Marseille mClassic OG - Restore Your TVs Game Mode Image Quality, Lag Free, on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, Gamecube, N64, Wii, SNES, and More - Supports 1440p/60hz

So this thing is designed to increase visual detail by interpreting frame data from your devices and adding to it. It also has a free anti-aliasing level given to anything passing through it (smoothing edges that have stair-stepping/jaggies/aliasing). Wow. I tried this thing out on all my 1080p and sub 1080p consoles, it really makes the content look much better on my TVs. The device only forces whatever native output resolution your TV tells it to (a 4k that doesn't natively support 1440p will only tell the device to go to 1080p). My smaller 1360X768 tv forces that instead of taking a 1080p image and downscaling it like it does with a PS4 signal. Your mileage may vary if your monitor or TV can force resolutions. Nonetheless, it's going to be whatever your TV natively supports that is 1440p or below that will be your maximum output. That said, I am very happy with this device. On my Switch, the upscaling of sub 1080p content and even 1080p content looks wonderful with the built in anti-aliasing making things look so much cleaner that I was able to boost the TV's sharpness of the image without getting visual noise (aka much better visual experience). This led to better visual clarity because the image was allowed to be less soft without becoming noisy or aliased. My 360 and PS3 that are hooked up to that smaller TV I mentioned look amazing even with the meagre "pixel boost". Heck even the PSTV I have hooked up to my 4k display looks so much better. Muramasa Rebirth and Killzone Mercenary have never looked this good. This is a good device for hardware of older resolution levels. Your returns diminish with higher resolution devices (I don't think an pass of extra anti-aliasing is worth the money on near 4K resolutions) but the sizeable visual upgrades (especially if you are a multi-console owner still plugging through old libraries) are well worth it. If you can get a low latency splitter, it spreads the love across any devices inputting without the need to buy individually for each device which is a nicety I wasn't expecting. I recommend it but make sure you understand what you are getting out of it and whether your usage scenario makes sense. Edit 09/10/22 - The photos I sent are pretty jumbled up so I am resubmitting them in a order that has the mclassic smoothed one first and the native image second. Keep in mind these are taken on a 4K tv where the image is outputting at 1080p with an anti-aliasing pass. Games with lower native resolution have a more perceivable difference and a 1440p monitor will get better results (have one on the way so I may repost thereafter). I am going to point out areas to look at to see the perceivable smoothness difference or sharper detail for those maybe not seeing the benefit. On BoTW Link: Observe the handle of the weapon over his right shoulder as well his bracer on his right arm where the transition between the pixels on link and the background are smoother. Also the texture detail on his shirt, the sheikah slate and other items has a clearer definition between colors and sharper edges. Super Kirby Clash Mage Kirby: Check out the area where Kirby's head reaches the hat or the lines of the star on the hat. The orb in his staff also has far less issues with the edges stairstepping. Though the textures are minimalist there is cleaner lines again on color changes on the hat or in the staff orb. Smash Bros Link: The Sheikah slate handle is remarkably smoother in image 05 (Mclassic) vs 06 (native). In images 07 and 08 notice how much more "serration" exists on Link's ear in 08 vs the 07 with Mclassic) These are a handful examples on my current setup, may update further. Edit 07/23/2023 Having used this for close to a year. I really appreciate what it does. Partciularly now that I have a 1440p monitor I use, this makes my Switch and Xbox 360 games look much, MUCH smoother with that 1440p upscale and anti-aliasing. I jump between these consoles and my PS5 and Series X and this has made the visual difference feel so much less jarring. 720p on Xbox 360 has been OK but now going back and playing Resident Evil titles for achievements on that console, it feels smooth, clean and very easy on the eyes. Switch gets a more minor upgrade but playing Tears of the Kingdom I have felt less impact from the dynamic resolution compared to friends of mine. What you get out of this requires a lot of understanding of the tech around it. 1080p and lower consoles benefit and if you have a monitor or TV with 1440p it will make an even bigger difference. Still highly recommend!

Marseille recently and explicitly stated to me that genuine products with their custom in-house chipset can only be obtained directly from them, even if the fulfiller is Amazon. Long story short: Do NOT Buy if not "Sold by Marseille Inc. and Fulfilled by Amazon" or "Shipped and Sold by Marseille Inc." You'll most likely receive a defective unit with a generic Silicon Valley chipset instead. I had to learn the hard way when I was investing in these. Overall, now that I know how the company operates, I will no longer be buying products by this brand that are "Shipped and Sold by Amazon", or shipped and sold by any other merchant for that matter. They are no longer trustworthy. I was using their products with a PhotoFast 4K Gamer Pro before, but they were counterfeits, and burned ringing artifacts into my upscaler's chipset. Thank goodness for Asurion Complete Protect. Who knows where my 4KGP would be without it? As for this particular product, if you plan to use it with a 4KGP, you will want to use a downscaler with at least 18 GB/s video bandwidth set to downscale 1440p@60Hz to 1080p@60hz, to ensure that no jagged lines appear on the upscaled image, and so that the mClassic uses the 1080p resolution instead of the 1440p. It is crucially important that you use a downscaler and not an EDID emulator, or you will get an aliased image. This does not apply if your product is a genuine mCable. It is also recommended that you should only need one to two Marseille products prior to upscaling to 4K. More than this would be overkill, and may worsen your image. For the best results with mClassic, try this formula: (1) Connect your 1080p consoles to an HDMI Switch using HDMI 2.0(a) or higher rated cables, and then plug the input on the mClassic into the output of the HDMI Switch. If you're only connecting one, plug the mClassic directly into the console. You will need to utilize the included HDMI 15cm extension cable if it's a Nintendo Switch, however. (2) If you desire to add a boost to the effects, buy a second mClassic and use the included extension cable to connect its input to the input of the first mClassic. If not, please skip this step. (3) Connect the input of your 1080p-set downscaler to the output of the last mClassic in the chain by any means necessary. If using an HDMI cable, please make sure it's rated HDMI 2.0(a) or better. (4) Connect the 4KGP input to the output of the downscaler. The extension cable isn't required, but may result in too long of a chain if you do use it. (5) Connect the output of your 4KGP to the rest of your equipment, and so on. (6) Buy a dedicated power source like the Anker PowerPort 4, and use it to supply power to all graphic enhancers connected using the USB cables included with each graphic enhancer. Bottom line, the end result all depends on how you do it. Just be sure to avoid EDID emulators, as they will generate aliasing, like I've mentioned earlier, and you shouldn't run into any problems.

Firstly, you won't notice much at first glance. I have done a lot of research AFTER buying this because this was an impulse buy. And honestly it does work as it States but not to the extent people are hoping. It definitely smooths out and up scales the resolution. Using my Nintendo switch on 720p+mclassic is almost identical to the 1080p w/o mclassic AND almost identical to 1080p+mclassic. Unfortunately for my scenario, that's about it. It won't scale to 2k or 4k. And this is me personally. So switch owners, read on. The reason I have (and possibly you do to) not noticed or had luck with 2k/4k is because of one primary factor (and one secondary, read after). Much like me, many people are buying and assuming without researching. Well here's some important information. The mclassic will only output at a maximum in which both the hdmi cable AND tv support. Now my tv supports 4k NOT 2K. This is a known issue for many consumers. If your tv doesn't support BOTH 2k AND 4K, this will NOT upscale your switch. ALSO if you use the standard Nintendo hdmi cable (came with switch) heads up, that cable ONLY supports MAX 1080P@60HZ. So even with a 2k tv/monitor, using your Nintendo cable will NOT make it run at 2k. So key points. Your display AND hdmi cable must support the output you are going for. Because my tv doesn't support 2k, this will not skip the resolution and jump from 1k to 4k. It'll only stay at 1k. Now another important detail. If you KNOW your tv supports 2k for a fact AND you have the proper HDMI cable then there's an important setting you're missing. You MUST enable a setting on your display for deep color (that's what it's called on LG tv's) which enables 4:2:0 4:2:2& I believe 4:4:4. This enables the 2k resolution setting on the display. Again if you don't do this WITH the proper HDMI cable and NOT the standard Nintendo switch hdmi cable, it won't work. Again key points: -Switch hdmi must be a 4k+ rated cable -Display must support 2k resolution (some 4k displays don't support it, my. Lg tv is an example. Only supports 1k+4k no 2k) -Display must enable some form of deep color. Unless you have these three factors, it's not going to work as you hope. With that said, with my setup of only being able to utilize 1080p w/ the enhancements, it does look good and feel smother (as if the refresh rate is higher) so it does help me. But honestly it's not work $100. At most it's $60. And even for someone without 2k support it should be $40 just for 1080p enhancement. I have no double that marsielle will invent something to assist with this or branch off from this model as he did with the mcable series. Nevertheless this product does work and is great provided you have the proper setup.

This upscaler is remarkably impressive, I’d go as far as to express, it’s genius. I occasionally utilize it for it’s intended purpose, that is to say, classic video games. The aforementioned look sharper, cleaner and all around sexier. However, where this upscaler really shines exists outside the sphere of gaming. I actually purchased this upscaler for a few purposes; cartoon/anime dvds (because bootleg eBay anime is way cheaper and it only comes on dvd). Standard films on dvd, the live-action cinema stuff, and finally… Homemade AVCHD dvds. For those unfamiliar with that last format, AVCHD dvds are a really neat format that Sony released specifically for it’s camcorders, however, the format has been widely adopted outside of mere camcorder recordings and is utilized by quite a few software services now such as Nero and DVDFAB. Basically, an AVCHD dvd is a completely high definition dvd (full 1080p or 720p as specified). Not to be confused with the crappy HDDVD format that pathetically lost out to blu ray. The file structure of an AVCHD dvd is basically that of a blu ray, and they can only be played on specific (mostly Sony) Blu Ray players. If anyone is interested in the format, just ensure that the Blu Ray players you purchase are absolutely without a doubt compatible with AVCHD dvds, as the vast majority are not. Now, typical Blu Ray movies range from roughly 25gb-50gb at the highest quality. Whereas dvd disks cap out at 8gbs with the dual layers, 4gbs for the single layers. Doing the math, a 4gb AVCHD dvd would be at best ~20% the quality of a lower quality Blu Ray or ~12.5% the quality of a higher quality Blu Ray film. An dual layer 8gb would in turn be ~33% or ~17% in the same respect. None of these numbers sound great in comparison to an actual Blu Ray, however, at the rate of compression AVCHD dvds look as decent as most mkv files. Not terrible, way better than a standard definition dvd, but not amazing either. As for myself, if I’m going to use all my disks, I want everything to be as high quality as possible. Really sick films that I favor, I’ll put on a blank Blu Ray disk. Everything else? The AVCHD dvd format saves me money as dvd disks are cheaper and ups my quality. But naturally, as I was raised a greedy American, I want more. Yes the upscaler, I’m getting to it. Now, after buying 25gb blank Blu Rays and 4gb blank dvds in bulk to burn my digital film collection to hard copies, I wanted the best possible quality. Enter the M-Classic. I was skeptical at first, as it appeared that it was made almost entirely for classic video games but I thought I would give it a shot. There is an alternative upscaler that’s similar but upscales to 4k or some such absurd resolution that I’ll never upgrade to because it’s a complete waste of money. I’m elated to say that the M-Classic vastly exceeded all of my expectations. There aren’t many items that have really earned that 5/5 star rating but this upscaler is certainly one of them, and it’s worth every penny. Anime dvds look fantastic, standard definition live-action films look excellent, and finally my AVCHD dvds look amazing. Nearly as good as a full Blu Ray, and the perfectionist within me is finally content. The bottom line is, whether you want it for classic gaming, standard dvds etc, this upscaler is astounding. A lot of Blu Ray players claim to upscale standard def dvds to 1080p and it’s total crap, buy this and join me in the happy camper category.

I was very, very skeptical about this product as it seemed to be too good to be true - being able to give older consoles a new life with an updated resolution, antialiasing, depth of field, etc. A new “graphics card” for your old (and current) consoles. I’ve been using it for about two weeks now and I have to say it works exactly as advertised. My Samsung 4K TV supports 1440p and this little gadget upscales anything I throw at it to that resolution. The aliasing (jaggies) on PS3 and 360 games disappear when using this which was one of the main draws for me as aliasing sucks as a general rule. Upscaled to 1440p with antialiasing and other bells and whistles it makes games on my PS3 and 360 look like they’re running on a mid-tier PC. Not only is the aliasing essentially gone but it sharpens all of the textures, provides a nice depth of field effect when appropriate and just generally cleans up and makes everything look better. Now it’s not going to turn your PS3 into a PS4 but the changes are very noticeable. I performed testing using the jaggiest, most aliased games I could think of - Fallout 3 and New Vegas on PS3/360 and this eliminates it all. I was in a bit of a state of shock the first time I booted it up as I was not expecting such a drastic difference. I should mention that I also tested this out on my PSVR1 which also helped tremendously with aliasing and kept everything nice, tight and smooth. Games like Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners look a lot more crisp and clean and it helped me stay immersed in the experience that much more. Now keep in mind when reading that my TV supports 1440p which helps make the massive difference. I’m sure there’s improvement when upscaled to 1080p but it may not be as dramatic. That said if you’re wanting to give your old consoles some new lease on life and a shot in the arm you could do much worse than the mClassic. P.S. - You can also run an HDMI splitter to hook up multiple consoles at once to each take advantage of the mClassic. I got a “3 in 1 out” 4K/60Hz for $15 on Amazon and it was worth every penny.

The mClassic does exactly what it says it will do. I'll just get that out of the way upfront. It helps cleanup the stair-step jaggies on sharp edges that you will more easily see with lower resolution images on bigger displays. In general, the image it produces looks cleaner and higher res. I do have a few nitpicks with the device though. Keep in mind this is coming from the perspective of someone mostly using the mClassic with the Nintendo Switch. If you're a big retro gamer and are using it for any consoles from the N64 to the Wii/360/PS3 era, rest assured that the good far outweighs the bad and it is definitely worth it. Ok, so my little nitpick is that it doesn't just boost the resolution and smooth jagged edges. Doing some comparisons in my Switch screenshot gallery it also slightly boosted contrast. That is not necessarily a bad thing. I mean, better contrast and color is what newer displays with HDR support is all about right? Well the problem is that the mClassic does not magically add HDR so some of this contrast comes from dark colors getting crushed. The clearest examples were in Xenoblade Chronicles and Super Mario Galaxy screenshots I had taken where some dark bluish purple nebulae almost completely disappeared into the black of a starfield with the mClassic. In most cases I feel like the boosted contrast is actually a good thing. Some games, like Breath of the Wild and Smash Bros, feel just a tad washed out to me personally. If you're in an area that is very dark or playing a game that is darker in general though, like Dark Souls for instance, you will lose out on some shadow detail, color, and clarity. My shorter, but perhaps more important, nitpick is that the mClassic causes a small, occasional flicker on our Samsung TV. Reading through some Reddit posts and a few other things it sounds like this is more of a Samsung problem so while I don't blame Marseille for it, you might need to consider your TV brand and see if it plays nice with devices like this. For me it's a little annoyance, but some TV models seem to have more serious issues getting a signal with it. Nitpicks aside though? It works as promised. It isn't perfect but for most use cases it does improve the image and I didn't notice any added lag. Should you buy it? That depends on your use case. If you're big into retro gaming, absolutely! I hardly mentioned retro stuff here because there isn't much need to. Consoles that ran at 480i/p in particular look way better. If you are just getting the mClassic solely for the "Switch Pro" experience though, I wouldn't buy it at $100. Picture improvement is there, but unless you're a hardcore videophile or you sit pretty close to a big display it isn't enough to justify the price. Buy it on sale. I am taking off one star for the performance/value. I took off another for a bad customer experience I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt because of the crazy holiday period but didn't touch on here.

This thing works wonders. This was very easy to use, all I had to do was plug in the provided usb and HDMI cable to my Nintendo switch and it upscaled instantly. The QuickStart guide was very easy to follow as well, with simple instructions and pictures to follow. It even works on the Wii in conjunction with an AV to HDMI adapter I had purchased a while back. Not to mention that this has a cool design and great build quality, I have no problems at all paying as much as I did for this. I’ll definitely be recommending it to my friends.

This little device can make a huge difference or make such a tiny difference you can barely notice it at all, it widely depends on the game you are using it for, I used it for the nintendo switch most of the time. It's important to note you must know what resolution your games are running at to be able to set the system resolution to match the game's resolution, otherwise if you leave the system on 1080p at all times you will get inferior results with lower resolution games. In 1080p games like smash bros or mario kart 8 deluxe I could barely notice any difference, some of the jagged edges were smoothed out but you have to really look for it when you are standing very close you a large screen. The same goes for 2d games like Mighty switch force, Rayman legends or wonderboy and the dragon's trap, those games have good antialiasing already so the Mclassic won't make a huge noticeable difference unless they have low res textures. With 1080p games I can live without the Mclassic but it DOES give games a little bit of a visual improvement that I appreciate. In 720p games the results vary depending on the game, in Runner 3 the game did not look noticeably better at all, in super mario 64 from the 3d all stars collection some jagged edges were smoothed out nicely while others still kind of stood out, with these two games a lot of the jagged edges are still there they are just less sharp than before, it's like someone very lightly sand papered the edges but didn't really smooth out the surface at all. However in Starlink battle for atlas the Mclassic made a huge noticeable difference, the game without it looks extremely blurry, yet the Mclassic clears it up beautifully. It's the same story with Xenoblade Chronicles 2, what was once a very blurry and pixelated looking game now actually looks smooth and clear, in Xenoblade Chronicles definite edition this also happens although to a lesser extent than with 2. With 720p games it is a little bit of a gamble, but I found that in most cases the Mclassic does make a difference, cases like Runner 3 are very rare, most times it will make a blurry game look very smooth. In 480p games I decided to use my Wii U as I have Wii, N64 and some homebrew gamecube games installed, for Wii on the Wii U the Mclassic was ok, pixelation is still noticeable but you definitely notice it is much worse once you go back to the regular picture, with Gamecube games the result is similar to how Wii games look but makes some colors look much more vibrant which is very nice, the absolute best results I have seen from the Mclassic however is with the Wii U virtual console versions of N64 games, it smooths out these games so well, they nearly look like they're in HD, what impressed me the most is in Ocarina of time, your minimap is always very pixelated, but the Mclassic actually smoothes it out, some of the 2d elements in n64 games look great. For 480p games the results are very good most times, but absolutely amazing for n64 games. I think the Mclassic is worth it for a very specific type of person, if you want to play classic 5th gen 3d games on a modern TV this thing will make some of those games look absolutely amazing, making it absolutely worth the price for you. If you want if for your nintendo switch I would say it is still worth it as it makes a big difference in some games, I think it would also work very well for other systems with primarily 720p games like Wii U, ps3 and xbox 360, so I recommend it for those systems, it may also work well for the original VHS player style xbox one, as many games from that system run at 720p from what I can tell. I do not recommend it for use on an original ps4 or ps4 slim, it could make a difference for some games but nothing big enough to justify the 100 dollar price tag, not to mention the Mclassic takes away the ps4's HDR capabilities. If you want to use it for a ps4 Pro or xbox one x I would advise you to not purchase this product as it doesn't do much for 4k games, native 4k and even some checkerboard 4k really does not need any antialiasing, you are good with the system as it is, the clearer colors might be a nice perk but it's nothing compared to HDR which is something the Mclassic does not support. Overall I am very happy with my purchase, it has made some of my switch games look much nicer and my n64 games look nearly HD, under very specific use cases the Mclassic is a very useful tool.