HDMI to Component Scaler, 1080P HDMI to YPbPr, RGB 5RCA Scaler Converter

Wanted a YPbPr+L/R converter to connect my Sony UPB-X800M2 DVD/Blu-Ray HDMI output to my old Sony FD Trinitron KV-27FS12 CRT color TV. To do that, I needed a converter that could downscale to 480i. I saw a YouTube demo of the EASYCEL and wasn't too impressed, but looked like it might work. I plugged everything in, turned on my TV and DVD, and started clicking the resolution button, until after about 5 or 6 clicks, a home screen finally appeared on my TV. At that point I put in a disk and hoped for the best. It was AMAZING!!! Incredibly crystal clear image and audio! The EASYCEL is well-made, easy to use, high quality, at a great price. Comes with power supply but needed to purchase the audio/video cables separately. If you have a similar need to connect and convert your high tech video player to a low tech TV, you might try the EASYCEL. I couldn't be more satisfied with the results, performance, and quality, and highly recommend this product!

I purchased this converter after discovering that Verizon's upgraded Fios set top box was not going to work with our existing TV setup. The new Fios box only has an HDMI output cable but our existing setup uses component video and RCA cables for surround sound and a whole house music system. The converter is self-explanatory in terms of setup. The HDMI comes in and the component and RCA cables go out to whatever equipment is hooked up using these cables. There is also a short power cord to plug in. I was thrilled to find out that the converter works, which allows us to migrate to the latest Fios box (Verizon tech suggested this solution though in general the company has been a nightmare to work with on this upgrade). Make sure you buy the right product: this converts from HDMI to component, not vice versa. Given that this converter allows us to use Fios STB with our existing AV setup , I think the price is reasonable. We'll see how long it lasts.

If you're here, you probably already know what you're looking for; in inexpensive yet high-quality scaler that doesn't just convert an HDMI signal to component, but that can scale down to lower resolutions. In my case, I needed to convert the 1080p signal from an Xbox to 1080i, which is the max resolution of the HD CRT I'm using. *Funny enough, the PS5 actually still supports 1080i, so if your 1080i TV has an HDMI input, you're good to go and won't need this!Anyway, before arriving at this product due to a handy reddit suggestion, I was considering some other much more expensive scalers that are typically used in professional environments. I really didn't want to sacrifice on quality, and I was also concerned about lower quality scalers that might introduce a significant amount of lag. As far as I can tell, the quality of the signal is top notch and there is no noticeable lag. As a tip, I'm using a set of HDretrovision component cables to connect the scaler to the TV. These are just about the highest quality cables on the market, and they're only about $14 here on Amazon. All of which is to say, this thing did exactly what I needed to, and ended up saving me a good amount of money. If you have a similar use case, go for it.

I bought this because it advertised 480p and I wanted a cable to connect a PC to a Trinitron TV.I am unable to get my GPU to output 480p (640x480), the lowest is 600p (800x600).However, the converter reads the input signal as 1080p (1920x1080), no matter what. And outputs only 16:9 resolutions. So, 480p is 720x480. But… my TV reads this signal as a 4:3 signal and compresses the image horizontally.Fortunately, I was able to correct this in my GPU drivers (AMD) by enabling GPU scaling and setting it to not maintain aspect ration. I’m not positive, but I think this means my GPU outputs a stretched 800x600 output over a1080p signal. It ends up looking pretty good on the TV.The best resolution is 800x600. I thought maybe higher resolutions might benefit from downsampling, but 1024p and up has a lot of artifacts. But, you will need to manipulate the signal to get 4:3 to display properly.There is one final criticism: the unit has poor electrical shielding from its own power supply. It has a light snow that other inputs do not carry. Even worse, this interference is great enough that it affects other signals. If I am using the adjacent component input, it picks up the electric noise from this converter. This means I have to unplug it when using other connections.For the price, I can live with a slightly dirty signal. However, it would be nice to have a power switch, so it would be more convenient to disable it. Otherwise it works well for $30-ish.I haven’t tested any delay. I don’t specifically intend to use this connection for gaming, mostly watching older 4x3 content. But, I will test it in a couple days. My TV is a HighScan variant, which means it does super sampling which can add14-31ms of latency. There is a lot of conflicting information about when this is enabled in my TV. From my own testing, it does not apply HighScan to 480p signals over component and there is practically no latency. All my 6th generation consoles are snappy and responsive, noticeably when compared to newer LCD and OLED TVs; button presses are instantaneous. If there is any delay over this connection, it won’t be from the TV. I will update when I try.For what you pay, you can’t be disappointed, but you need to be aware of its draw-backs before you decide to use this particular unit.

Never leave reviews, but this thing is so bad......Sort of works, but delays in switching resolution modes are long and they don't always display as you cycle thru, leaving you to guess. It is extremely sensitive to even the smallest of static discharges indicating a really poor internal grounding design. I would return but the return window is closed and no longer have the packaging since I didn't hook it up right away. Seemed to be ok, or at least livable at first. Don't waste your money.