Showcase: N64Freak's OG XBOX HDMI Mod & 128MB RAM Mod
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This is a short video showcasing the video quality of "N64Freak's" custom internal HDMI solution for the original 2001 Microsoft XBOX Console.
*WARNING: My capture card can only record up to 14Mbps constant, so with that and YouTube's video compression, all footage is NOT 100% representative to real live quality. It looks MUCH better in person! Please use this video as a reference to an extent.*
While N64's solution is not digital to digital rather, analog to digital, I believe his HDMI solution is indeed a tad bit step above component cables and in my opinion the best form out of OG XBOX output as I also own (whats considered to be) the cream of the crop component cables, the green "death grip" Monster cables. It of course supports all resolutions the HDMI spec does as well as of course the XBOX. But this is also the first HDMI solution to natively support the XBOX's Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound! Thats right, you can use that ARC HDMI port on your 5.1 sound system! No optical cable/optical adapters required!
I also own a 4K 65inch TV, so this helps to see the picture bigger and I notice zero dithering, ghosting, or any other analog picture defects with N64's HDMI mod that you would normally see with generic component cables or even slightly see with the high-end Monster cables.
I only had the time and capabilities to show off only HDMI footage. So instead of showing 240p or 480i/p games, which cover most of the games in the OG XBOX's library, I decided to show show off 720p Hex edited games and the beloved MCable to take advantage of the HDMI port I now have with this mod.
Showcased are 4 games hacked to run in native 720p (most of which show slowdowns or glitches even with the extra 128MB of RAM), one natively supported 720p game, and a Chihiro Arcade game which makes use of the 128MB of RAM to function. The latter game is also showcased upscaled with the MCable.
I HIGHLY recommend anyone who loves the OG XBOX and is serious about video quality (stop reading if you want this quality at a "Pound Cable" or consumer grade price) to get this! Never going back to component and sure as hell not composite!