*NEW* PS2 HDMI Cable 100% Plug & Play - REVIEW w/ Gameplay 

Your transparency in these reviews, Jason, is so appreciated and helpful

Should be advertised as being a PS1 upscaler with abit of PS2 compatibilty rather than the other way around.

Hey Metal Jesus! I bought one of these adapters about a year ago. I actually really like this adapter and I could visibly see a difference in clarity. Great Video!

Thanks for the review dude! I was looking into buying this cable, but the lack of 480p support is a real deal breaker for me.

Thank you for reviewing this I was very skeptical about it and wanted to watch someone I watch hopefully review it

A great review of this product as always. Thanks for keeping us informed.

Haha yes!! Just saw this on Twitter and you already have a review up. You're the man, Jason!

Nice I was waiting for this! Thanks for sharing.

I hope to see more HDMi adapters for retro consoles in the future. Especially ones for the 5th and 6th gen systems in my opinion, because it not easy finding alternatives for those platforms.

I've try'd the Xbox Classic cable and love it. Love to try this cable out !

This is way I always watch your videos, you really take you reviewing seriously and go through the product bit by bit thank you I will be looking into this.

G-Darius brings back so many memories. Thanks for using it as a example!

No 480p? That's extremely disappointing, PS2 video output is already pretty poor but 480p can clean it up somewhat well, especially since trying to pull any HD resolution natively out of the PS2 is normally pretty finicky at best. If aspect ratio doesn't bug you, PS1 gameplay looks great! This seems to be a pretty nice PS1 HDMI solution if you want to use native hardware, but I'm sure the stretched aspect ratio will put off a lot of people. Not at all surprised that your Japanese PS1 could handle it as it's still a 60 Hz signal, a good curveball would have been trying out a PAL system to see if it displayed properly or had any odd behavior. Great review! Appreciate the honesty and tests done on it, again it looks to be a good PS1 HDMI solution for native hardware but I'm passing on this due to them omitting 480p signals. If I ever want HDMI specifically for my PS1, or if they release another revision of this which supports 480p, I'll nab it for sure.

I love how you review the most random stuff. This would have made me soooooo happy 5 years ago, before I junked my PS2 :(

Literally just saw this on LRG site and was hoping to find a review, best part Metal Jesus just posted one!!!

I blindly googled a review for this and boy and I happy to hear your voice MJR. Really appreciate your opinion, and videos, thank you.

Thanks for the review. I just noticed this item on the LRG site and was curious about it. The lack of support for 480p (or higher) is disappointing. The lack of an aspect ratio switch also means the upscaler is always stretching to widescreen. Given that aspect ratio adjustment isn't something that's needed for an HDMI source since the TV can automatically detect the resolution, TVs generally don't have the option to force 4:3, they have options to stretch or zoom 4:3 sources to 16:9. In the end, while this could have been a cool product, some of the choices make it a bit of a let down.

oh nice! I never knew this was coming out but hoping it was.

Metal Jesus here with another fantastic product

Thanks this is what I been looking for along time

You can prevent the screen stretching in the RGB system settings. Since it’s at “Full” now, and you will want it at 4:3.

For PS2 this probably isn't worth getting unless you wanted a cheaper alternative to OSSC, but as someone who speedruns Dino Crisis 1 which has the same issues as Chrono Cross this thing is actually a godsend. This is the first upscaler which is going to allow me to be able to speedrun this game properly on original hardware, I'm extremely excited for this to come in. With it being so cheap, if they decide to introduce a 480p adapter for PS2 I'll buy it for sure.

You deserve a millions of subscriptor, man!!

Just got mine and it is awesome! Thanks for the review before purchase.

I'll stick with component for PS2 and using my PS3 for PS1 games

PS2 games seem to have really low contrast in general. That would explain why the PS1 games look much brighter than the PS2 games on this cable

Thanks for reviewing that cable! I should start to consider to buy such old console to HDMI cable/Adapter.

Thanks for this video, MJ! Cheers!

Definitely a great/affordable option for anyone who has a TV that only accepts HDMI inputs. That being said, I’d 100% recommend the HD Retrovision PS2 component cables instead. The picture looks amazing, and they run about $30-$35 as well.

1. iirc gta vice city has a widescreen toggle in the options menu which would make it display correctly 2. the reason PS1 games look so good is because 240p is exactly a third of 720p so it's doing an even line triple, whereas 480i has to be both deinterlaced and scaled and it's not mathematically even. this clearly was designed for PS1 and maybe some of the 240p PS2 titles like Disgaea 1. 3. the reason they were having trouble getting the cable to be compatible with both PS1 titles and higher display modes is because standard definition (240p/480i) uses RGBS and for whatever reason sony made higher output resolutions in RGB mode output in RGsB Sync-On-Green. if i had to guess, getting the cable to detect the switch between these two sync modes as well as compensating for it would have been too hard considering they were trying to keep the price down. 4. the idea behind the output stretching like that is that your TV is getting all the horizontal line data for the sake of giving the highest quality output possible. most tv's can squish the image back to 4:3 and in doing so theoretically the resulting 4:3 image will be sharper than if the cable squished it for you for what it's worth, this cable isn't meant for anyone who already has complex scaler setups or a decent method of capturing and/or using the component cables. it's for using a ps1 or ps2 on a modern tv that potentially only has HDMI inputs while bypassing the tv's scaler and deinterlacer for speed advantages. also, in the event they are using this with a PS1, most tv's have a built in usb port that could be used for powering the device. also, considering that most PS2 games with higher video modes require you to invoke them in really oddball ways, most casuals are going to play 480p compatible games in 480i anyways.

Another incredible video.

I'm considering getting this sometime. I bought the Genesis (Mega Drive) cable a few months ago and was pleased with the results.

Yeah after seeing this I am gonna stick with using Component with my PS2. It seems way better

Judging from your previous game room tour, you have a Vizio VX42L (or similar). If you press the “Wide” button on your remote, it will cycle through to “Normal” mode. This will show a 4:3 aspect ratio and display the games properly.

Thx for video I found on eBay similar one an can’t wait my av cable was being weird so thanks to ur video I can now have it use hdmi. Your channel helps me find games for psp so on 😊 thx again

Thanks for the review, dude. Literally just got an email about this product an hour ago and was wondering how it fared.

You can overcome the stretching by forcing 4:3 on the tv settings itself for the games that dont support 16:9. I guess they made it like this because they know most hdtvs, if not all of them, let you tweak the aspect ration on the tv itself. So i dont see that as a con.

Just use component, or those cheap PS2 to HDMI converters on eBay. For forcing 720p, just use Openloader or GSM. For native 16:9, just patch your games or add cheat codes somehow. Also, PS2 doesn't use emulation to play PS1 games (except very late revisions of the console), it has the PS1 hardware inside.

I think I might get this for my PS1.Thanks for sharing.

Great Review.. Thanks :)

Or you could hook it up to a CRT like i did on the weekend and enjoy it as intended. It looks awesome BTW!!!

Upscales PS1 to 720p? That’s pretty amazing for US$ 30. Maybe they should have made a different cable for PS2

Thank you for the quick review. I just use my FAT PS3 early model to play all PS1,PS2, and PS3. My FAT PS3 is one of those with PS2 chipset built-in.

I like your name Metal Jesus! Great videos you make my friend.

Much more than a handful of PS2 games support 480p. The list is in the hundreds. No 480p and no 4:3 switch means no sale. Also, while I don't expect it from your review, I find it disappointing to see no mentions about PAL PS2 support at the manufacturer's site. Thanks for the review. After a decent Xbox product, I was hopeful for this. But you just saved me $30.

component to hdmi: $22 PS2 component cable: $8 For the same price you can get both of those and get better picture quality.

Glad you did a review on this. I seen the cable on Limited Run for 29.99. apparently Pound has a deal with Limited Run.

Nice review

God of war 2 still looks amazing I love that game

I might pick this up just for PS1. For PS2 i’ll stick with a component cable

I'm getting this baby now:-)) THANKS!!!

This was really interesting! I did not know such devices existed!

The reason why PS2 games don't look as good as because when it's trying to upscale the 720p from 480i it just doesn't really turn out and that's why when PS1 games are in 240p it's easily upscale to 720P

I am guessing the issues with aspect ratio and brightness can be tweaked on your actual tv?

THNX man!

Would this be something that I could record PS2 games using an Elgato HD60?

I would never buy this because of the lack of 4:3 aspect ratio. I hate stretched images, and always disable stretching to set games to their original aspect ratio.

Thanks man. You helped me with a very simple solution. 👌👌👌

This brought back PTSD of trying to watch DVD's on my PS2. I was so excited to finally be able to play DVD's after being stuck with VHS for so long, even well into the digital age, and every single video I played on my PS2 had a weird issue where the brightness would randomly shift "dark...light...dark...light" gameplay was fine, but movies universally had that issue.

i know that my old pc could only watch 144p... the switch to 360p was enormous! now i have everything1080p full HD. just want to say that 360p is better then nothing.

I'll just use my Retrotink when it arrives to handle older consoles onto my TV.

I just got mine and was wondering why it was green thanks so much I really enjoyed the video and information

Looks good I Think about buying this

No 480p? So then what was the point in advertising it as a PS2 upscaler? That's really weird.

The PS2 has a huge amount of games and so, I think it's worth spending a bit more for something like the OSSC.

Im so exited about this

Been watching your channel everyday for a few weeks now as I've gotten back into gaming...love your content! I game Sony specifically and wondered: pound cable vs hyperkin cable. Do you have a recommendation?

I'm still good using component cables

Wow! Total surprise

This cable and a properly sized HDMI switch would make up for a great setup ^-^ Thank you for reviewing this!

Awesome!

Pound should really rethink their marketing for this cable. It would probably have less complaints if they advertised it as a PS1 HDMI cable that also happens to work on PS2 but without support for higher resolutions. The fact that the name really pushes the PS2 angle, which it handles poorly, rather than the PS1 compatibility, where it does a bloody fantastic job, is a real shot in the foot in my opinion. I think consumers would be more willing to forgive the lack of 480p+ support if they said "This is a PS1 cable first and foremost" rather than "we sacrificed high-quality PS2 resolutions so it could also work on PS1".

The screen stretching is a deal breaker.

Was hoping/waiting for your review in this and was not disappointed. Thank you!

Picked one up a few days ago...worth it 100%

Definitely looks like an option.

I was going to write it off as junk until I saw how it worked with PS1 games. It definitely has an audience but it isn't for me

I just got component cables for my ps2. I paid like 8 dollars for them and i couldn't be happier with the image quality. Gran turismo 4 running at 1080i is crazy.

I love this channel. This really inspired me to start collecting and revitalized my love for all these classic games. It gave me the information and passion to finally pursue my dream of having my own collection and RU-vid channel! Love the work Metaljesus hands down one of my favorite channels to watch!

What a stupid decision to drop 480p in return for Playstation support. The PS2 already supports PlayStation games.

Who have better resolution? Ps2=Component+Hd Or Ps2=Hd only

I bought a cheaper hdmi converter but it did not show anything on screen. But thanks to your video i realised it must be switched from rgb to cmyk in the menu. I had to do it on an older tv, so i can see anything, then plug out get back to the big tv and yay it works. Thanks for this piece of information! :)

I got an Aver Media Component video to HDMI Converter. Supports 480P, RGB, and has virtually no input lag. I love that thing.

Still think for a console like this there is no alternative to a CRT, simple fact! Whether consumer Trinitrons, PVM's or BVM's or if you're in Europe like me the even better B&O MX series, they are the way to go and not these weird cable-upscaler-HDTV-rigmarole!

You really should have tested this on a TV other than your Vizio to see if it can output a non-stretched image. That's a big dealbreaker for many people, including me. Review seems incomplete / unfair without knowing this.

Much love MJR!!!!!!!

Great video, +MetalJesusRocks! I have a Vizio M70-C3 in my living room, and it offers the ability to have multiple picture modes defined with your own custom names. I have several picture modes (XBOX, VCR, LASERDISC, etc) defined...is this an option on your Vizio in the game room? Might be worth tweaking a setting for PS2 games via this cable and then saving it as a unique picture preset. Then your ideal picture would only be a few button presses away on your Vizio remote!

Where’s the theme song? I wanted to rock out during my lunch break in my car.

Does no one realize how incredible this is for the PS1 scene? Finally we have a way to play PS1 games in reasonably good quality without having to resort to modding or that expensive RGB cable mess. Everyones complaining about the PS2 issue, but honestly I couldn't care less because THE PS1 FINALLY HAS A CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE WAY TO HAVE GOOD QUALITY AND PLAY ON ORIGINAL HARDWARE. > " YoU cOuLd JuSt PlAy Ps1 gAmEs On PS2" Yeah but it's not on PS1, we like PS1's > "YoU cOuLd JuSt PlAy Ps1 gAmEs On Ps3" Yeah but it's not on PS1, we like PS1's I will agree though, this would've worked out better as being created and advertised as an exclusive Ps1 upscaler instead of trying to work on both PS1 and PS2.

i like your chanel bro... keep on posting bout Ps2 or Ps1 hdmi solutions.

A Perfect Circle ... I could not agree more with you Sir ...

Yeah, I’m not impressed. I will stick with the cables I’m running right now. Thanks for showing this though, because we would never know without these reviews.

The PS3 is the easiest way to play PS1 games through HDMI

I LOVED IT

I bought my cable for original xbox yesterday! Plugged it on my 4k TV to be honest I'm impressed excellent product! I tried other ones whit bad results! Now I will order my ps2 cable

Should have tried Jackass The Game, I hear that was made 1080p

The 4:3 stretch is a deal breaker. That's so ugly. That said, I'm really surprised your TV doesn't have a mode to force 4:3. I have an older Vizio that has that option on it BUT if it's scaling the image to 720p you won't be able to force a 4:3 even on TVs that have the option to do so.

Oh man... Remembers me of that I really have to play more PS2 games some day... Probably missed out on way too many games.

Nice video, i have a cheap modern tv and when i get this i will try this small step in tvs menu switch the video setting to "user" with the contrast and brightness set higher when using Ps2 , go back to ps1 just switch it back

Pound is trying to corner the market. Unfortunately, the video quality of the Pound cables can't seem to match the system's official component/Vga cable offerings.