Reddit reviews RCA to HDMI, GANA 1080P Mini RCA Composite CVBS AV to HDMI Video Audio Converter Adapter Supporting PAL/NTSC with USB Charge Cable for PC Laptop Xbox PS4 PS3 TV STB VHS VCR Camera DVD

You’ll need to remove the head unit and install this harness:

Toyota A/V harness

Then convert the RCA cables to HDMI with these:

RCA to HDMI

HDMI USB extension cable

It's not VGA, but I use one of these to convert the Apple II's composite video to HDMI. It works pretty well.

You don't need anything fancy. A cheaper analog camera plugged into a Composite-to-HDMI or Composite-toVGA adapter plugged into a monitor will give you want you want for < $100, monitor not included.

BUT - I think you will be happier, long-term, if you do keep a few days' worth of video, just in case there's an issue about something. Sometimes being able to prove something didn't happen is as important as proving what did happen. (e.g., the person who's supposed to be watching the door/monitor goes away for 5 mins to use the toilet. wouldn't it be nice to have a record of what, if anything, happened during those 5 mins?)

But, for what you're asking for:

Camera https://www.amazon.com/NYXCAM-Security-Surveillance-Weatherproof-Monitoring/dp/B078H83RHV/

Power supply https://www.amazon.com/ABLEGRID-Supply-Adapter-Security-Camera/dp/B015PWVUSS/

Hybrid power/video cable https://www.amazon.com/Swann-100ft-Surveillance-Security-Cameras/dp/B0104X85X6/

Or, use CAT 5 and a set of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XCGZ3H5/

BNC/RCA adapter: https://www.amazon.com/VCE-5-PACK-Plated-Female-Adapter/dp/B01N20F61M/

and you should be able to plug into a TV/monitor that accepts composite video (typically a single yellow RCA plug/jack) - or if you want to output to HDMI, one of these https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ + a USB power source.

I haven't personally used those products, I've gone down the IP camera rabbit hole; but if you wanted to do something simple & cheap for < $100, that's how I'd do it.

It's not a mind blowing upgrade in quality, but it was definitely worth it in my opinion. That's why I mentioned the upgrade.

I went from an rca to cable converter, to an rca to hdmi converter and didn't notice a difference in quality, but after using the wii to hdmi converter, I found it to be a noticeable difference.

I used to buy games from the nintendo store, and that's where I found the best jump in quality, Mario Kart and Yoshi's Story both had good improvements. I'll see how it does with some of the other games and send you some pictures if you'd like.

What’s your Wii cable setup like? I was using the hyperkin Wii2HDMI cable and was having the same problem.

I play retro games so I had this problem at first but my solution was one of these. I run all of my old consoles to an AV switcher which outputs to a composite splitter. One set of cables is run to my crt tv, the other pair is ran to that AV2HDMI, which is then fed to the elgato. You could forego the splitter altogether, but I like playing on the CRT for authenticity purposes. It’s probably not the best quality just blowing it up like that with the HDMI “upscale”, but at least it was spitting out a signal the elgato liked.

TL;DR - Don't buy adapters like this, as they are a scam. Buy something like this instead.

Edit: maybe not as the response suggests

You'll need to convert the analog video into digital video to input into the recording software. Make sure whatever you get is actively converting the video...if the device doesn't require a power source it's probably not going to work (unless there's some new magic thing I don't know about). There may be a device that does all this, but I'm not aware of it's existence.

To covert the component video to digital video, you've got a few options which you'd probably choose based on how you want to capture video. If you've already got a capture setup for modern consoles (e.g HDMI input into a capture card) you can do something like this and just plug your classic console into the setup

RCA to HDMI:
https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1521128839&sr=1-3&keywords=component+to+hdmi

If you just want straight USB input into your PC this looks like it should work:
https://www.amazon.com/Yosoo-Converter-Adapter-Video-Capture/dp/B0199DRWQ8/ref=sr_1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1521131246&sr=1-2&keywords=RCA+capture+card

edited down - thought about this more and realized I really overcomplicated it originally

Ran into the same issue a few months ago when I upgraded TV’s. Though modding your N64 would produce the best outcome, if you want an easy cheap solution that works just fine, I used this converter from amazon. It works just fine for casual playing and there is no noticeable input lag. All the best!


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RLc0DbDW1X6VH

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_iGSNBb7FZCZVW

Simple

Cheap

Nothing special

I got this to make it work with my Roku. Works almost except the aspect ratio is stretched. But definitely playable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_mUwOBbSEVQKF4

For that you'll need some converter, probably similar to this. I've got very little experience with these though. Good luck!

These are two different tiers: $15 and $35. Read the reviews and see what you think.
https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=composite+hdmi+converter+n64&qid=1558105072&s=gateway&sr=8-3

The more expensive one has S-video input. This usually is better than the composite video input converter, if you have the S-video cable:
https://www.amazon.com/Tendak-Composite-S-Video-Converter-Upscaler/dp/B00V2ULHBS/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=composite+hdmi+converter+n64&qid=1558105209&s=gateway&sr=8-9

These are just 2 examples. Especially with the cheaper models, there are zillions of different Chinese made units that all look the same, so make sure you read the reviews.

>I've been looking at RCA to HDMI converters such as this one but I don't know if it will work or not.

It'll work, but it's not what you want, and is absolutely not what you need.

All that'll do is digitize your analog composite feed into an HDMI feed, but you still need some way to get the footage into your computer. That HDMI port on the side isn't bidirectional.

>Does anyone know the best way for me to transfer the footage to a computer?

You need some kind of capture device. If you can get your hands on a Digital8 camcorder it will have an internal digitizer, and then all you need is a 4-pin-to-9-pin Firewire cable, and, probably, unless your laptop is old enough to have a built-in Firewire port, which I doubt, a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter. From there iMovie should be able to directly capture the footage straight off the camcorder.

Do not look at Firewire to USB cables, they aren't a real thing, they don't work, they are a complete and total fraud and should be used by nobody.

Alternatively you could look at some kind of USB digitizer, there's a bunch of them out there, just try and avoid any devices with hardware video encoders. Hardware encoders are handy to have in some situations, but the rest of the time they produce inferior results to software options. Hauppauge, Diamond, Dazzle, Blackmagic, AJA, Matrox, Elgato (rebranded Hauppauge with macOS software), AVer, there's a few good brands out there. Most of them come with software, but when shopping around make sure you're not buying a cut-rate "hardware only" package, or if you are, make sure you have software that works with the hardware.

Is truly no big deal, it's called 'Composite' jack. Something like this works great.

An HDMI switch maybe and then adapt each composite input into HDMI with one of these to be able to plug into the switch.

That's gonna be a converter for each of the older consoles (PS2, GameCube and N64) then the rest (Xbox 360, Wii) they run HDMI native IIRC so they just plug into the HDMI switch.

Edit: make sure you check if it supports PAL or NTSC and get a converter than can do the right one or both.

You'll have to buy a converter. Something that takes composite in and outputs HDMI.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW

If I remember correctly Commodore put out something like S-Video component as well. I'm not sure if there's a direct way to convert that. If there were, it would be better becuase the HW wouldn't need a notch filter.

You could also use a capture device on a PC and display it in a window on your PC.

One of these should work, although the ratings are kind of low.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=composite+video+capture+for+pc&ref=nb_sb_noss

You'll need a hardware add-on like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_mZ2pDb1GN38J6

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L8GG6PW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is what I have used. One downside is it needs it's own power supply, but works pretty well. Just connect the HDMI out here to your existing capture card and the composite plugs to your console.

N64 would be a good fit for you. It uses Composite(Red Yellow White cables). So you would need a HDMI converter. I recently bought a cheap one from Amazon to last me until my Frameister came in. For $14, it was very fast response time up scaling to 1080 on my flat TV.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L8GG6PW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Protip: Get an N64 Everdrive V3 to play all N64 games(even fan translations/hacked versions). You can still collect for the system but having all games on the console ready to go is nice if you don't want to hassle with changing carts.

I bought an adapter off Amazon that seems to work pretty good in my opinion. I use it to play n64 games on my 70" 4k and it doesnt seem to "stretch" it out or distort it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1

More accurately, I want to power this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L8GG6PW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=AABOA797ZZQ73&psc=1

using this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071YMZ4LD/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A294P4X9EWVXLJ&psc=1

what do you think?

I used this in the past, but it worked for shit so I returned it...note it's for the RCA cables only. RF like Atari may still work if you have a TV tuner and scan for analog channels.

https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_9?crid=2NKTNHO0082FQ&keywords=rgb+to+hdmi&qid=1556411662&s=gateway&sprefix=rgb+to+%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-9

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I got something like this for my Atari since I did not have the switcher anymore and it works fine.

https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Female-Adapter-not-machine-specific/dp/B0028MXOF6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2M1B6BUYH9KD0&keywords=rf+adapter+atari+2600&qid=1556411901&s=gateway&sprefix=rf+ada%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-3

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Even if you have the proper connections, it will look bad. I picked up an old tube TV from a craigslist as for this reason. At this point I emulate as I dont have space for my tube TV and collection. Look for a clone system like the retron 5 if you can still find it.

I bought this to use my n64 on a 4k tv and it works RCA to HDMI, GANA 1080P Mini RCA... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

My monitors are old, so i needed an HDMI to DVI cable to connect to this and from there just into my PC. Works great though.

I was just able to pull it off using this HDMI to AV with this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_rsWSDb41NW0AZ

Then using this to convert AV to VGA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076CF51NK/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_RyWSDb2RHN4F1

Not the best setup, but it works for now

The main thing that really pisses me off is deceptive marketing. I don't think my coworkers are liars, but one of them tried to sell my dad a premium HDMI cable. It seems that home theater employees are easily deceived by bullshit, because another one of them was buying platinum wiring for his own system. In addition, I was told that I would be laughed at if I asked them if we sold some device that can convert analog inputs to HDMI. That's asinine, because I know full well that they are not fundamentally incompatible or complex to make, and that they even exist, from this piece of crap to the Framemeister.

Upselling isn't terrible, but there's a reason everyone hates (or at least hated) GameStop and their stupid PowerUp rewards cards

yeah the TV has the component cable ports but with the N64 just having AV we tried plugging it in as it should be. i got my PS2 to work on it with just AV but for some reason the 64 didnt. so the cables im getting are Analog to HDMI converters. I haven't got them yet so i dont know if it will work at the moment. The cables i ordered

*edit adding the link to the cables i bought

You could get a RCA to HDMI converter and just run it through your HDMI input, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_5HJOAbV840D7C

RCA to HDMI, GANA 1080P Mini RCA Composite CVBS AV to HDMI Video Audio Converter Adapter Supporting PAL/NTSC with USB Charge Cable for PC Laptop Xbox PS4 PS3 TV STB VHS VCR Camera DVD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IIxMDbG178G62

I apologize for digging up an old post but I've been going through a number of tutorials to get one of these setup for me and thought you might be able to give me some feedback (maybe you ran into these issues already or know what else to try)!


Currently, I have hyperion uploaded, already uploaded my configuration (as well as the grabber info) to the json config file but I can't see to get it to grab a screenshot. Below is my putty command window (so you can see what I'm typing in, maybe I'm setting something up incorrectly):

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https://postimg.cc/PC6ZHWwt

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It appears to recognize the grabber I'm using (which I tested above), the PS4 video is coming through correctly on the splitter (as I can see it going back into the TV so I assume it's also making it to the AVI2HDMI I'm using (which I have selected to 1080p to ensure it's not trying to downconvert my signal):

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https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=avi+to+hdmi&qid=1555655281&s=gateway&sr=8-3

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Unfortunately, I'm not getting any screengrabs so I can't really get much further in the process without it. I thought I'd post here and see if you had any suggestions. Thanks!

LPT2: Get one of these things.

Never know when you'll have a chromecast and an old tv. Or vice versa.

For the SNES you can use the old cable coax line. For the gamecube and N64 look into something like this adapter

Edit: wrong link

yes, it is possible, but stupid.

You can use something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW

then run that HDMI out to something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Capture-Broadcast-Streaming-Grabber-Converter/dp/B0779ZJZX3

and then something like OBS to configure that input as a 'camera' source.

but don't do it that way. just use an emulator. https://www.emulator-zone.com/nes/nestopia

emulators are legal, ROMs probably aren't

If you need the controller, you can purchase something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Controller-suily-Joystick-RetroPie-Emulators/dp/B07M7SYX11

Here's one example: RCA to HDMI, GANA 1080P Mini RCA Composite CVBS AV to HDMI Video Audio Converter Adapter Supporting PAL/NTSC with USB Charge Cable for PC Laptop Xbox PS4 PS3 TV STB VHS VCR Camera DVD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zhS4Cb8F61RJH

According to the reviews you have to do some tweaking of the tv settings to get it to look right, so if you're happy with the way it looks now, it may not be worth the hassle. It would probably be more practical for larger TVs where the pixels would look severely stretched, but for the one you have, you're probably good.

This should just make life easier for me shouldn't it? Direct AV to HDMI and I should be good to go?

Any noteworthy differences between that one and the more popular RCA ones like this one?

So, this is going to be somewhat of a silly setup, but you’re going to need an RCA splitter, an RCA to HDMI converter, and an HDMI splitter. I’ve used several hdmi splitters in the past and they’ve all been fairly solid, but I can’t vouch for the RCA splitters. Speaking from experience, the trickiest part is getting proper 5.1 audio if you have a surround sound system as most TVs only pass stereo. But, if you’re using the TV’s speakers you’ll be just fine anyway. Not sure what your budget is, but here’s something to get you started:


AuviPal 4-Way RCA Switcher 4 in 1 Out Composite Video L/R Audio AV Selector Box for DVD VCR VHS/AV Receiver/Game Consoles

and...

RCA to HDMI, GANA 1080P Mini RCA Composite CVBS AV to HDMI Video Audio Converter Adapter Supporting PAL/NTSC with USB Charge Cable for PC Laptop Xbox PS4 PS3 TV STB VHS VCR Camera DVD

Then as many male to male RCA cables as you need.

Finally the hdmi splitter:

HDMI Switch 4k,GANA Intelligent 3-Port HDMI Switcher,Splitter, Supports 4K, Full HD1080p, 3D with IR Remote

I have one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495980818&sr=8-3&keywords=av+to+hdmi

And it works pretty well with a few caveats:

• It only outputs 16:9 widescreen, so unless you like your games stretched you need to set the aspect ratio to 4:3 on your tv, and some tvs don't have that option
  
  
• Depending on the tv and how that tv handles scaling, it can have some lag. I've only had one tv where it was noticable when playing Punch Out, and when I set the video mode to "GAME" that fixed it to the point where if there was any lag I didn't notice.
  
  
• Finally, you need to use the tv's usb port, or a nearby outlet to power it.
  
  Aside from those things, it's pretty great for the price. I mean NES with it doesn't looks as good as the AVS, but it's a lot better than composite and a pretty good compromise I think.

This RCA switcher will take care of your RCA needs. I would then run the output from the RCA switcher into this [RCA to HDMI converter] (https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510170964&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=rca+to+hdmi&psc=1).

Then maybe you'd want to consider picking up 2 of these 5x1 HDMI splitters. Just make sure you keep everything labeled so you know what's what. Hope that helps!

RCA / AV to HDMI converter.
https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/

Doesn't look great but is the cheapest solution.

Adapters exist for converting composite and component signals to HDMI. They’re all over Amazon. Something like this converter. I used something similar for my 360 since I didn’t have HDMI output on it. For the NES or Atari that used RF adapters I just used an old VCR to convert it to composite signal and then convert that to HDMI. Probably super inelegant, but it worked.

For the capture card, I use the Avermedia Live Gamer Portable 2 with my Mac Pro and it works just fine. That would seem to me to be the simplest way, convert it to HDMI and then just use a standard capture card.

https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=composite+to+hdmi&qid=1563212100&s=gateway&sprefix=Composite+t&sr=8-3

Get this adaptor and an hdmi cable then it should plug into most TVs

Yeah, but it will be upscaled composite video. So like 480i upscaled to 1080p/whatever. Tonnes of stuff on amazon do it, with latency being a factor.

Lots of goggles have composite out over a 3.5mm jack, plug that into this:



RCA to HDMI, GANA 1080P Mini RCA Composite CVBS AV to HDMI Video Audio Converter Adapter Supporting PAL/NTSC with USB Charge Cable for PC Laptop Xbox PS4 PS3 TV STB VHS VCR Camera DVD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_mpLjDbS409HW7

That's HDMI to RCA. You need RCA to HDMI.

Like this:

https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1524683095&sr=1-4&keywords=rca+to+hdmi

You could save some money by choosing to go with a converter instead.

A pro would be that you could use it with any device that only has component cables. A con would be that it adds an extra layer of 'this could stop working someday.'

https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW

This is just an example link, if you dig at all, I'm sure you can find a cheaper device that does the same thing.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L8GG6PW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Works great for N64

Just buy a analog to digital video converter. They are cheap on amazon

https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=analog+to+digital+video+converter&qid=1572630307&sr=8-6

You will also need a short HDMI cable to go from the converter to your TV.

This would be the easiest way I can think of to remedy your situation. This will work for all your old game systems that have the same issue.