Marseille mClassic Pixel Enhancer & Upscaler for Nintendo Switch and Retro Consoles Including Xbox, PlayStation, GameCube, N64, Wii, SNES, Genesis, Dreamcast, and More

I recently bought a PS3 slim to play some older and exclusive games that simply aren't available on other consoles. However after playing for a few minutes I was disgusted at how truly awful the graphics are. I read about the MClassic and watched some YouTube videos so decided to give it a try and I have to say I’m quite Impressed.While playing GTA IV, a roughly 640p native game I noticed an immediate improvement to AA (Anti-Aliasing) and also an overall improvement in the picture detail as the MClassic upscales games from 720p or lower to 1080p. It can upscale to 1440p but my TV isn’t compatible. I seen a slight improvement to draw distance and sharpness but definitely not as much as my Sony TV’s “Reality creation” feature. When both the MClassic and the Sony TV’s super sampling work together you get a truly amazing picture. I recommend if you can run both the MClassic and some of your TV’s picture quality features then you absolutely should, but only if you can run this while in game mode. If your TV doesn’t have any options while in game mode then the MClassic on its own will still do a lot of the heavy lifting and will improve contrast, AA and upscaling, which is ideal. Remember to set your console to match that specific games resolution, so for example if your game runs at 720p, which almost all PS3 games do, then go into the PlayStation display settings and untick the 1080p and 1080i. This is so the PlayStation doesn’t use its own awful upscaling and instead it lets the MClassic do all the work. People online also said to change the option of RGB to limited, but I found no real difference between limited or full however you may see something different on your display.In terms of price it is an expensive product but if you are planning on playing an older console for a considerable amount of time then I would say it’s worth it and also your eyes will really thank you. If you’re simply dipping your toe in with the older consoles and only want to play a single game for a brief time, then maybe this isn’t for you as the enhancements can vary from game to game and you wouldn’t truly get the full benefit from the MClassic.One thing that’s slightly disappointing is the fact you have to power up the device instead of just running it via the HDMI port. This is of course necessary but it does leave a red wire sticking out the front of your console, at least for the PS3 Slim, which only has 2 USB’s on the front. As someone who hates wires sticking out this just isn’t ideal, but for me a worth while trade off for the picture quality it provides. You can put the usb into a compatible plug however I didn’t test this as I don’t have spare slot available. I did however try to put the usb into another console to power it that way and hide the wire but it simply wouldn’t work. The TV displayed a no signal, but when I put the USB back into the PS3 it instantly displayed on screen.Overall a solid improvement that excels in AA and upscaling to make your picture much more detailed and nicer on the eye. The draw distance and sharpness aren’t as impressive as an expensive TV’s super sampling tech, but if you can combine both then you will get a truly beautiful, clear and graphically enhanced image that makes its a joy to go back to older consoles and experience games at their absolute best.

The Mclassic is a very clever device. It honestly does make devices look better on my 2k monitor when they themselves are at 1080p. I’m mainly using it for my Nintendo switch. It removes allot of the jagged edges and makes games look closer to a 2k image. The only down side I have noticed is when the switch is undocked and then docked the graphics can have white dots where some shiny/reflective textures should be, however a few docking attempts tend to solve it, this could even be my dock, lead or monitor not playing nicely, Which is why I’m sticking with 5 stars. Yes it’s not 100% crisp like native 2k but expecting it to be is unrealistic, it is upscaling and a lot of games use variable resolution to maintain frame rates. I haven’t noticed any lag and (for me) keeping it docked has had no issues other than great visuals.

1 if you have a Samsung TV you will run into issuesWhen pairing up with dreamcast and gamecube with 480p adapters upscalers the screen will constantly flicker off and on the tv its trying to determine if its 4.3 or 16.9 it keeps switch between the two its not issue with the adapter or hdmi cable but this is a common problem with Samsung tvs other consoles would be fine on the tv2 this device works well with ps3 xbox 360 switch and it looks stunning in 1440p3 the upscalers for my other retro consoles I've used were rad2x ps1/ps2 kaico n64 2x now these outputted 576p and upscaled to 1440p through the m classic and worked I got the very rare occasion flicker noting serours works extremely well on my non moded n64 is stunning definitely the way am gonna play from now on ps2 was great stunning tho ps2 only upscaled to 1080p for some strange reason3 if you are from the uk like I am if your using a normal upscaler for the og xbox through the m classic it will not work because the og xbox here was 480i only unless you have a modded xbox force the resolution to 480p other an that it will just pass throughMy final thoughts this device is amazing its pity about the Samsung TV issues as most people have a Samsung brand for there picture quality but I've tested on other brand tvs and that issue is not present if they did revsion of this product and if they take away that force 4.3 aspect it mite solve the flickering on and off problem but over all this product works I don't think youtube footage does it justice youtube compression changes the video if you see it in person you notice it right especially on n64 I hope this review helps