my O.S.S.C. (Open Source Scan Converter) so I can use composite & s-video with it. I'm hoping there's a pass-through mode to simply send out the same resolution it receives, so it will work with the OSSC. Also do you know if this works with PAL resolutions 288p & 576i. Thanks if you can help.
"Hijacking those pixels" What pixels? VGA, Composite and S-Video are all analog formats.
It does seem like hard work though, because it would have to have some kind of frame buffer.
Now, put it through the OSSC
1:08 Shoutouts to ShawnK
Picked one of these up at a car boot sale - literally the same thing with the QC sticker and rubberised plastic and all.. 1 pound, boxed :D
A device like this is converting between two analog signals, so there is no digital conversion. That explains the lag free experience. I would love to find a component to VGA adapter myself for later consoles on CRT VGA gaming.
it's showing a 60hz signal at 75hz. So there's definitely some digital storage involved.
I just got this old Windows XP Compaq Presario that only has VGA ports. The thing keeping me from using it is that there are no VGA cables in my house.
@MattKC Did you, by chance, test light gun operation with the video fed through that adapter? NES Duck Hunt etc.
On the CRT of course, not the LCD
@@phorce1 I would also like to know if that would work