POUND HD Link Cable Compatible with Sega Genesis - HDMI Cable with RGB Picture Quality, 720p Resolution, Plus Micro USB Cable for Boosted Power

I’m giving this unit 5 stars because of the price quality and ease of use. The package is new as advertised, you get the adapter hdmi cable usb power adapter for plugging into your tv or a common cell phone charger power brick and a model 2 to model 1 plug adapter.All you do is hook it up to your console and tv, and it just works. The unit does have a 720p scaler in it and automatically defaults to a 4.3 aspect ratio so it’s viewed correctly on your newer tv. I used this unit on a model 2 genesis and I was supprised of the picture quality. As for lag latency I tested on a 2020 tc8000 Samsung 4K tv and it seemed to be fine little to no lag. I turned on my tv’s game mode option and it seems that the very miner lag is no longer there. There are videos on YouTube that goes in better details reviewing the unit and comparing this to the analogue mega sg console. From my observations about the pound cable it seems to work the best on the model 2 genesis but works for all 3 genesis. This is a 30 dollar unit compared to the mega sg for 180 to ridiculous prices on eBay. I recommend this product.

The Sega Genesis, like all Sega consoles, has a RGB output that us Americans really can't take advantage of without some high end equipment - but this cable converts that to a modern HDMI signal and the results are fantastic with no lag that I can notice. I tried out Ghouls 'n Ghosts, a game I've played hundreds of times on a CRT, and results are fantastic - everything felt exactly how I expected, yet it looked like I was playing a emulator as the graphics were so crisp. I used this with a Sega Nomad, which is based on the model 2 Genesis, and on battery I had no issues with signal drops or anything. In the box you also get a model 1 converter. I'm really impressed by this - I've never used or even seen the RGB out on the Genesis, and it's great. Make sure you have gaming mode on your TV, or better use a gaming low latency monitor for best results. Also with these cables on other devices I've seen people complain about dark images - well no issue here, with my default settings left in place on my monitor the image looked great. Another thing I've seen with other cables is people saying the image contrast was too high and you'd lose image detail - and again, no issue here. Again, the best way to compare the video for those that haven't used RGB output on this system is that i looks like a good emulator in the best way possible, meaning zero lag, perfect picture quality, no noticeable video noise.

...and I love this a LOT better! I bought a Framemeister for all of my older consoles, and particularly for my Sega Genesis. Glad I got this! I started it up and was shocked at the difference. Although the Framemeister allows you to do just about anything, all of my attempts at tweaking it, as well as trying someone else's settings, yielded me an image that not only pulsated, but the picture was not clear UPDATE: I've since resolved this, but still have a slight pulsating on the screen). I tried this on Sonic, Madden 92, and Fifa 95. I've uploaded a video to show you what this looked like on my Sony Bravia 32" LED TV while playing Fifa 95 (sorry, cheat codes were enabled). The sound through the TV was good--good base tones, but what you are hearing is the sound coming through an old set of Boston Acoustic BA 35s. My guess is the sound is stereo. And the good thing about this device is that you just plug it into an HDMI slot, and that's it. There is no trying to adjust it to each console like with the Framemeister. Mind you, it requires a USB power source. Nonetheless, I HIGHLY recommend this device.

I had my original genesis model 1 hooked up via RF, and it looked tragically bad. Composite helped improve the picture quality, but my new 4K TV doesn’t support any analog inputs. Instead of trying to go the expensive route via component cables and a scaler, which would run a minimum of $150, or the never in stock RAD2X for the genesis, I thought I’d give the $30 pound adapter a try. Pros: -Cheap and available -Huge improvement over RF/composite video output. It taps into the RGB signal and delivers very clean video out out with the exception of jailbars (model 1 genesis only, not Pound’s fault) -separation between converter dongle and HDMI cable allows for use with other HDMI cables -Hooks into modern TVs with no fuss! Cons: -contrast is higher than it needs to be, and the colors seem to be a little washed out as a result as well as some loss in detail. I think the need to recheck how they are driving each channel of RGB and tune this a little better. -requires external power -no stereo sound dongle for model 1 systems -construction could be a little nicer (metal housing for the adapter instead of plastic, with some thermal pads because I noticed it does get quite warm) Overall I’d give it a 4/5 purely on price-performance ratio. Its not the best solution for the genesis, but it certainly is the most convenient. I wish Pound could get together with the author/creator of retrotink and build the best possible solution together, and mass produce it. I’ll probably give their other adapters a try at some point. Full disclosure: I was not paid for this review, nor was I given the product to review. I purchased with my own money to give an honest review.

After trying out other upscalers this one hit the spot! The colors and screen resolution are really solid. Hope to save you some time if you want to spend a little extra go straight for this one. There are other more expensive rabbit holes to go down i.e RetroTNK and OSSC but those are all expensive and doubt much better than this one.

I'm just amazed how this solved my issue on a FHD portable monitor. Old school games wasn't made to be play on Modern HDTV or FHD portable monitor etc. In this picture, I'm showing sonic the hedgehog 3 for the Sega Genesis 2 model. Using the AV composite cable on an Modern FHD portable monitor. You see the rainbow Bands artifact. I put a red arrow on the picture. And in icecap zone you see the rainbow Bands artifact again, while using the AV composite cable on a modern FHD portable monitor. I also put the red arrow in the picture. So, I was able to find a fix for this, for me. I found pound technology. This help me. Now on the other picture you see the new improve look and icecap zone you don't see any rainbow Bands artifact. I mean, I know there's other expensive options with More improvement with the Sega Genesis 32X it won't show the correct color. it will be so bright. Don't buy this product if you have a 32x You can Buy Like the Rad2x, Retrotink2x, ossc, HD retrovision cable etc those will work good on the Sega 32x especially the Radx2. I'm just happy how it looks to me on the Sega Genesis 2. It feel like I'm playing this on an emulator for PC like I use to do. It's very clear an crisp.

Worked fine for my vintage Sega Genesis console.

I have a Gen 2 Genesis so I was excited when I saw this plug and play option for upscaling. I was surprised to find out that there was no picture at all and the power connection doesn't seems to be faulty. The colors have either a heavy blue or purple cast and there is no sound. I've tried different configurations but it doesn't work for me

Tolles Teil, macht genau das was es soll am Mega Drive 1. Angeschlossen und direkt ein Bild zu sehen. Nicht so leider bei dem zu erst bestellten SEGA auf Chinch Kabel. War also schon fast enttäuscht und gespannt ob es mit diesem klappen würde. Schon fast sicher befürchtet, dass auch dieses hier kein Bild liefern wird.... Doch... Anschluss einfach über TV-USB Stomversorgung reichte bei mir. HDMI Kabel war auch mit dabei, ersparte mit lästiges Umstecken. Also eingesteckt, Power on am SEGA und voila läuft. Kann jetzt nicht sagen ob das Bild wirklich sooo viel besser ist als über RF oder RGB, immerhin xx Jahre her seitdem ich letzte Mal eines *live* sah, aber es ist auf jeden Fall besser als ich es für diese 16 Bit erwartet hätte. Ob das dem HD erzwingen des Chips liegt? Aber Spielspass hab ihr damit direkt und das echt einfach... Ton ist auch besser, als ich gedacht hätte.... Klar hatte mich der Preis etwas abgeschreckt und nicht alle Rezensionen waren hier so positiv aber es war das Richtige. und wegen Hitzeentwicklung kann ich hier auch nach einigen Stunden Retro-Gameplay nix sagen, da ich bei normaler Raumtemperatur absolut nix feststellen konnte...

Product arrived in perfect condition and it works great

Love this my mega drive looks so sweet. You do have to push it in a bit hard to the mega drive but once in it amazing. I have the cable for other systems 10/10

変換器本体にmicroUSBの電源端子が付いているので電源を取っていたのですが、例に漏れず発熱します。(ケースを閉じたまま10分ほどの通電でも、指で摘むとじーんと痺れが残るくらいには発熱します) ただ自分の環境では、電源を取らなくても動いてしまいました。(偶然変換器の電源を入れ忘れたまま動かしていて後で気付いたのですが…) 他のライン(MD2のRGBかHDMI端子)のどちらかから電源が取れているらしく、そちら側にどれだけの負荷が掛かっているのかが不明ですが、変換器は特に発熱を感じないレベルでした。 変換器の方が安いですし、他の機器に負荷が掛かっているのを考えると微妙なんですが…そんな動作もあるという事で参考までに書いておきます。

Picture is good but after an hour of playing there is a loud hiss in the audio. Feels like unit gets very hot.