Xbox Component Adapter Video Comparison

10 months ago
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This is quick comparison video of three HD component adapter options for the original Xbox. Each test uses the same equipment and settings.
**Follow-up video** here: https://rumble.com/v33gmrz-xbox-component-video-comparison-2-read-description.html
**Second follow-up that adds comparison to the Xbox2Wii adapter ** here: https://rumble.com/v3h797o-xbox-component-adapter-comparison-3.html

Items tested:
1. XBHDA Component Adapter from Retro-teck: https://www.ebay.com/str/retroteck
2. Official Xbox High Definition AV Pack
3. Beharbros XEDUSA Component Out (original version that is no longer sold. New variant: https://www.beharbros.com/product-page/xedusa-plus )

Cable: HD Retrovision Male-To-Male
Scaler: RetroTink 5X-Pro
Capture: Elgato HD60 S+
Recording Software: OBS Studio
Edit Software: Microsoft Clipchamp

RetroTink settings used (also my recommended settings for Xbox):
Output Resolution 1080p (Under)

Horizontal Sampling
Preset Generic 16:9

Scaling/Cropping
H Position -64 (-80)
V Position -7 (17)
H (Interp) Size +9% (2267)
V Size +9% (1046)
H Crop Start (176)
H Crop End (2099)
V Crop Start (24)
V Crop End (1103)

HDMI Output
V-Sync Frame Lock
VRR FreeSync

OBS Studio settings used:
Recording Format: MKV
Video Encoder: NVIDIA NVENC H.264
Audio Encoder: FFmpeg AAC

Rate Control: CQP
CQ Level: 14
Keyframe Interval: 2 s
Preset: P7: Slowest (Best Quality)
Tuning: High Quality
Multipass Mode: Two Passes (Quarter Resolution)
Profile: High
Look-ahead: Off
Psycho Visual Tuning: On

Max B-frames 2

Exported to 1080p MP4 format from Clipchamp.

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