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Back in 2021, I did a comparison of the 2X Pro and 5X Pro right after the 5X Pro's release. My game console set up was more simple back then, with consoles like the SNES, Genesis, and PS1 all using composite cabling. After getting my game consoles all upgraded with newer cabling, and with the 5X Pro getting so many firmware updates, its time to revisit this topic and compare these two devices once again. I've got component cables for SNES, Genesis, GameCube, and even found a way to transform SCART to Component by using an RGB2COMP Transcoder, which does two things: 1) Allows me to run my PS1 through my Extron Switches via component, and 2) Allows me to feed the 2X Pro a level of quality that it normally wouldn't be able to take from the PS1! So that's what we'll be doing: New Side by Sides between the 2X Pro and 5X Pro, now with these upgraded cabling solutions to see what these devices can really do! The 5X Pro's firmware added so much more than I noted here as well, I just hit some of the highlights. Check out the firmware page to see the full breakdown: https://www.retrotink.com/post/retrotink-5x-pro-firmware-updates Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:12 Welcome! 00:40 Looking Back 01:08 How Things Have Changed since 2020/2021 02:04 The 5X Pro's Updates (HDR, Scaling, Cropping, and More) 02:51 An Overview of the 2X Pro and 5X Pro 04:24 The 2X Pro's Filters 05:04 the 5X Pro's OSD (NES HDR with Scanlines) 07:23 Inputs Supported by Each Device 08:30 Colorspace/Color Range Callout 10:00 Explaining the Comparisons (Consoles/Cabling/Resolutions) 12:08 NES - Composite 13:01 NES - Composite - Scanlines (HDR for 5X Pro)* 13:50 SNES - Composite 16:20 SNES - S-Video 18:50 SNES - Component (HD Retrovision) 21:18 SNES - Component (1080p Over / SNES Sampling) 23:47 SNES - RGB Scart vs RGB2COMP (1080p Over / SNES Sampling) 26:16 Genesis - Component (RetroGamingCables) (1080p Over / Genesis Sampling) 28:09 N64 - Composite 31:07 N64 - S-Video 34:03 PS1 - RGB2COMP / 5X Pro HiRes 512 Sampling 36:47 GCN - Composite 38:37 GCN - S-Video 40:28 GCN - Component (480i vs 480p) 42:19 PS2 - Component (Interlaced Source / 5X Pro HiRes 858) 48:46 PS2 - Component (480i vs 480p / 5X Pro 1080p/4:3) 49:47 Xbox - Component (480i vs 720p Sources) 51:11 Wii (480i vs 480p) 53:19 My Thoughts 53:52 Notes on Color and Over-scan 54:40 RGB2COMP 55:31 Thoughts on PS2 56:08 GCN, N64 Thoughts 57:22 The 5X Pro's Abilities 57:52 The 2X Pro M - The 480p Machine 58:30 Closing Thoughts and Mentions 59:13 The End! *Important Call-Out: YouTube's compression does take away a lot of detail that is seen in person that devices like RetroTINK, RAD2X, CARBY, and more output. Bear that in mind with any content containing capture footage from those devices. My commentary and opinions come from the Raw Capture Files and what it looks like on my TV, I can't account for what details are lost to compression until after the video is uploaded. Info on RetroTINK: https://www.retrotink.com/ Info on HD Retrovision: https://www.hdretrovision.com/ Info on Retro-bit Prism: https://retro-bit.com/prism-hd/ Info on RetroGamingCables: https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/ Be wary of knock-offs or unofficial devices! Do the research, be safe! This video is NOT sponsored or endorsed by brands featured within Subscribe to be Notified when new content gets released! Join the Discord to get Channel News, Updates, and More! https://discord.gg/NpTecbY3Wx Have a suggestion for a future game review, gaming enhancement device, or something else? Submit it to retroboostsuggestions@gmail.com! Music from Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Have a suggestion for a product review, game we should play, or something else? Send a message to retroboostsuggestions@gmail.com!