PlayBaby - PS1 & PS2 RGB (15khz | 240p | 480p) Video Adapter [Completed]

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PlayBaby is a compact and efficient PlayStation AV Multi-out to DSUB (with 3.5mm audio-output) for your PlayStation 1 and 2; to output 15Khz (240p) and 480i/480p video.

On PlayStation 2 systems, this adapter will automatically handle both:

• RGBs [composite sync 240p games]
• RGsB [sync-on-green (SoG) 480p games]

There is no human intervention required, the adapter will automatically detect change in resolution from the PlayStation.

Note that this device does not upscale or do any sort of transcoding; it merely handles PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 signals gracefully, in particular the resolution-mode changes from the PS2 which change from sync-over-composite-video/luma; to sync-on-green when changing from 240p to 480p content.

Finally, no more poor quality, clunky, unshielded, leaky capacitor SCART cables; convert your PlayStation output to shielded VGA connection right away!

Some features of this board:

• Onboard power filtering through decoupling capacitors
• No external power required
• No buttons to manage
• Dual sync separators and cleaners
• Clean RGBs output
• Female D-Sub connector output
• 3.5mm audio jack output
• High quality PCB in matte black finish

All PlayStation 1 games are output as a 15Khz (240p) RGB signal, you will have to either:

• Utilize a proper monitor that can support this signal natively. Generally this includes most CRT equipment, professional broadcast gear, and some specialized modern LED/TFT/VA flat panels.
• Connect the output from this device to a video upscaler which can scale to 480p (or higher) which can support very large majority of modern equipment.

PS2 games are capable of 480i/480p (and 240p if the game allows) via the PlayBaby; so the above bullets still apply.

Some PS2 games can be forced into 480p mode if hold down “triangle + x” as the game is booting. You will then receive a message box which allows you to enable progressive scan. In some cases, progressive scan is an option in the menus within the game itself.

Here is a list of 480p compatible games; not neccessarily complete: