Kaico PS1 & PS2 HDMI Adapter for PlayStation 1 and 2 with RGB Switch

This is the 3rd of these Kaico HDMI adapters I've bought. I also have the Dreamcast and OG Xbox versions. They all work really well and are of good sound construction for the price and are a convenient way to output your old consoles on modern TVs. Each of the Kaico adapters works slightly differently and offers different output signal options. I find this reassuring as it's obvious thatthey have spent the time to find the best possible way of outputting/converting the video signal from each console they make a cable for (rather than just repackaging the same low quality HDMI converter for each console as other brands do) One thing to note is that this cable does not upscale the image of your PS2. It mearly lets you choose from the already available output options and converts that to a clean HDMI output. So with the PS2 you are limited to RGB/Component (480p / 576i). I leave mine on component setting and it seems to work fine. The picture is in no way 'HD' by today's standards, but it's much cleaner and crisper than my previous method which was a RGB SCART cable and a billion times better than the standard 'red white yellow' composite AV cables that came supplied with most PS2s. You'll probably notice some fuzziness to text etc and cut scenes will generally be of low video quality anyway, but importantly actual game graphics are pretty damn good. Not quite to standard of my now sadly dead backwards compatible fat PS3, but good enough. (It should be noted that I keep a 720p screen to play my older consoles on, so it's possible it may not look as pretty on a 1080p or 4k screen.) *Edit* A downfall I have found is that, you can't play PS1 games on your PS2 through this cable. I guess without upscaling the output is just too 'none standard' for HDMI? Who knows. Luckily I have a PS3 Slim which does play PS1 games, bit worth noting if you have original Playstation games you wanted to dust off and play on your PS2.

Got this HDMI converter to specifically use to play my PS2 Slim with and straight away, it worked an absolute treat and was super easy to set up. The image quality is okay considering it is a 25 year old console and is a little pixelly in some places, but apart from that, it does do it’s job of bringing the PS2 back to life on my 4KHD TV! Couldn’t recommend this product enough if you are looking to get yourself a PS2 and build up a retro gaming collection like I am doing. Look no further 😊

Does what it advertises, and the quality is good. But I've noticed that this doesn't auto switch between interlaced and progressive mode. It just stays on 1080p. And I had the older one three years ago, and I have to say, I feel that it was better. Whatever was used back then made the interlaced picture a lot better, as it properly used 576i for my PAL PlayStation 2 and the games, as well as 480i 60hz for PAL60 games, and 480p for progressive scan. This just outputs 1080p across the board for the two component modes, and I feel that this newer revision is a downgrade. The interlacing is far more noticeable than before, and although it doesn't make the games unplayable, it's rather annoying. And for a very niche use case, DVD movies are LITERALLY unwatchable with this. The older HDMI adapter could do this easily. And one more thing, the brightness and contrast is way off, and that's not my game settings or my TV. This new revision has messed with the brightness and contrast settings that we cannot readjust. Please address this as soon as possible. I would have rated it 5/5 if it was the same model, but alas, it is not. Shame. Still a decent no-nonsense adapter.

games like the suffering ,hitman contracts,splinter cell chaos theory,jak 2 and 3.cold winter,they are clean clear defined and bright.they look so much better and seem like hd. even though the source picture is still standard ps2 to 1080. no change to the background graphics.The way i look at it is, u wanna play ps2 games because of the difference the kaico hdmi adapter makes for ps2 games.IT puts a smile on your face by reliving your younger years.i have 3 tvs at home none of them were as clean defined as ps2 was on my monitor. so it shone on my dell led 2560x1440 monitor.the difference was there than my older tvs.are 4k lg led 2016 tv picture dark and not cleaned up no good.the sony bravia 1080 p led tv there was know obvious change improvement in picture no way cleaned up.same with samsung 2021 neo qled tv 4k .picture wasnt good enough.so on my newer dell monitor ps2 games were like new they shone through.it probably needs to be on newer tvs for it do its magic.anyway i am happy with my purchase .i give it 5 stars.

I have to admit that I was very sceptical about this. I’ve bought similar before,albeit a lot cheaper, so I thought;well you get what you pay for so I decided to stop wasting money on cheap stuff and invest a bit more. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Just follow the clear instructions and you’ll be enjoying those PS2 games in no time. You will need a HDMI cable to connect the adapter to your TV but most people probably have a draw full of them. This works perfectly on my 1080p TV but I don’t know if it’s compatible with 4k etc. It’s great to see those old games fired up again. There’s no way to upscale (obviously) but the image quality is amazing. Stop wasting your time and money on those cheap adapters and just buy this. You won’t be disappointed.

This works good but I get the odd flickering now and then

Decided to try this HDMI adapter for the PS2 as my TV does not have the composite connections which was my preferred option. The adapter works well but not perfect the picture is not as clear as I remember but I think that is just old technology meets new but still enjoying the experience of making my way through GT3 and GT4 again after many years away. Bottom line I would recommend this product.

Works well, came well packed and has good instructions. As with most of these, it works as a solid, quick setup bit of kit. If you're looking for the best image, this won't quite get there. It's great to have a quick blast on the ps2 with, and works as an illustration of where to go next if you want to have a better image. Works well with the games I've tested, but there's no de-interlacing built in, again it never states this as a feature, but shows what you need to improve if you want to go further. Image is also darker than original cables would be, same with most of these adapters - keep in mind. Overall - solid, well built and does the job, but don't expect miracles.

I already own the Kaico PS2 HDMI adapter, but wanted to play my PS1 games also. The image quality between the two looks the same to me, and is fine if you just want to plug and play. As others have mentioned, the output defaults to 16:9 widescreen, stretching the image of (almost all) games that only support 4:3 format. Depending on your TV you can fix this by forcing your TV to display a 4:3 ratio in your TV settings. This PS1/PS2 adapter also plugs in easier into the PS2 compared to the Kaico PS2 HDMI adapter, because of the adapter having a cable.

C'est le meilleur adaptateur ps2 Permet d'utiliser le scan progressif sur notre bonne veille playstation 2 sur notre tv 4k. Les jeux ps2 sont très agréable à jouer grâce à cette adaptateur je retrouve beaucoup de plaisir à rejouer à mes jeux ps2 et la qualité et au rdv. Fonctionne avec 50 jeux sur 51 (ico ne s'affiche pas ni le son cela vient des tv 4k le jeu ico affiche du 240p 60hz et les tv 4k ne prennent pas en charge le 240p 60hz) pour jouer à ico je recommande aux personnes de se procurer un convertisseur av peritel HDMI 720p 1080p hama + un cable peritel rgb pour ps2 je recommande pour jouer à ico et au jeux ps1 c'est reconnu par les tv 4k)la majorité des jeux playstation 2 fonctionne parfaitement avec cette adaptateur sur les tv 4k sa vaut le coup les images son vraiment plus belle j'ai remarqué une très grande différence c'est agréable j'utilise cette adaptateur sur une tv 4k tcl 55 pouces c'est un véritable plaisir de rejouer avec mes 50 jeux avec cette adaptateur sur ma tv 55 tcl 4k je redecouvre la PlayStation 2 cette adaptateur et vraiment indispensable pour prendre du plaisir à jouer à la Ps2 sur une tv 4k. La PlayStation 2 la console qui a était la plus vendue au monde et la console qui pocéde le plus de jeux.

Works great

Avevo già preso aggeggi del genere di altre Marche ma questo è decisamente migliore. Testato su un oled lg g4 la schermata della ps2 ha una buona nitidezza, colori e stabilità d immagine. Converte perfettamente pure i segnali dei giochi ps1 ( cosa non scontata ) . Come convertitore plug and play è il migliore che ho provato, non è un ossc ( che sono dispositivi decisamente diversi) ma quello che fa lo fa bene

Wir haben den HDMI-Adapter gekauft, weil wir unsere alte PlayStation 1 endlich wieder benutzen wollten. Mit einem aktuellen Fernseher (Baujahr 2025) war das bisher einfach nicht möglich, da nur noch HDMI-Anschlüsse vorhanden sind. Der Adapter war also unsere letzte Hoffnung – und zum Glück funktioniert er wirklich sehr gut. Der Anschluss ist absolut unkompliziert. Einfach an die PlayStation stecken, HDMI-Kabel in den Fernseher und schon wird das Bild erkannt. Es musste nichts eingestellt oder herumprobiert werden, alles lief direkt beim ersten Versuch. Auch der Ton wird sauber übertragen, ohne Rauschen oder Verzögerung. Die Bildqualität ist natürlich nicht mit moderner Grafik zu vergleichen, aber das liegt ja an der Konsole selbst. Für eine PS1 ist das Bild überraschend klar und absolut ausreichend, um wieder alte Klassiker zu spielen. Wir konnten sofort wieder Tomb Raider, GTA 2 und Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater starten – genau dafür wollten wir den Adapter und genau das macht er zuverlässig. Die Verarbeitung wirkt ordentlich, das Kabel sitzt fest und nichts wackelt. Auch nach mehreren Einsätzen gab es keine Aussetzer oder Verbindungsprobleme. Einziger kleiner Kritikpunkt ist der Preis. Für einen Adapter ist er nicht ganz günstig. Da er aber wirklich funktioniert und ältere Konsolen damit wieder nutzbar werden, lohnt es sich am Ende trotzdem. Fazit: Wenn man eine alte PlayStation 1 oder 2 an einem modernen Fernseher nutzen möchte, ist dieser Adapter eine wirklich gute Lösung. Wir sind sehr zufrieden und würden ihn wieder kaufen.