Am I the only one who's watching youtube video's about video games more than actually playing them?

A couple things you should probably know to avoid confusion: In the context of digital video, "Buffering" does not mean "to shine up/improve" like you seem to think. It means "to come between" or "hold then forward." When you stream online video and it buffers, it means that a buffer (hold) is filling with data and it will begin playing that data when it has filled to a certain point. This is similar to what a frame buffer does when transmitting or displaying digital video. The image being transmitted line-by-line is transferred/stored into a buffer until it can be assembled into a complete frame and then either processed, displayed, or retransmitted. In short, buffering=delay, not enhancement. Most enhancements require buffering of at least one full frame which is why a framebuffer is considered a bad thing for latency (OSSC has none, Framemeister does). Next, "depth" has nothing to do with color enhancement. Color depth is how many bits were used per-pixel to specify a color. That is internal to the game's rendering engine or graphics hardware and does not change no matter what you do after the source image has been created. Whatever it does to the color should absolutely never be described as "increasing color depth." When someone talks about "deep blacks" or whatever it has absolutely nothing to do with color depth either but I can see where such phrasing might lead you to think so. These are two things I hear you say in most videos about these things which really undermine and distract from what you are trying to explain so I hope you incorporate these two small suggestions.

Glad you mentioned lowering the resolution of your console (480p/720p) and letting the mclassic do the upscaling & smoothing.

I swear by the mCable. This looks awesome, too.

This is a little bit of subject but I spent about five hours of my graveyard shift looking at all your retrospective on all the old consoles going into the seventh generation. I love your channel and it’s very informative.

I'm a simple man, if I see a new Adam Koralik video, I click

I bought the MClassic to clean up PS3, Xbox 360 image and reduce the shimmering jaggies, I am really impressed with this device.

My heart and soul will forever appreciate the breath of fresh air that is, the Shenmue soundtrack. Thanks again, Adam. You rock.

PLEASE do a video on your video game consoles setup!!! It would be sick to see the consoles that are hooked up to your tv!👍 (If you could) show like all the consoles starting up! 😅

Thanks for the advice to set my HD consoles back a resolution first, never even considered doing that. Usually I wait for you to thouroughly examine a product before I jump on it but the mClassic was simply too exciting for me NOT to be an early backer. I love it! Great video, as usual.

Great video, I've had the original cable since release and just ordered this new one for my bedroom. Glad to see you figured out you can use a splitter with it! In a previous video I remember you mentioned not being able to do that. Your pound ps2 cable inspired me to restore my phat launch PS3 just so I can enjoy crispy ass PS2 content. Great job keep it up!

Thank you, Adam, just ordered one for myself. Have a PS3 Slim, this will be a great addition to full Metal Gear series play through (and not only). :) In fact, I've missed out on whole PS3 generation, and now I have a lot of catching up to do. Slap on top of it's jailbroken and can run ps1/2/3 games. Awesome!

Results seems to be impressive as usual on the Dreamcast. I have the Akura and i preordered the mclassic. Looks Amazing! Wonderful review as usual.

16:07 Adam I know how you feel about composite cables but honestly man it looks pretty good for the yellow cable

I love watching Adam rip open the packages like it’s Christmas morning

Nice music pick with the comparisons at the end dude ;)

You know it's gonna be a good video when it begins with "Figure it out"

I was really anticipating this video. The mCable is an expensive HDMI cable and it's benefits are locked in the cable. I don't need more cables, so this is the right solution I was waiting for. It did mess with the weird aspect ratio of the SNES, but the older stuff is where I noticed the color depth change, at least through KZfaq's compression. It's crazy how tech has advanced to help us with our older content. Really the next thing I'm hoping for is a solution to reintroduce the "fake transparency"/color gradients, that dithering gave us with our older games, like on Genesis and most Saturn games through those old CRT's. I've heard of this being emulated on PC, but it's in it's infancy from what I could tell.

Insane results, Thanks man, base on one of your video/tutorial I ended up ordering these 2 parts mClassic and the EON Super 64 for my Nintendo 64 setup, Looking forward for amazing results, should get it this week, Thanks for your time!!

When you’re talking about the diminishing returns: I wouldn’t use this on an Xbox One X or PS4 Pro, because the MClassic doesn’t support HDR, so you’d be losing that feature during passthrough. Still, I backed it and can’t wait to receive it!

For the Switch I am kinda considering getting this because most Switch games don't look too great on my 65 inch 4K TV. Games with resolutions lower than 1080p are very noticeable. Take Astral Chain for example, it's 900p and has jaggies. Wonder how much this thing would help.

Stumbled upon your video when searching about this. I bought one and it arrived yesterday. I can't see any difference in the Switch, at all. It makes Pokémon Colosseum and XD Gale of Darkness look AMAZING (ideal for my channel) but the Switch/PS4 don't look any different. How did you connect it to the Switch? Using the little HDMI extender that comes with it?

Great video, but two things I think you should take note of: - While the footage looks pretty good, but I noticed that the Luigi's Mansion footage looked darker, specifically it looked like it was crushing the blacks. Also, on the Saturn and OG Xbox comparisons, the browns look a little more red than they should. - You said most Wii U games run at 1080p; this is incorrect, most are 720p like the PS3 and 360. Like the 360, the Wii U just does it's own internal scale to 1080p. For the Xbox 360, you'll need to figure out on your own which games are 1080p, but I can tell you every 1080p game on the Wii U is: Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Super Smash Bros., Rayman Legends, and Darksiders Warmastered Edition.

In the video there's a mention of setting up multiple HDMI switches going then into one box. I'm usually not a fan of daisy chaining but it makes sense to have the mClassic at the end, just before going into the TV HDMI port. I have a lot of HDMI ports going into the TV (going to be north of 12) that I handle via 5-port switchers. What would be a good final piece to kind of condense of all of these HDMI switchers and sources into one final box to get the best benefit from the mClassic (ie. not have to buy two or move it around all the time). Obviously lag is a concern, but anything a frame or below is acceptable because of how weird the setup is. EDIT: Honestly though, what a time to be alive where all of this is possible.

Man, I've been watching your Channel from more than 5/6 years and you are allways talking about how to have the best video quality of your consoles but your videos have the same quality from years ago and nowadays it looks bad and blurry. You need to update your camera or use your phone (that videos looks infinitely superior than your normal videos). Your content is excellent and you are one of my favorite youtubers, but your videos looks like S-Video at best, you need to look like HDMI!! It's just a constructive critic, don't take it in the wrong way.

Great vid Adam - love your work! Would there be any noticeable benefit running an Ultra HDMI modded N64 through this, with its output resolution set to 720p?

Subscribed because of this video. Very professional editing and great knowledge. Thank you

Got this for my wii games and playing them on my wiiu

Thank you for the video! Do you have any comments on combining the mClassic with and OSSC linedoubling 480i to 480p?

Nice touch adding the intro music to Shenmue 2 at the end the Dreamcast is awesome no matter the resolution.

You answered all my questions! Amazing video. Thank you so much... Now I need to buy an mClassic. :P

I wish I could use this on the Wii Mini, sadly it only supports AV cables.

Deinterlacing 480i is not "line doubling." Line doubling is what the RetroTink 2X or OSSC in 2X mode do with 240p. 480p>480i is just "deinterlacing."

Nice vid, man. I watched your others about the m-cable too. Here’s my question just to be clear: I have a Wii hooked up by hyperkin hdmi to a 1080p tv. The Wii is set to 480p, everything including the VC games and emulators fill the screen without stretching, right?

Great video bro. Is it safe the leave the mclassic on while not using it? Or dl we have to shut it off every time? And what video switcher would you recommend?

Buy psone classic + usb hack, then buy Mclassic. = enjoy

connect your mcable to your mclassic and play atari games on a 4k tv for the sake of science

Hi Adam, last week I found out about something called the 4k gamer pro, it inverts a signal to 4k 60fps. Someone on KZfaq did a video showing the Mclassic working with the 4k gamer pro and the results look amazing. If search for 4K gamer pro you will find it , it's the video with mortal combat XL . THE thumbnail is a mclassic and 4k gamer pro and a ps4 with an engine on top. As you have the Mclassic you might be interested in doing a follow up video to this one. The results are very nice and have convinced me to order one. I think it has only been around for 6 months or so , so it has probably gone under the radar and I know you love stuff like this.

Great video! For the Original Xbox, I've been using a Volantech component to HDMI converter which works really well and what I recommend over a Pound or Hyperkin cable. I may test it with the mClassic once it comes out..

would love to see the results it gives on a playstation classic.

Nice Review Adam. I am really tempted to get the m cable classic although I am the owner of Framemeister ralready. I am avid Gamecube und Dreamcast User and can use HDMI on both devices. 480p does not seem the Framemeister's specialty and I have been looking for some ways for quite some time already to enhance the 480p Signal of these consoles. The m cable classic might be a decent solution for my problems.

I’m planning on plugging this into the HDMI out on my av receiver. Will this pass through 4k HDR signals unaltered? I have a Vizio TV so I need to plug all my devices into one HDMI port on my tv (Only HDMI 1 is HDMI 2.0 and ARC compliant). I want to upscale my Nintendo Switch but I also don’t want to lose HDR on my PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. Thanks for your awesome content.

Thank you so much for this video, it was very articulate and extremely informative.

The mcable works wonders with psvr. I bought the 2 pack.

I think I need a retroTink before I need a mClasic.

Nice Job. Loved the video keep up the great work

Great video! Helped me decide if I wanted the mClassic or not. I love it so far. Only have used it on my GameCube but notice a big difference. Now I need to find a HDMI switcher and I’m good to go.

Pretty cool but I still like to just use my crt tv to play retro games lol.

Can you do a video on running 240p consoles with a framemeister,ossc,dvdo paired with the mclassic? Cause that’s how I plan on running it. Thanks

Nice video Adam. Appreciate the demo and explanations.

Wow that device is magical. 720p + mClassic on PS3/Xbox 360 looks phenomenal.

With a modded PS2, there's a way to burn games to disc with a patch for the resolution to get most games running in 480p, and another patch to get widescreen on games that don't support it or screw it up(like Bully). I have a modded PS2 and still don't wanna go through all that trouble. Basically, I guess PS2 diehards like me will have to wait for the Hyperkin Retrostation 2 in 5 years to get some companies competing for sexy PS2 resolution. Why do I love the crappiest looking console? Maybe modded PS3's will be more accessible in the future, those things are amazing.

I would like to know how compatible this is with the O.S.S.C.

I have a retrotink 5x and and I use it for ps2 and OG Xbox and I have component for both of course. My TV is a LG CX so it supports 1440p which is max output resolution for retrotink 5x. If I bought this what I would I want to set my resolution on the retrotink to? I’m thinking 720p for Xbox and 480p for ps2 but I am unsure and that is why I am asking this question. And would it even be worth it to use with the 5x as well?

Question regarding the mClassic: I have a bunch of consoles, so I use an HDMI switch to be able to have them all hooked-up since my TV normally wouldn't have enough ports. In connecting the mClassic, then, would I need one for each console and then plug them into the HDMI Switch, would I just need one and have that where the HDMI Switch meets the television, or would to do both by having an mClassic where the device meets the HDMI Switch and then also where the HDMI Switch meets the Television. Any help is greatly appreciated, as I'm looking into these and it will make a *huge* difference in the cost of upgrading my setups.

Will it make your videos clearer though? ;)

HDMI 1.4 equals dead on arrival big mistake marseille.

Thanks for the review was waiting for this encase the regular one was for some reason better. ordered myself the double pack one for myself and another for a friend.

Thank you for this informative video. Do you mind redoing some of this captures on 5th gen systems, but outputting to 720p to the mClassic and outputting to 4k? This thing seems to really like 720p and I would like to know how you would go about up scaling 240p and 480i to 720p. I know the frameister can do it, but maybe there is a cheaper way? The best I can find is this KanexPro AV S-video 4k HDMI converter that can output to 720p. I think there is a SCART upscaler to 720p. But who knows if any of these scalers use appropriate deinterlacing techniques. OSSC can do 240p and 480i to 720p, but then when I play my dreamcast OSSC spits out 960p which mclassic doesn't seem to know what to do with.

Hi Adam , that was a great review man, the Mclassic is a great device , but it gets quite expensive to use properly if you have a lot of consoles to connect it to....... but the enhancements it makes are amazing and could well be worth the money. I'm old skool and use a 32 inch CRT, I quite like the rough edges and scan lines.

I like the color of the picture. The original picture on the left seems to have a slight greenish 'tint', whereas the MClassic seems to correct that! If they create a 'V2' with such a Mini-Remote like the cheap HDMI-Switches have + some features to be toggled via an OSD (like DC-HDMI), that would be even better IMO and I would pay 150€/165$ for it...

Whelp this sold me on it. I really needed to see what it could do to 5th gen stuff especially and I think it is doing exactly what is promised. Can't wait for it to arrive.

Those square generic Scart to Hdmi converters can output 800x600 @50/60hz. Do you know if the mClassic supports this input resolution? I have this idea that a PS2 or Gamecube will look better this way rather than squashing upscaled 720p back to 4:3 with retro mode. Do you have any way to test this? Thanks

An awesome video as ever Adam! 😁 Keep up the stellar job man 👊

When Adam uploads, I hit the pause button on life.

What would be the best monitor or tv for retro gaming? I'm currently using a Sony MFM-HT95 19" LCD TV but nots not a hd tv.

Just ordered one after watching this and seeing some videos from Marseille themselves showing off key Switch games that get a noticeable visual improvement from the mClassic. But one system I want to test it on, that I've never seen anybody mention and isn't even listed on the back of the box for probably obvious reasons, is the PlayStation TV/Vita TV. The Vita TV supported up to 720p same as the original Vita handheld, a lot of games run at that resolution. It's just a straight HDMI connection so it should work just fine and I'm curious to see what games like Persona 4 Golden and Freedom Wars look like with the mClassic plugged in.

Good review. Yeah this is great for my PlayStation classic and Xbox 360. I bought 2 of them. What sucks is the hdmi 1.4 standard. Trying to hook it up to a 4k tv doesn't work out well as it has terrible bandwith. Why they didn't make this hdmi 2.0 I have no idea. But it does a good job for retros and is way cheaper than the mcables I bought 2 years earlier.

What do you recommend I used to connect a Super Nintendo with this product to be able to play on a modern TV? Will there be any improvements on the looks.of the games?

Aha! I was waiting for this one 😊 Thanks Adam !

I was thinking a lot about all of the options for component and upscaling. You've been very helpful with my questions. I'm actually considering going with the Levelhike for all of my consoles SNES, GameCube and PS2. I originally was going to go with either retrovision component + retrotink + mclassic for PS2 .....and Carby + mclassic for GameCube. But, my TV only puts out 720p,1080i max resolution(it doesn't do 1080p). The levelhike upscales to 720p, the max resolution for my TV, and has a 4:3 aspect ratio option anyway. I'm wondering if it'd be a waste to get the Carby and all of those component cables with an mclassic if the TV is only going to do 720p anyway? Any thoughts? Maybe I can save some money with the Levelhike if the picture isn't going to be better with the other options. I'm just thinking that if I get component + retrotink for PS2 and Carby for GameCube it will make 480p. If I add the mclassic on top, and my tv max progressive scan output is 720p, wouldn't the mclassic at that point be a waste because it's still only going to be able to do 720p?

Adam, I'm morbidly behind on your content, but I saw this on time and spent money because of you. I think that makes up for it haha! I've been meaning to get one of these for a while, but I'm striking while the iron is hot on the new iteration.

Oh, about the Wii as a Game Cube: so with Wii component cables, you can easily output component at 480p. At the moment, I plug that directly into my HDTV, and it looks fine. I also have a RetroTink which, infamously, won't take a 480p signal, it won't even pass it through. Would I be better off running my Wii component cables through the RetroTink and then the mClassic with progressive turned off (outputting 480i component into the RetroTink)?

On the topic of the m-cable's applications for PC gaming, I can see this being of use in games like CSGO where every frame matters; to be able to increase resolution artificially with no frame loss is a great deal... provided it doesn't add discernable input lag.

Thanks so much Adam! Keep keeping on my dude ^_^

Hey Adam! Thanx again for great video! I have PS3/PS4/X360/Switch in my setup. All coming through hdmi switcher. So I should switch output resolution in hdmi switcher to 720p and mClassic will work properly?

Which splitter do you recommend (also what to you use for the wii to convert to hdmi. i watched your video on the wii u and the mcable but how about the original.)? Thanks for the thorough breakdown of the mclassic!

Hey Adam would you say the GCHD adapter on gamecube with the Mclassic would look the same as using the Wii with it?

It might be worth noting that comparing native 1080p vs 720p+mClassic (as you did with the PS3) is going to stretch some pixels on the mCable side as 720p sizes aren't integer multiples of 1080p. To get a fair comparison, I think you'd need to do same resolution or integer scale resolutions (like 480p vs 240p+mClassic).

Hi Adam! Excellent review men! Suggestion: Do you have a summary video about what could be the best retro hdmi combination for retro consoles? This video for sure suggest one of this elements should be mClassic but with too many devices in the market (also you have made some videos about most of them, thanks for that!) it’s hard to know how to get the best video quality for each console.... like a “HDMI Retro connections - 2019 list”. Thanks again for the good quality reviews!!!

Id like to know if the image is better if you plug mcable into the classic instead of a hdmi, on indiegogo theyre doing a mClassic and Mcable combination (the video one though, not the gaming one)

I really love your reviews as you always seem honest and even. Have you played around much with it and emulation? I recently ordered a Nvidia Shield and was wondering what the Classic might do there? Keep up the great work!

25:00 may I ask what hdmi switchers you use because I can never find good ones even if I spend a good amount of money. Or hey that would be a really great video!

I'm revisiting this video and have been using the m classic with the EON super 64 for the N64 ever since seeing your videos here and I want to thank you again for your excellent in depth analysis. I have continued to personally chose it over the UltraHDMI mod for the N64 because while not cheap, it's still in my opinion, more cost effective than modifying the console, for the results I want, at least in the mods current state and price. Your videos helped me a lot, more than any other source on youtube or elsewhere so thank you for your work.

Good video,, but I wanted to know more info about the X since we can drop the res from 4k to 1080p or 720p since a lot of backward compatible games dont run enhanced..

this is better. always wondered why the original cable put the processor at the ends making the plugs huge, they should have put it in the middle where it wouldn't interfere with space issues behind devices.

Hey adam so it does nothing to a 4k signal say from xbox one x just passes thru like the m cable. So it doesnt upscale 1080p to 4k only movies just like the mcable? Love your videos and content.

I just have a question about how you use it for PS2. In comparison to using the Retrotink 2X with the older mCable for PS2 games, as you showed with Twisted Metal Head On, would you say this component/retrotink/mClassic combo delivers similar or superior results? And how consistent is it with a variety of games? That's how I want to use my PS2 for potential capture, since the various deinterlacing methods I've tried for a bunch of different of games vary in quality and compatibility. I'm sure you know that PS2 games deinterlace and scale differently depending on which game it is. Also, would you say that the HD Retrovision PS2/PS3 cables are superior to Sony OEM cables? I've got the PS3 style component cables, the ones with the silver color scheme, so I'm wondering which is better.

I just bought an mClassic, just have to wait until May 4th to get it. Shipping delays suck. Does this help any video content as well compared to the Cinema edition of the cable? Thanks.

Just the info I was seeking; thanks!

Question, could you plug the mclassic plugged into an HDMI switch with like 4 inputs, and one hdmi out to tv. have all your hdmi adapters going to your consoles.. and that way just switch between them without having to swap the mclassic into each different console when you want to play it? Same with the mcable?

A master class review. Thanks!

Have been waiting for this,thanks!

Can you plug this into the hdmi in your tv and connect a hdmi switcher to use for multiple consoles? Backed the 2 pack and I’m hoping to speed this as far as possible

So the only difference between Mcable and Mclassic is the switch and the stretching? basically? are they both the same in terms of picture quality?

Hi Adam! I use my fat PS3 for PS2 games. Just bought the classic. Which mode should I use? I’m assuming I should leave it in the middle for ps3 games and put it in retro mode for when I’m playing ps2 games? Thank you!

Hey! Firstly, your video is by far the best on KZfaq as far as the mcable/classic products. I will be researching your channel way more. So thank you very much for all your time and effort that you put into this. Second is, what's the best way to do a personal comparison between the mcable (cinema) mclassic and standard? I tried the switch on 720p classic, 1080p standard and 1080pmclassic and I'm having issues differentiating from which is best. You said to try it for a while and then adjust it back and you'd notice the improvement. Is this true? I'm concerned about investing in the mclassic for an effect that may not be noticeable. Thank you again for all your time and hard work.

Hello Adam! Amazing video, love your content. I have two questions: 1. I wanna use the Mclassic with a Backwards Compatible 60gb Ps3 for my PS2 and Ps1 games, on which resolution would you recommend me to put my ps3 so that the Mclassic can do the best it can to improve the image?. 2. I would love to capture footage from said ps3 to a capture card, so my question is. Does the Mclassic disable Hdcp? Thank you so much beforehand. And keep up the excellent work.

I noticed that at 20:40 you mention that you can set your PS2 to RGB, set it up with HD Retrovision Component Cables, and the Retrotink so that you are able to apply the mClassic. I own the Retrotink 2x and PS2 HD Retrovision Component Cables as well, but when I try to set my PS2 to RGB my signal goes out. Am I doing something wrong, did you not mean to say "put it in RGB mode", or did you mean another type of cable that can support an RGB signal? By the way, I love your review videos. Not only do you describe and show how the product works, but you also go into all the possible ways that you can use a product and even show what the outcome is along with comparisons of other products which is really awesome.

11:05 - To answer your question. The reason why they did this. Is because, if they output GameCube in original image. It's not in true 4:3 Aspect Ratio. The image is a little bit skinning. That's because Nintendo create a image like that in order to fill the screen on CRT TV. What mClassic did. Let's say your TV is 1080p (1920x1080). Which means your TV is 16:9 Aspect Ratio. If you set mClassic to Retro Mode. It will re-stretch a image from 1920x1080 to 1440x1080. Which means you're getting 4:3 Aspect Ratio, what the games meant to be played on. I hope that make scenes to you.