Kaico Analogue x2 HDMI Adapter for N64, SNES, Super Famicom & Gamecube | Line doubler with cleaner 480p output, smoothing filter, plug-and-play setup, no external power, and improved clarity

I want to thank the kaico company for making such excellent products, if the name of the video adapter that you are going to use in your retro console is called kaico, then you are making one of the best investments, to give life to the classic, kaico has a diverse catalog of adapters for different types of consoles, but today I want to talk about this excellent purchase that I just made (kaico labs 2x) compatible with super nintendo, nintendo 64 and nintendo game cube, although there is another one that also complies but does not as professional as this one that is yellow and customizable the other is green the box is kaico the same but it is a bit more common, this one has the option to customize it I will upload two images, number 1 is how it comes from the factory and the Two is how I found it to look better. It took me more than 1 hour making comparisons to get the best out of it. I advise you to download the update on its official page to be able to configure it, I'll play another one. or subject, some will say no that the super eon 64 is better and I tell them it is not like that I had them both and only the eon improves the brightness and contrast a little and some color something that you can do yourself here customizing the image without count that the price is around 140 to 150 dollars for half of it you can buy this and here are the images remember number 2 is the best is how I found the touch of magic, but if what you are looking for is the perfection of I advise you to combine the image with the mclassic, it is an excellent accessory for consoles, it is almost a video card that adds a touch of borders and eliminates the so-called saw teeth, well, there is nothing left to talk about, I only gave you my opinion since I It cost a lot to learn about the subject to improve the quality of my Nintendo 64, I just hope that my experience helps you make good investments to get the most out of it...

I've tried a number of adapters, and the quality with those other adapters was pretty bad on a modern 4k TV. This adapter can use the s-video signal which is so much better than the composite output that the other adapters used. My HDMI modded Nintendo 64 recently died, and this adapter is good enough that I'm not going to bother HDMI modding my new Nintendo 64.

Works as stated !

Ok so this does work. You need to go to the kaico website and download the updated. This is unfortunately not in the instructions. Then unzip the file and connect a usb micro to the device. Hold down on the button by the hdmi output and you can update the firmware which is in the zip file that you download the updated with. Next if it detects your device it will show COM#, the number will be whatever COM it is, and then click on Open. This will give you all your options. Don't forget to save your changes. If don't see the save button maximize the window and you should see it. I connect this with a MClassic so I use Svideo 2x because the MClassic smooths it. I plan on trying to use a scanline generator with them to see the results but just the doubler and MClassic I don't see any lag but I haven't tried fighting games. I mainly bought this because I have a retroscaler2x and the picture is offset to the left and I can't fix it. This allows you to move the picture all four directions. You can fix the color, brightness and there are three filters as well. I haven't totally figured out what they all do because there are sliders to increase or decrease the effect. I will say though I think I have the setting where I like for most games but there are a select few that I will make adjustments. Games will not look like emulators though. So don't expect this. It will make them look a lot better though. Picture too dark on your TV, color off, contrast too high or low, picture off or anything this helps for sure. Now I have heard some people not noticing any difference at all so I guess your mileage may vary. I will post pictures a little later when I have finished dialing it all in. Update - I have added photos, One with the M Classic, one without and one with scanlines. The pictures don't do it justice enough but it does do well.

I really thought this was going to change everything, to make my retro games playable again,in the modern era. But some of my games would not play, or work, with the device/converterplugged in. Screen was black and white on one game, and two games were with colored lines,plus no sound.I did notice one thing on one of the games, that the ridged, 2D, blocky texture was gone, withthis device plugged in, but I was disappointed, because it didn't completely full fill what I expected,from the items description, that the thing did not completely work with my system. Whether I pluggedinto my 2014 HDMI PC monitor, or into my 2018 flat screen TV, it was a no go. I even used the MClassicadapter, to really upscale the graphics, but that didn't do anything either with the Kaico device.I don't know what else to do. So I returned the product and went with another one.

(Note: N64 tested, only) Like all Kaico products, this thing delivers. Outside of HDMI modding your N64, this is the best way to go. The Super Eon 64 might be slightly sharper but, if so, I doubt it would be by much, as it utilizes a very similar method of picture scaling, as the Kaico. For the best picture, for the best money... You can't beat this thing. There is a catch, however... N64 titles output various resolutions, from 240p to 480i. Having said this, realize that your picture will vary, depending on what resolution the Kaico is working with. Having said that, no result looks bad. They all look good. But, a N64 title, rendered in 240p, is not going to look as good as a game rendered in 360p or 480i. For example of what to expect... 240p will look like your standard S-Video output. 360p will look like standard component output. And 480i will look like 480p over component. Yes... Many games will output resolution quality, as good as your PS2. One small issue, is that some games will experience some slight black artifacting, on the borders of the screen... It's slight, and There's not many games that encounter this issue... But, it does happen. It's a common issue with HDMI adapters. There's only one major downside to this adapter... Like most HDMI N64 solutions... Resident Evil 2, struggles to display correctly. The game will show on screen, yes... But, the game is constantly interrupted with a 3-4 second, all black screen. From what I can tell, this occurs during any game screen change, no matter how small. This is rather disappointing, as no one wants to use standard composite cables, just to get this game to display without issues. Especially, since many modern TVs are doing away with the composite input. It would be nice if Kaico could possibly find a way to remedy this issue, through a firmware update, as this adapter is firmware updatable. Sound quality is great, no interference of any kind... Nice and Crisp. No delay, other than the quick boot-up of each game cartridge. No detectible in-game lag. Colors are very accurately displayed, no color distortion of any kind. A great Kaico product, as usual. Highly recommended.Update: It seems the "Black Screen" issue, is not limited to RE2... Vigilante 8, also suffers this blackout problem. But, since it is something that happens during screen changes, you will not encounter the problem, while in a match, within the game. But, unfortunately, with RE2, it will constantly interrupt your game, as the entire game is made up of screen changes.I will try to keep everyone informed on any further games, I encounter this issue with.Update: I have tried this device out with the Gamecube. I have not encountered the black screen issue, with any Gamecube games, yet. As far as picture quality goes... It's just slightly less sharp than what "GC Video" HDMI adapters, offer. Unlike the N64, your picture results will not vary based on resolutions. But, picture quality will vary upon the use of the "Smoothing" feature... As some games look good with it, and others don't, depending on the game's graphics... Where as the N64, every game looks better with the "Smoothing" feature, enabled, regardless of rendered resolution.

It's simple and it works for it's intended purpose, that's about all I can ask for. Different modes seem to work for different games better.

Item does NOT work as described. My Nintendo 64 and 4K TV(Sony X900H) are both NTSC (North American). I tried plugging in as described, and of all 6 modes, only two (Yellow and Purple lights) showed a green block in the middle of the screen. All other modes showed nothing. I tried updating the firmware, nothing changed. I restored default settings, nothing changed. I even tried to power it externally, but nothing changed. I even swapped out the memory expansion pack to the original one on the N64, still, nothing changed.If anyone has any other suggestions, I am open to try, but as it stands, I will be returning this as well as removing the rest of their products from my wish list.

Works brilliantly for my N64 and Snes on my 50" TV

Calidad absoluta, cambia por completo la imagen de tu n64 y se ve realmente bien y ahora parece remasterizado ( mejora colores, pixels , dientes de sierra y claridad y resolución) totalmente recomendado e imprescindible

Super article , il fonctionne très bien avec la super Nintendo sur télé hdmi.

un cable muy bueno que hace lo que dice dobla las lineas que quiere decir que a tu juego no se le van a ver ewsas molestas lineas que slaen medio aveces y de ahi para HDMI donde le pudes poner un mClassic y mejorar la imagen aun mas, 100% recomendado en especial para juegos de 64 que es donde se nota mas las diferencia de imagen

Für alle mit wenig Zeit:Der Kaico HDMI-Adapter "Line-Doubler für Nintendo" liefert mit der aktuellsten Firmware (4.0) und den entsprechenden Einstellungen sehr gutes S-Video Bild an meinem 55 bzw. 77 Zoll OLED-TV mit dem Super Nintendo und dem N64. Dank Angebotspreis und zusätzlichem Rabatt durch den Kauf mehrerer Kaico Artikel hat der Adapter nur knapp 50 Euro gekostet. Dafür ist er auf jeden Fall eine Empfehlung wert.---Für alle, die die vollständige Rezension interessiert:Um den Retro-Konsolen von Nintendo auf modernen Flachbild-TVs ein gutes Bild zu entlocken, habe ich im Laufe der Jahre einige HDMI-Adapter ausprobiert. Das Grundproblem bei den alten Konsolen ist, dass die native Auflösung nur 240p beträgt, womit die meisten neuen TVs nicht richtig klar kommen. Daher wird normalerweise ein sogenannter Line-Doubler benötigt, der aus den 240p möglichst verlust- und verzögerungsfrei 480p macht.Angefangen hatte ich mit dem mittlerweile nicht mehr erhältlichen RetroTINK-2X MINI und dem Nintendo S-Video AV Kabel. Mit dem Adapter war das Bild (vor allem dank der zuschaltbaren Filter) schon recht gut. Das Bild zeigte jedoch ein leichtes Flimmern. Der Adapter benötigt eine USB Stromquelle. Sowohl den Kabelsalat als auch die helle Beleuchtung fand ich störend.Um die Bildqualität weiter zu verbessern, hätte ich das einfache Nintendo S-Video Kabel gegen ein hochwertiges S-Video AV für Nintendo PAL Konsolen austauschen können. Allerdings werden für solche Kabel 60 Euro und mehr veranschlagt, was ich dafür nicht ausgeben wollte.Daher bestellte ich vor einigen Wochen zum Test einen HDMI Converter für Super Nintendo (SNES) für rund 22 Euro und einen N64 zu HD TV Adapter für rund 11 Euro. Beide Adapter sollten das Bild auf 720p bzw. 1080p skalieren können und das AV Kabel zur Konsole ist bereits integriert. Allerdings flimmerte das Bild mit beiden Adaptern recht deutlich und die Linien waren unscharf. Vermutlich wird bei beiden Adaptern nur das Composite Signal (früher der gelbe Stecker) hochskaliert. Aus diesem Grund gingen beide zurück.Danach hatte ich mir aus England ein "Super Nintendo GameCube RAD2X RetroTink HDMI® cable" bestellt, welches am Super Nintendo ein sehr gutes Bild liefert, da hier einerseits das RGB Signal verwendet wird und zusätzlich noch Filter aktiviert werden können, um das Bild zu glätten. Das N64 liefert von Haus aus kein RGB Signal. Für das beste Ergebnis sollte das eigene N64 einen RGB-Mod haben.Der Preis inkl. Versand und Zoll lag jedoch bei rund 100 Euro und mittlerweile ist es wieder ausverkauft. Hinzu kamen noch die Kosten für einen Mini-HDMI zu HDMI Adapter.Durch ein entsprechendes Angebot wurde ich auf den Kaico Adapter aufmerksam, welcher nach Sonderrabatt durch den Kauf mehrerer Kaico Artikel nur knapp 50 Euro gekostet hat. Der Versand (durch Amazon) erfolgte zwar aus England aber es wurde keine extra Zollgebühren fällig.Das Kabel zur Konsole ist bereits integriert und es wird keine extra Stromadapter benötigt (bye bye Kabelsalat). Der Adapter nutzt das S-Video Signal hat eine normale HDMI Buchse. Da mir das Bild beim ersten Test noch nicht richtig zusagte und ich Bildaussetzer hatte, spielte ich die aktuelle Firmware auf und nahm dabei auch gleich noch die entsprechenden Einstellungen vor. Den Bildmodus habe ich auf S-Video mit 2x Filter gesetzt. Den Offset der Bildposition habe ich angepasst, da ich sonst seitlich einen hellen Streifen hatte.Mit dem Kaico-Adapter macht das Spielen auf dem N64 wieder Spaß und er übertrifft in der Bildqualität sogar das RetroTINK-2X MINI (mit dem einfachen S-Video Kabel). Am Super-Nintendo holt das RAD2X cable über RGB zwar noch etwas mehr raus, kostet dafür aber rund das Doppelte (wenn es nicht ausverkauft ist).Ich kann den Kaico-Adapter guten Gewissens empfehlen, wenn man aktuellen TVs mal wieder auf den den alten Konsolen daddeln möchte ohne dafür Unsummen auszugeben.