Hey everyone, I just wanted to establish this so people can understand what I meant at the end of the video. This cable is the best CHEAP one stop solution option I've found to get the original Sega Genesis into HD using an HDMI cable. There are far better and way more expensive options out there that give you a better look. I've been told that a company called HD Retrovision produces a great component cable for the Genesis that has a really nice image. I've personally never used it though so I didn't want to compare something I have not tested. There is also the added problem that newer TVs might not accept component input and so it would require a converter to make it HDMI. If all you are looking for is a simple converter to get the Sega Genesis into HD that has a built in HDMI cable that's what this is recommended for. It isn't a replacement for more expensive and higher quality solutions that provide sharper and better images.

The picture quality seems pretty good bud damn that jittering is rough.

The scrolling jitter is due to the fact that the converter is treating the 240p as 480i and then deinterlacing it (badly), and also creating a lot of input lag. I bought a different Pound cable for the PS1 and was shocked by how terrible it was. The only good thing I can say about these cheap Pound HDMI converters is that they are plug and play, which is good for people who just want the thing to work and don't care about the quality.

Question: could this work with the Saturn? It has the same kind of AV connector...

I like this, but I think I'll stick to the composite output. There's something charming about the blurriness.

if you're from the UK "pound" means money like "dollar" so to me this is like "sega genesis dollar HD" not the best name haha

I know this has nothing to do with the video but still CONGRATULATIONS Rerez for reaching over 200k subs!

It's so bright

I have this and it makes everything look super crisp and colorful with big sprites.

This is pretty awesome, I did however find a awesome 13 inch crt tv at the dump place and my sega genesis looks even better on it! There is nothing like playing on a crt tv. Heck even my ps2 looks great on it!

I do own a Mega SG, but I also still own my old Model 1 and Model 2, and being able to play 32X Games in 720p RGB is still something I'd like to have this for.

Ive heard the model one patch cable is the wrong shape and can damage model one console pins?

I found a way around the blurry jitter! Swapping the stock hdmi cable with an xbox one hdmi actually eliminated it completely for me, put this on a channel you can adjust the color on and you have a perfect output!

You know, I always known the Pound HD cables to be okay thru many reviews. Plus, some of them force the picture 16 x 9 and the only way to fix that is to change the TV ratio settings. As for this, the picture looks a little too bright. I'll stick with the RGB cables.

Seems better than I expected. The pound stuff is kind of iffy, better than composite sure but usually with some kind of downside. This on the other hand more or less looks like a rock solid option.

0:00 I thought you were gonna end that sentence with "in a very famous TV show". I'm not exactly at my best, when I wake up.

A friend who works at a game store told me there's one for Dreamcast too that looks amazing. Same brand.

Dropped what I was watching to start watching this video. Love your stuff!

Thanks! Love the reviews man!

I've been waiting for something like this for genesis. Now just waiting for the TG16 one coming soon!

That jittering looks weird. It almost looks like it's trying to deinterlace a 480i signal from the console instead of receiving a 240p signal.

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I have the Hyperkin Cable for my PS1, now my quality looks great, like when I watch PS1 games on YT, they're in HD

Congrats on 200K subs!

Finally, an HD solution that isn't extremely overpriced!

Sega for life

I'll not use the included adaptor, cause Model 1 to 2 32X cables are dirt cheap online. But I bet this would also work on the Master System, as it had RGB output, and used the same connection as the Model 1.

There's a big problem with the model 1 Genesis: it only outputs mono sound through the DIN socket on the back. It only outputs stereo through the headphone jack on the front which forces model 1 Genesis owners to get a headphone to composite adapter to output stereo sound to their TVs. Since this converter only takes output through the DIN socket on the back, it will only output mono sound through the converter, and that's a deal breaker that they obviously didn't think about.

Oh wow you actually fixed the thumbnail!

Very intriguing definitely intriguing

What is that cool mecha game he was showing?

Rerez puts up a video = I click and watch

The picture quality is pretty good, but you can get better results for only around $200. You need an OSSC (which you can use for any system) and some RGB SCART Cables. This Pound cable is blowing out the colours, making them too bright. The juddering is also caused by using 4:3 on a modern LCD, which isn’t the fault of the Pound. If you just want to replay some old Mega Drive games, then this is a pretty great option, as it has incredible value for money, far sharper than composite, but not as good as an Analogue Mega SG or an RGB gaming setup.

1:37 is what it's called dithering. 1:40 looks like an emulator.

Buy a Mcable for the pound cable.

thats really cool. is there a product like this for ps1?

I wasn't a sega kid in the 90s. I wasn't a kid in the 90s. I wasn't alive in the 90s. I was close. 2002. Still was a nintendo kid.

Personally, I still prefer playing older games on actual CRT televisions with the original connections. That soft quality it part of the charm of retro gaming.

oh... i thought from the title and thumbnail that it was somethink like an amazon fire stick that would play genesis games but it's just a cable :/

Honestly, if you have a lot of consoles and you're willing to spend money to get the best out of them, get an OSSC or Framemeister. They are expensive, and you still need scart cables, but you are simply not going to get better quality out of real hardware. It's definitely a long term purchase as well, because TV's with analogue connections are getting increasingly more difficult to get. I am still absolutely shocked how good consoles like the PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, and Sega Megadrive look! In addition to that, you can completely customize how the image is zoomed in, so you can remove the colored border around Sega Megadrive games, or the black border around Gamecube and Ps2 games.

I love your videos and hope your subs go up

You really got to mess with the TV picture settings to get it to get it to look good. Otherwise it's to bright.. I set TV to RGB mode on computer color setting with brightest and contrast way down... Some games look amazing while others like Sonic look good but no matter what it's still to bright and the green grass to to vibrant and bright. It looks strange if you're used to the way it's supposed to look... I'd still recommend it tho. For the price it looks way better then original cables...also the one I got the audio stopped working after a few minutes.. I had to get a replacement.. it works now

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I think I read somewhere that this cable when hooked up the sound on your SegaCD or 32x is removed. So if you have the complete setup its a pass.... Unless I am incorrect.

I feel this would only work properly with the model 1 if there was a way to pass through the audio from the 3.5mm jack up front

Picture is really bright and Audio stopped working after a few plays.. tried it on 2 different Genesis and no audio... Getting a replacement

Does this work with PAL systems, or only NTSC?

I thought the cable was shit but then I realized KZfaq was playing in 360p

I bought one for my ps2. I didn't really notice a difference. Maybe brighter colors.

2:09 so the sega genesis outputs a 240p signal normally, the HD link is interlacing the signal because it think's its 480i and it's not. This explains why you see that jittering affect when moving. Also the composite video signal from the sega megadrive is T E R R I B L E and has some of the worst looking colors

I don't see the point in being able to see the pixels. The idea was to blend them together on a CRT to create seamless 2d graphics...

It could make the image more deatiled, but it kills the fact that for the composite video where created some ticks that make the genesis looks like it can show more color than it really can, and the "transaprence" fx are even gone, just like play with an emulator with no scnalines... all the original feeling has gone. Those tricks work just on crt screens.

Pounds Version for PS2 wasn't that good and the one for DreamCast. It's weird. 2:47- That's not good.

Try reviewing the Portholic Wii hdmi adapter. It's great.

Now considering that this thing can work with all three Genesis Base Models, is it possible that this could also work with all Master System models including the Power Base Converter for the Model 1 Genesis, all SEGA CD models including the JVC X'Eye, and the 32X? If so, I will consider buying one.

Why the video is unlisted?

I bought this last year and I soon returned it. The picture was too choppy on a game like Sonic that moves quickly.

1:28 what game is that?

Is the USB power cable actually doing anything, as I tried it with and without and it doesn't do anything.. Thanks

Does this cable work on a computer monitor, not a TV?

Snes is available too

720p is there a 1080p solution

Compare this to the component cables upscaled

The colors look a little overblown to me. I'm going to guess that the adapter is outputting full range RGB (0-255) but your display is expecting limited range RGB (16-235).

I buy 1 and after 20 min of playing the audio goes like crazy them there is no audio i dont know if is because the cable was bad because of the electricity on my 4k tv well can some one explain me what is wrong i try to find the solution in internet and nothing😅

So does render framemiester absolute, as far as price point and performance is concerned?

What about the model 1?

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I would assume this will work on the PC engine core grafx 2 aswell since it uses the same S video out... I'm curious to try that. Edit:- it comes with a little cable converter too so it should work with A PC engine... maybe I'll get 1 and if it doesn't work, worse case scenario my mega drive has HDMI!

This cable is garbage, by the way.

Is it stereo for model 2

Did you ever test this with a Master System? Want a hdmi cable for my one but don’t want to get a bad one

It will not work on all model 3 genesises because they do not all support RGB out no.

Will it work with Sega CD and Sega 32x?

Can you use a 32x tho cause the Mega Sg can't

But what about 32x ???????

There is a thing called ocamo HD TV game well i really don’t know the whole name but yeah I saw a picture and it looks like a Xbox 1 S, so guessing it’s a Xbox 1 S ripoff, It’s quite pricey though, $59 and tax is $5.07 I would really like you put it in a ripoff video

Have you found anything like this for the Sega Dreamcast?

WHY! WHY DO YOU NEED A 16BIT CONSOLE TO BE 1080p/4K

SEGA!

I bought one and mine put out a picture like an old worn VHS tape. I tried on 2 different Tv's and got the same result. Also, it wouldn't switch to the 16:9 setting. It just stayed at 4:3. Maybe the Hyperkin hdmi cable is better.

Is it bad that I like stretched res on classic systems?

Will this work with the Sega Genesis mini?

This is gonna sound stupid but if it's on 4:3 it drives me insane I know it's not how it's supposed to look but if you have super not picky on your own stuff than it can be a pain

It looks far too bright tbh.

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Or you can play on an emulator and render at actual 4k

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