Testing cheap Nintendo 64 to HDMI Solutions: Pound Link Cable and RuntoGOL Adapter

VIDEO INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Retrotink Products
03:37 - Retrotink 5x Demo
05:09 - "Runtogal" Demo
07:04 - Pound HDMI Link Cable Demo
10:19 - RetroRGB.com
11:02 - Conclusion

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[TechTimeWithEric]

When I bought my house I asked the realtor if there was any way we could ask the owners to leave the big ole RCA console TV that was in the one room. The owners agreed and now I have my N64 hooked to it, and the guy was happy that he didn’t have to haul it out of the house

[ryank]

Lon is a true professional! Even informing us that the N64 was purchased with his own funds😊

[mnissh]

Surprisingly rare to see input lag mentioned on these devices. Much appreciated

[kumarp]

Too bad they don't have the RetroTINK 2X-Mini in stock anymore. It was a very affordable solution for anyone looking to upscale their old consoles. Works great for N64.

[DeVstatrOmga]

My eyes kept veering towards that *Sega Genesis* . The GOAT looks phenomenal after all these years. 🔥🔥

[HamRadioDX]

Awesome run down of these boxes Lon! Nintendo 64 is my console - I loved it as a kid, and still do.
I might need to get myself one. I ended up buying a Nintendo Switch and the subscription for online gameplay. I hope Nintendo release new games soon - but I still have my original console, controllers and several games in storage.

[green]

I think alot of people expect the worst from these type of adapters but in reality they aren't that bad. The convenience and ability to plug it into an hdmi only tv or device makes up for the issues in my opinion. But im still going to use my crt tv for retro gaming :).

[ShoelessJP]

Love the gaming content! Nintendo 64 was something I played a lot in my youth, I have been actively looking into upscaling my old console, this will help. Thanks, Lon!

[HoveringAboveMyself]

For the N64, an alternative to the Retrotink 2X is the RAD2X Nintendo cable, it was made in collaboration with Retrotink and they are in stock several times a year.

[Call_Me_David]

With as popular as retro gaming has become, I'm surprised TV manufacturers haven't added s-video, composite and scart back into some TV's. They could incorporate all the processing right into the main SoC and add settings for them into the Game Mode settings. The cost for them would be miniscule, but they could charge a small premium for it. As long as they put a little effort into making it work and look good, people would pay.

[mrterrychaos]

A lot of PAL systems support S-Video (I think some funtastic ones don't among 1 other revision IIRC), but the cables require an extra resistor, and sometimes it doesn't play nice with line doublers depending on support for PAL60.

I ended up settling on a Kaico 2x Line Doubler HDMI adapter. Line doubles to 480p, supports S-Video through PAL as well as AV, looks good too. If you're interested in it, make sure it's got the silver and yellow box, not the silver and black one.

[enjoythesho]

Actually ive seen prices of old crt tvs going up lately lol

[jmr]

I like power saving strips. No need to unplug accessories.

[williammiller]

concrete lag numbers would be nice, but I know it's time consuming to get

[jmream]

I use the hd cable from HyperKins it’s compatible with the N64 SNES & GameCube there’s an aspect ratio switch for 16.9 to 4.3

[JohnnyOTGS]

The problem that I have with the HDMI converters is that the screen is very dark, in some of the N64 games, it's too dark to see anything, I'm trying to look for a solution on how to get the best picture and the screen isn't dark.

[numberoneappgames]

You're a legend Lon! Thanks for this video. ❤😊

[LowestDifficulty]

Hyperkin cable is pretty decent it does a good job with the colors not being dark it struggles with games that change resolution alot like re2

[Housestationlive]

the pound one is recommended by metal jesus so i trusted him and picked one for me😄

[eebenitez]

Glad to be the first person to comment on something that may make me take my N64 out my display.