New PS2 to HDMI Converter Adapter, Video Converter with 3.5mm Audio Output for HDTV HDMI Monitor, with USB Power Cable, Supports All PS2 Display Modes

The wife and I purchased a new 4K TCL Smart TV back in November of 2021 and one drawback is the TV didn't have any RCA or Composite ports! Only HDMI!As you can imagine this posed a challenge one evening when I pulled out the PS2 to play some Sly Cooper 3. I first tried RCA to AV which was ALRIGHT, but a struggle to play. Quality wasn't the best and overall affected the enjoyment. So then I ordered a Portta box & some generic COMPOSITE cables (not the retro ones) and it got better. But there was some strange lines going across the screen, more noticable on black backgrounds, but still bareable. However it was just a big wire rat nest and I was down 30 bucks at the end of the day.Then I got curious, and decided to try this for 8 bucks. After all, why not? It's 8 bucks.I placed my order, and got it a few days later. It was time to put it to the test! I plugged it in and powered the thing using the USB port on the PS2. To my surprise everything came up perfect, and I didn't have those faint lines like I did with the portta box & composite cables! The quality was also the same! I was super impressed with this 8 dollar purchase, and after playing through the first couple Sly games I figured I'd come here to leave my review. No complaints for 8 bucks! The quality isn't QUITE PS2, but it's not too far off. Again, for 8 bucks you really can't complain.Quality: 4/5 (Not quite PS2 quality, but not bad either)Ease of use: 5/5 (just make sure to set the PS2 to YPBPR output prior to using)Overall value: 6/5 The nostalgia I'm able to relive playing through my classic PS2 games on a modern 4K smart TV is priceless. Thanks for the affordable solution!!!If you're serious about your quality, I'd recommend a retrotink. If you just want something quick to relive nostalgia and are willing to sacrifice some quality, this is honestly your best quick solution!EDIT 5/3/2024: Just thought I'd come back 2 years later to update my review. This thing is still running! I've got waaaay more value out of it then what I paid. This is your best cheap solution hands down.

Panicked for a moment when I got a no input blank screen, but I looked at the pictures for it and saw it says to switch the video output settings on the PS2 (gotta use the RWY cable) and it’s amazing how much clearer it is for how cheap it costs. Playing Tony Hawk Underground was blurry as hell, barely able to read the print on my tv, but now it’s crisp and solid enough to read, and no lag I can detect in a game that requires quick button presses and control.

If your a gamer get this for your ps2, it will upgrade the pictures of your game with modern graphics on your tv. Easy to setup and use, a small little lag but nothing that will stop your gameplay, build quality is amazing just wish they had the power cable on the back of it so you can stand it up without bending the power cable

Let's make this crystal clear. Even if the device *is installed and working properly,* you may not get satisfactory results. The problem may not be the device itself, and apparently, in most cases, you won't ever see a problem. But if you do, it's probably this:All this device does is to take your 480 lines of resolution signal out of your PS2, and send that same signal into your HDMI cable. It doesn't add to it, it doesn't alter it, it doesn't upscale it in any way. When it goes into your TV set, it is still a 480-line signal. The problem is that TV manufacturers, especially with some of their high-end recent models, especially 4K, are thinking "Anybody who is buying a current-year high-end 4K television set is not going to be hooking up a ten year old device with a 480i signal coming out of it; they upgraded to more cutting-edge devices long ago!" They figure there's no need for the TV to even be able to NOTICE a 480i signal because there will literally be zero demand. So they will instead focus on another feature, and leave it to their lower-end TV sets to deal with lower-end signals. Basically, their best TVs are the Mean Girls who won't acknowledge the PS2 from the wrong side of the tracks. The signal is getting to their HDMI-in port, but they are completely deaf to it, and always will be.I can confirm, as I got it straight from an LG rep that the 2020 and 2021 OLED TV models (series BX, CX, B1, and C1 cannot and will not under any circumstances receive the only signal this device can send to them. It can be working, and nothing will happen. Ever. It's not the converter--it's the way the TV is designed). The problem is that TV manufacturers don't tend to advertise what their products WON'T do, so it's not easy to spot if it's a "Mean Girl" TV in their descriptions. But the more recent and the higher-end the TV, the better the chances that there will be a problem.Don't give up hope just because your display is high-res, though. While I couldn't connect to my 2021 LG OLED TV, my computer monitor is about 4 years old, and has an LCD display. It is also a 4K screen with few legacy inputs. But! When I connected the PS2 to THIS screen using the exact same converter device set up in precisely the same way . . . it worked like an absolute charm. Not a single problem. The picture is clear, sound is sharp, everything is operating precisely as the people who have been cheering the thing have been saying it does.Bottom Line: If you suspect that you have the wrong kind of TV, try to double-check with the manufacturer's representative or customer support before you pick up this converter. Save yourself the trouble of finding out the hard way. But if your display is happy reading 480i, you shouldn't have a problem.

It sort of worked, but then no. No sound, even though I had a cable that worked (it doesn't come with one) but then it just stopped working altogether after like 30 seconds. No signal, but console is on. Wires are a little on the short side, but bottom line it didn't work. Sometimes you get what you pay for I guess