Composite to VGA Adapter from eBay Review

It's a hoot and a holler when Matt blows $20 (AUD) on a cheap adapter from eBay. But the real question is, is it any good?

This is kind of a filler video, the next one will be VERY cool I promise!

▶MUSIC USED
DualTrax - Shitune #1
CORE - mr spock's cryo-bed
Graff - rain eater
DualTrax - orion crackmusic
BRD Keygen #4
falcon/pulse+tdr - spineless

[Mosblinker]

Now go from RF to composite, and then composite to VGA, and finally VGA to HDMI

[Mr_ToR]

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.

[fcubeboy]

those people destroying crt’s hurt me physically >:(

[AllegrettoCrescendo]

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.

[Haqpyfeet]

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.

[stCenturyGuy]

The quality on that this is ridiculous. It's so ridiculous I might swear.



Hecc

[terrybelanger]

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! :)

[Amayii]

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.

[mofoblitz]

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.

[WilliamMcCarthyIII]

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!

[testing]

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.

[Virtually_Char]

That picture in picture is a surprise. Imagine playing an old game down in the corner with the YouTube walk through on your browser.

[Yipper]

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.

[TooFurious]

I'm getting one of these so I can watch VHS on my CRT monitor. 😂

[PlGGS]

I remember buying one of these as a kid for my Wii. Works super well especially for the price

[joehdah]

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

[bananaman]

Been waiting awhile for someone to review one of these! Thanks for filling the gap (in a comedic way!)

[PrimedPixelMusic]

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

[RobertGeyerMusic]

Absolutely love your channel and your humor! You really could have 1 Mio subs and more!

[russellhartl]

7:57 i thought for a second that the monitor had a chunk taken out lmao