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@theneedforspeeder9575 Actually, you shouldn't because now even if the TV doesn't properly support it, upscalers do, making it ideal for HDTV's to take advantage of this feature :) Admittedly, Component is easier since many TV's did support it using 480p but don't discredit RGB, it is very viable & much cheaper than Component in today's world :)

@@TheAffroShowGameplayI guess depends on the setup. Scart Rgb cables from good third party people like Retroaccess are cheaper than component. But if you want a Sony official they’re 120€ for the ps1, and 160€ for the ps2 version that I have. One sold for 200€ and on eBay there’s only 1 person in all Europe selling it. Prices are crazy

@theneedforspeeder9575 Luckily & I say this is every video which includes the Sony Official cables, you can buy excellent third party cables, such as the ones from Retro Gaming Cables for less than £30 :) Same quality, if not better & are in stock & are newly built :) Very highly recommended, I have one for the PS2, fantastic alternative :)

@@GavinTownsley Later in its life, Composite cables were standard instead, especially when I got mine in late 98 :)

@goticogordo Sadly, this is the case as the mod is not easy to perform & because the supply is limited, you have to pay a premium for it 🫣 I got lucky & paid only £180 when I got mine, but now they cost £280 + here! Ultimately, it is up to you, I adore my xStation PlayStation & I don't regret getting one that was made already :) The other route is emulation with Duckstation being the best out there for your PS1 needs :)

@@TheAffroShowGameplay thank you for the response my friend, yeah, with the retro boom from 2020 to now, its been harder and harder to get things done given that prices just dont stop going UP, wish i had someone that understands about all this so that can help me actually make on on stone age gamer tbh, i feel like they have the best one since you can build one from scratch, and as you said, paying "big money" for this now will be worth it in the LONG RUN since i will not need to buy all the games so that i can play

@goticogordo This is how I felt when I also chose to purchase the console :) I haven't looked back since but, I was lucky when I brought mine, sad now it has gone wayyy up since! If you can afford one, you will definitely love it & it has been a real gem for me :)

@GrahamStubbs-u4m No, it is not the only answer :) Please consider better cables (S-Video, RGB SCART rather than composite) & you may need to buy an HDMI upscaler to help sharpen up the video output :) The OSSC, Retrotink 2x, 5x or 4K are some of the best upscaling choices :)

@majklknight7455 Sony's Official Component cables, The Joytech Component cables shown in this video are good too :) You might be able to also find some at Retro Gaming Cables, that's where most of my high quality analog cables come from :)

@andrewkalgren8372 If this is the case, they might be worth a look for those seeking the CRT high quality route rather than Composite :)

@@TheAffroShowGameplay yeah I have 2 oh them and they both have component and av in

@andrewkalgren8372 That's good, hopefully people looking for this style of TV can find one for themselves if their interested 😊

@@weetbix4497 Most of them have come from retro shops I've visited around Birmingham & around the UK :) Some of them are from eBay & others I brought from CEX :)

You've made some very good points so, allow me to address them the best I can :) Here goes: 1. Yes the PS2's library is definitely mostly made up of games only outputting at 480i or 576i which means deinterlacing is a factor when trying to get the best out of PS2 video output. 2. I think I saw that there was 118 games with 480p Progressive scan support although the PAL versions of games dropped this to around 80, still this is a small sample when you consider 4000 PS2 games were officially released! Luckily, you can force 480p or 1080i in the GS Mode Selector via Free MCBoot although results will vary from game to game :) 3. The Dreamcast, Gamecube & Original XBOX can look amazing definitely but their options differ depending on Regions. The Dreamcast can use VGA on all regions but the Gamecube & XBOX higher resolution modes are only available for NTSC consoles only. If you want the same for the PAL models, you must mod them, also Gamecube component cables are very expensive, making it harder for people to access it on real hardware. 4. I actually feel PS2 graphics improve a lot with good S-Video, Component or RGB SCART cables but the low resolution can hide this. Also look out for flicker filters, this can blur the visuals a lot & turning it off will improve image quality greatly! Hope this helps answer your comment :)

​@@TheAffroShowGameplay All I was trying to say is the PS2 just doesn't have good image quality, compared to the compilation. Nobody seems to know why that is. I thought the Xbox supported component, and up to 1080i all regions. I guess I was wrong about that. The Gamecube from what I understand Nintendo disabled the Digital A/V port on PAL Gamcubes. So SCART is the best there. But another thing I forgot is the Digital A/V port was removed on later Gamecubes.

@eupher2 It definitely does somewhat suffer depending on the game tested, so you are not wrong with your assessment of the PS2 graphics output :) I thought this until I got one & found out the hard way with my PAL model, had to buy a modified one! That's correct & sadly 480p was only supported via Component on the Gamecube, RGB SCART only supports 480i/576i on PAL versions. Amazing what we are finding out about the retro consoles!

@@TheAffroShowGameplay Your right about that. For example, Who would have thought the Atari Jaguar had RGB SCART support? Granted you have to have a custom cable made to use it. But it has it.

@eupher2 I had no idea it supported RGB SCART 😊 But this is exactly why we keep learning & thus meaning we can get the best out of our old systems!

@ripmowt Anytime & glad you enjoyed 😊 As for your question, bear in mind Component will look better by default with clearer & shaper graphics & then it will support 480p & 1080i video outputs whereas S-Video tops out at 480i/576i :) Component will also have better colour output as well :) I will say for PS1 or low resolution output, Component can struggle without an upscaler on modern displays, S-Video will just work across the board :) The decision will be up to you & what you want out of the PS2 :)

@JonSmiff-tunegame I'm fortunate to own both versions & I do agree the PS1 version is superior although I still enjoyed the Saturn version thanks to the improved controls :)

@AshesHereos Yes they will :) However, in the past I noticed difficulty getting them to show a picture since Component struggles to display 240/288p resolution so, if you use a HDMI solution (OSSC, Retrotink for example), boost the resolution to at least 2x mode & you'll get a picture everytime without any problems :)

@TheAffroShowGameplay Also, can you use a PS2-to-HDMI on PS3? I think mine is broken, but I tried it on PS3 to see if it was but I'm not sure if PS3 wouldn't handle it regardless?

@AshesHereos Unfortunately I don't own the device so I cannot test it :) Usually those are looking for a specific cable type (RGB SCART as an example) so in theory if you know what it is, you can set the PS3 to match it :) Again I'm only guessing as I do not own one :)

I love the way the games look with my setup but having a high quality CRT with high quality cables & 480p sounds like a dream 😁

Hope you learnt something interesting about the series xD

@@OTLWReefer it is an amazing song 😊

Glad you enjoyed the comparison 😊

I wanted to show the difference between what software rendering looked like vs how a lot of people at the time were testing upscaled PS2 to show the emulator could replicate PS2 native graphics :) I also did this because sometimes hardware rendering actually does not always render all PS2 effects:) I've since made a video showing off software rendering mode against Real PS2 hardware on my second channel :)

@@TheAffroShowGameplay i already watched your software rendering mode against Real PS2 hardware video. can you please make the differnce between vulkun,opengl, software renderer with native resolution, because software rendering don't support upscaling. so may of emulation users use native resolution even me. so its better to make a video, and you will be first to make this topic.

@saidevpappu I'll see what I can do in the future :)

@Aleyceps Glad the video was able to help you 😊

You have a good setup for both situations I feel :) The only advantage to the pricey cable is you can use both standard resolutions and 480p VGA mode using a SCART cable and there's a switcher to change the modes :) It means you only need one cable for both functions instead of having two separate cables :) I don't think you need it but for me it helped with convince since if I played a game without VGA support, I can just change the switcher's position instead of changing the cable type :)

@@TheAffroShowGameplay Thanks for the reply! Do you know if it’s possible to get both VGA out (to an LCD TV) and RGB SCART out (to a CRT) without having to swap cables from the Dreamcast’s rear port? What would I need for that?

@Jorven-w1z The most likely thing you'll need is possibly a Switcher, but I'm not well versed in this area :) Give VGA/RGB switchers a Google search & see what you come up with :)

@alexbouchard6851 That's also a good option but most won't be able to use this method since so few fat PS3 models exist now :)

@farid.x47 it's an old video from 2021/2022 so it's outdated now :)

@GamerGeezer This is exactly why I made the video, people who love retro like myself should know more about the consoles & the potential video quality of real PS2 hardware 😊 I understand this & I know the options can be expensive but worth every penny :)

@teleskopossomnium There's plenty of good tutorials on TH-cam but you use a computer & ROMS :)

I can imagine how incredible it looks since many people never experienced 480p with CRT's & it must be life changing!

@@TheAffroShowGameplay I feel so cheated after experiencing this its unbelievable. I really dont understand how this didnt catch on in PAL territory

@@theTF2sniper 480p was simply too expensive as the time, I remember it took my family until 2005 just to get a TV with RGB SCART inputs & it still didn't have 480p support!

I didn't, I never cut any story parts. I think the PAL version I own either had them cut or I simply didn't reach a cutscene in this play but, I never edited any story parts out of this video :)

@@thestatesidedaily9890 Anytime & glad I was able to help you 😊

@PapaS4c Hmmm I've improved it in later videos, this is very old now but thank you :)

@1upLeviathan I don't own the device myself so I can't offer any help on that, best try Google & see if others had the problem happen to them, sorry!

They have come along way & the overclocking features along with optional hacks make Duckstation a powerful tool & possibly the best way to experience PS1 games :)

@@kenken6276 Some Namoi games have already been officially ported to Dreamcast :) Dead Or Alive 2 was one such game :)

It would look softer & would need deinterlacing to look decent :) You are seeing it forced into 576p via Free MCBoot, the best way to get progressive support on a game which the PAL version never had it built in :)

@@RabbecaSnamonje Too much xD

Why?

@LockBresnar-s5u This was something a fan had to put in & guess for this particular build :) The original leaked build from Capcom was much more incomplete & buggy :) This video is old, so the 1.5 MZD build saw further updates until 2023 :)

I'll definitely keep this in mind, I'd love to hear the headphones at good volume!

@RegalPixelKing I hope to cover the first game soon as I haven't looked at it yet :) I saw the PC versions are now supported, definitely an excuse to play them all again!

@FlareGunDebate Thank you, glad you enjoyed 😊

@5persondude This is exactly what this video is talking about ☺️ You saw first hand how amazing PS2 games can look when using the right cables and upscalers or converters :) I love my OSSC for upscaling PS2 & other consoles but, at least you have a good way to play the games at good quality :)

What adapter did you use

@@Elliottfan it was just the first items that came up when I searched for “PS2 component cables/adapter” on Amazon The adapter is called “Portta Component to HDMI Converter”. It worked fine on my TV, but on my computer monitor it would just show a “video out of range” error, so just a heads up

@venytocamelo2818 Proton layers basically act as an emulation layer making it possible to run software from Windows onto Linux :) You can follow guides online or on TH-cam if you want to install it, you can find them in the discover app on the Steam Deck desktop mode :)

@jdw2374 Ebay, import one or try & hope a store like a gaming store has one in their possession :) Otherwise mod a PAL one if you cannot find an NTSC one :)

@lucianoozorio7763 The game was released in 1996 so very unlikely :) I played with the D-Pad the whole time :)