RetroTINK Side by Side : 2X Pro vs 5X Pro - Updated For 2023 (5X Pro V3.0/Upgraded Cabling)
15Back in 2021, I did a comparison of the 2X Pro and 5X Pro right after the 5X Pro's release. My game console set up was more simple back then, with consoles like the SNES, Genesis, and PS1 all using composite cabling. After getting my game consoles all upgraded with newer cabling, and with the 5X Pro getting so many firmware updates, its time to revisit this topic and compare these two devices once again. I've got component cables for SNES, Genesis, GameCube, and even found a way to transform SCART to Component by using an RGB2COMP Transcoder, which does two things: 1) Allows me to run my PS1 through my Extron Switches via component, and 2) Allows me to feed the 2X Pro a level of quality that it normally wouldn't be able to take from the PS1! So that's what we'll be doing: New Side by Sides between the 2X Pro and 5X Pro, now with these upgraded cabling solutions to see what these devices can really do!
The 5X Pro's firmware added so much more than I noted here as well, I just hit some of the highlights. Check out the firmware page to see the full breakdown: https://www.retrotink.com/post/retrotink-5x-pro-firmware-updates
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:12 Welcome!
00:40 Looking Back
01:08 How Things Have Changed since 2020/2021
02:04 The 5X Pro's Updates (HDR, Scaling, Cropping, and More)
02:51 An Overview of the 2X Pro and 5X Pro
04:24 The 2X Pro's Filters
05:04 the 5X Pro's OSD (NES HDR with Scanlines)
07:23 Inputs Supported by Each Device
08:30 Colorspace/Color Range Callout
10:00 Explaining the Comparisons (Consoles/Cabling/Resolutions)
12:08 NES - Composite
13:01 NES - Composite - Scanlines (HDR for 5X Pro)*
13:50 SNES - Composite
16:20 SNES - S-Video
18:50 SNES - Component (HD Retrovision)
21:18 SNES - Component (1080p Over / SNES Sampling)
23:47 SNES - RGB Scart vs RGB2COMP (1080p Over / SNES Sampling)
26:16 Genesis - Component (RetroGamingCables) (1080p Over / Genesis Sampling)
28:09 N64 - Composite
31:07 N64 - S-Video
34:03 PS1 - RGB2COMP / 5X Pro HiRes 512 Sampling
36:47 GCN - Composite
38:37 GCN - S-Video
40:28 GCN - Component (480i vs 480p)
42:19 PS2 - Component (Interlaced Source / 5X Pro HiRes 858)
48:46 PS2 - Component (480i vs 480p / 5X Pro 1080p/4:3)
49:47 Xbox - Component (480i vs 720p Sources)
51:11 Wii (480i vs 480p)
53:19 My Thoughts
53:52 Notes on Color and Overscan
54:40 RGB2COMP
55:31 Thoughts on PS2
56:08 GCN, N64 Thoughts
57:22 The 5X Pro's Abilities
57:52 The 2X Pro M - The 480p Machine
58:30 Closing Thoughts and Mentions
59:13 The End!
*On a TV, this capture footage (2X Pro) is reflective of what it looks like when the content is 16:9. Within OBS using my Elgato Capture Card, I've never been able to get RetroTINK devices other than the 5X Pro to display as 4:3. I can on my TV, by setting the Aspect Ratio to 4:3, but never the capture itself. Tried changing resolution, canvas, etc. Might be a quirk with RetroTINK and Elgato.
Info on RetroTINK: https://www.retrotink.com/
Info on HD Retrovision: https://www.hdretrovision.com/
Info on Retro-bit Prism: https://retro-bit.com/prism-hd/
Info on RetroGamingCables: https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/
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