Picked up a NES and a SNES at the 4-H fair today. That adapter is what I needed. Thanks bro. I need a break from elden ring so I'm getting on some donkey Kong country as soon as it comes in.
That Elden Ring really sucks the time up and stresses me out. Always nice to go back to some old school gaming to feel better. :) Glad this helped you.
Just a heads up, the NES didn't have stereo so no need to plug in the white. The white in the back is actually for a coaxial connection. That's why you're getting a weird sound.
Please tell me why we have to plug the HDMI adapter’s 3 color end into another 3 color by 3 color cable as sort of a go-between, and then plug that one into the NES? Rather than just plugging the HDMI adapter’s 3 color ends straight into the NES? I have an HDMI adapter but it’s not working for me. Do I need to have that other go-between cable like you do, with the red yellow white on both ends? I hope I’m calling these cables by the right name. I’m so frustrated!!! I have NES, SNES, N64 collection, but these new TVs have all different color cables or HDMI! I finally dragged out a big giant older TV that still has some red yellow white connections on the side of the TV and got my N64 working by plugging its red yellow white cable straight into my TV, but even that wasn’t easy. I had to fiddle with it forever, then I happened to try changing the channel I think it channel 4, and I think that’s what the issue was because the game came on. But the graphics were horrible. Also, my N64 has the same input cables as the SNES, a black end that goes into the system, and the red yellow white on the other end. This is the cable I was able to get the N64 working by plugging it straight into my older TV. But I couldn’t get the SNES to work even though I was using a cable that I KNEW worked. All had power, so it wasn’t that. The SNES just never showed up on my TV’s options. And it’s really the SNES that I want to play. Ugh!! Help an older person, please. I don’t feel old. But I do with all of this wire stuff. Thank you!!
You literally helped me!! I thought I got ripped off and received a non-working system, but I was wrong, it is functioning on my tv now!! I am super excited!!
You should only need a AV cable and a HDMI Cable. The device I show in this video has the connection for the AV cable and a connection for the HDMI. That is the reason I say you only need one AV cable and one HDMI. I hope that makes sense.
I did this exact set up and my TV has a blue screen that says "no signal" and AV NTSC in the upper right corner. Tried numerous games and went over set up to make sure everything is connected right. Any help is appreciated.
My biggest issue right now is twofold. The first, is where this mini NES came from. My father in law died last year, and it came out of his shed after being in there for 20 years. Whether it works or not remains to be seen, but that leads into #2. The second (#2) issue is that the mini NES only has one RF OUT connection, doing away with the typical RCA connections. I have to put this thing through so many adapters, it's scary.
I have not had to deal with a RF connection in awhile. With it only having the RF out connection then this would not work on many of the new TV sets. Do you have an older tube TV that has the RF connection on it? This might be the only way to see if it still works. You might be able to find a RF to HDMI converter online (Amazon) or it might be called RF Modulator HDMI Coaxial Converter (Something Like that). I have not dealt with this type conversion hookup myself. If anyone has a suggestion for Estranged180 please comment. Wish I could be more help for you. Let me know if you figure anything out.
@@DavesComputerTips There is absolutely no worry about whether it'll work or not. As I said, it's been in a shed for 20 years (or more now that I think about it). There's a really good chance that, in that 20 years, it's been f*cked six ways to Sunday by critters, moisture, hot and cold temp changes (rather rapid changes, not your typical burn-in process). As a side note, my wife brought the games for it too, which leads to more bad news. I know there are batteries in each one of those cartridges, and I have a sneaking suspicion that all those batteries are dead. For me to change them, I'd need one of their security bits, and I just don't have that kind of time. EDIT: I just tested it on a 'dumber' smart tv. One with a CAT5 connection and the RF connections on the back. Turns out, that's the thing I'm using as a computer monitor right now. What I misplaced the other day was the RF cable. This is a proprietary cable for the NES' later generations, and mini. It's 2 connectors on the back, red and black, and one compound connector on the other end that goes to the NES. What I had was one of those RF switch boxes that come with every NES. It turned on alright. Had a little issue though. For some reason, this 'dumber' smart tv doesn't recognize channels 3 or 4.
Thank you! I have been using an older receiver that has RCA but my sound bar does not work on my receiver. Just ordered the cable. I have NES, Super NES and Nintendo 64 so hoping this cable will work for all 3.
That cable should be able to handle all those consoles. Glad this was helpful to you. You will have to let me know how it goes when you get the cable. :)
@@DavesComputerTips worked great on my NES. I ordered some RCA splitters so going to try my Super NES and N64 later this week. I am also using an HDMI switch too. Still have to test that but it has been working with other legacy items.
I tested the cable on my Super NES and N64. I used RCA Y-splitters so it is a big cable mess but all 3 systems are connected. I just have to remember to power up only one at a time but all 3 works. Kinda odd some games being on a 70 inch TV but loving it. This prob saved me a lot as I was considering buying a new receiver.
Right now I’m sitting here I gave up that FUCKING part In the back you screw on I have 85in tv ITS HUGEEE and it’s hard to screw when the TV can easily fall on you that’s on the wall hanging but I WATCH THE HDMI PART I paused the video hooked it up 3secs later and it came on 😂❤😂❤😂❤ I’m happy thank you
Make sure to check all the cables to make sure they are secure. Also double check the cartridge of the game to make sure the connectors are clean. If the connections are dirty the system will not read it and you will get the blue flashing. After doing all this check another game to see if it is still doing it. Most likely it is a dirty connection since that is what has happened to me many times. I hope that helps.
If you are talking about the power for the HDMI adapter it comes with it. It uses a USB connection to get it's power. The NES should already have it's AC Adapter. If not you can find them easily by searching Google. I have the original AC adapter it is a 120V 60hz. Model NES-002
The light blinking is normally to do with dirty cartridge pins. Have you tried other games to see if it is the system instead? Also do you get a green or blue screen when it blinks? The most important thing to check when that happens is that the cartridge pins are clean. If they are dirty this will happen. Games collect a lot of dirt so they need to be cleaned every so often and the NES will not read them. Try this and see if it helps.
Hi - I followed all of your steps, but all I am getting on the tv is a blue screen & a steady buzzing sound. Any ideas as to what might be the problem(s)? Thanks for any help you might be able to provide!
Hey. I have everything set up with the VCR and the red white and blues everything is plugged in I can't I don't know how to find regular old channel 2 or channel 3 on my Smart TV how do I find it can you help??? It's just all these channels on Amazon prime or all these channels on freeview and none of them are even numbered
If you would have taken an extra minute or so instead of quick hurry up nervous fingers, and you never did show what plugs into the adaptor on the side with the switch. Is an AC plug and AC current supposed to go into that adaptor? Nerve racking.
Can this cable work? HDMI Male To 3 RCA Video Audio AV Component Converter Adapter Cable HDTV 1080 (My game system did not come with any other cords for the TV.)
Does not work! Tried so many things now! Think i know why now! Hope you see this and can reply! I bought HDMI to AV just like the one you have. (On mine it does not say the numbers but it does say PAL/NTSC) Guess that does not matter or so I hope. But when I want to connect to the other cable I realised that I have a male end instead of a female end. Damn! So now I wonder if I just get a cable that is male to female instead of the one you have that is male to male? (Meant from the yobo nes i have to the hdmi/av thing.
Thank you for the tips. When I met my partner they were elated to find a gamer chick haha. They have the PS5.... and I prefer old school NES... opposites attract! Lol 😂
Meh... my picture is too big and the grafics are too blurry.. its unplayable... /back to the drawing board /using a samsung 75inch 4k tv /tried every setting i can think off. I might need to buy a "retroscaler hdmi converter upscaler thingy".
That size of a TV would make it blurry with this setup. I did this on my 46" smart TV and it was OK. I'm not familiar with retroscaler hdmi converter so do not have a suggestion for you. If you do find something that works for your size of screen would love to hear about it. Good Luck on your quest. :)
@DavesComputerTips I just bought a new cable, on one end it has HDMI and on the other end it has RCA Jack's, they didn't work. So I may need to try what you're doing. Idk though
Bro this works for a new Nintendo console. I have the original one that came out and it doesn't have rca jacks. It only has one jack and it's white. I tried using an adapter and rca Jack's only plugging the white in and it doesn't work at all.
Well I have a little mini entertainment system it looks just like the old NES system but it's off of Amazon that has 500 games on it and I'm having the same issue though it came with the yellow red and white hook up to it and my smart TVs don't have anything by HDMI how do I do this
Hi Jennifer, Here is the link I mentioned in the description that shows you the adapter I used on my smart tv. I had the Yellow, red and white hookups also and this device works. Hope I understood you on this that your smart TV does have the HDMI connection. Here is a link to the AV to HDMI Adapter that I used: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0856WDDJB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Hope that helps.
Hi Amber j, Hmm Wonder if it has to do with the model or how new the TV is. If it has a HDMI connection this should have worked. Make sure to double check the cords are connected snugly and flip the switch on the adapter to the 720 or the 1080. Sometimes after connecting the adapter pull the HDMI cable and then put it back in. That has worked for be sometimes. Might need to do some trouble shooting.
Same for me and I tried everything 😢 The system works because I hooked it up to a different tv with red/white/yellow ports directly in the back of the tv it was fine.
Correct, the original NES came with the ability to be hooked up two different ways. However, most people only got used to one way. In the method shown in this video, the HDMI cable replaces the coaxial cable, and the AV-to-HDMI adapter replaces the RF switch box that came with the original NES. The yellow and red AV cables and corresponding NES side ports replaces the single port where the old RF switch used to plus in. So, with the setup described in this video, you don’t need a coaxial cable and also don’t need that original RF switch component any longer. The place on the NES where that used to plug-in will now have nothing plugged into it. Everything he shows and explains in the video replaces the coaxial cable (which now will only exist from your wall to your TV) and the RF switch. Hope this helps.
