Kaico PS2 to HDMI Adapter for PlayStation 2, Plug & Play HDMI Converter

I've been trying different PS2 to HDMI converters through the years, ever since I brought my PS2 out of storage. The one I stuck with the longest was Levelhike. It had pretty good quality, especially for the price. I also just didn't want to break the bank with those high end converters (often costing over 100 dollars) so it was good enough for me. After about 2 years though, I got curious and wanted to see if I could find anything better. I decided to just keep trying out different HDMI converters in hopes that I could find better quality. I saw a video on YouTube talking about different HDMI converters and surprisingly no one mentioned Kaico. It was from a comment that I saw someone recommend it. I had bought and tried it for myself and they were completely right. Kaico's HDMI converter looked absolutely stunning compared to Levelhike. The colors were better, the on-screen text and textures looked sharper, and the image mostly filled the screen (just had 2 small black bars on the sides but you don't notice them). I have to say that I'm very surprised and impressed by the quality. I had tried another brand before this, ElectronPulse, and they had all sorts of demonstrations and reviews on their website of how "high tech" their HDMI converter was. I wasn't too impressed by it when I personally tried it out. It felt on par with Levelhike, and honestly, I kind of felt like it may have even been a step down in visual quality, but there were times where I couldn't clearly tell unless I took a side by side picture (which I didn't do but I wish I did). But anyway, I highly recommend you try out Kaico's HDMI converter. Its honestly really good. I tried it on both a Samsung and Sony TV and it worked on both. I had a weird issue where Levelhike wouldn't work on my Sony. It would be weirdly stretched out and if you looked closely, the image would have a staticky shaking effect. It was bizarre and even the company couldn't answer me as to why it wasn't compatible. But I'm happy to say that Kaico works great on my Sony. On a side note, I'd also recommend Zeskit Maya's 8k HDMI cables. They're 2.1 certified and one of the best on the market at an affordable price. They really help bring the most out of my consoles, especially the PS2. You won't regret it. Edit:just wanted to clarify with the black bars on the TV. For some reason, it's very small and barely noticeable on my Samsung tv that I use to play on in my living room. Whenever I choose to play on my Sony tv in my bedroom, the black bars are bigger and more noticeable, giving it almost like a 4:3 aspect ratio look. If you have anime or tv shows from the 90s/2000s on dvds, you know exactly what I mean because the picture back then wasnt made in wide screen like today. Its very weird that the aspect ratio is like this for my tvs. It actually was in wide screen for the first time I used Kaico on my Sony, but then it just automatically defaulted to the 4:3 look. Just wanted to put that out there that it might look different on different tv brands like it did for me.

It's great! The color is better, it's still plug and play with no issues, the cable length is fine because it's right underneath my television. Video quality is really really good! I like it I definitely recommend this for the price

I spent 2 hours trying to figure out how to make the converters work. I tried switching HDMI cables, thinking the cable was the issue, changing power cords, assuming they didn’t work either, and even switching monitors, thinking there might be some kind of incompatibility—nothing worked. Finally, I accessed the settings of the PS2 Slim and found an option called ‘Component Video Out,’ which was set to ‘RGB.’ Apparently, this setting doesn’t work with this converter, resulting in no signal and a black screen. You just need to change that option to ‘Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr,’ and the video and audio will start transmitting. For someone not familiar with these kinds of adjustments (like me), understanding this can be a bit tedious, so keep it in mind when purchasing this item. Other than that, it does improve video quality. It doesn’t transmit extremely high-quality visuals, but the difference is noticeable at a glance. I’d say it does its job well. Regarding the quality of the material or the product itself, I can’t say for sure if it’s durable since I’ve only had it for one day. However, it seems it doesn’t usually last long. Since I haven’t encountered any other issues apart from the configuration mentioned, I won’t comment further. I’ll just say it feels solid in hand. Another detail worth mentioning is the pressure that the power cable for the converter exerts against the console’s power cord. They seem to push against each other, which makes me worry this could damage the console’s components. So, even though it works, I’m seriously considering whether to use it or look for something else that doesn’t pose such a risk to the components. I understand the product itself isn’t bad, but these aspects need improvement. (Not to mention the QR code that’s supposed to give you the product manual only redirects to the brand’s main page, which is of no help at all.)

This ps2 to hdmi adapter works great I have got a few of them for myself and other people cleans up the picture smooths the text and makes the colors pop more great for the price.

I’ve been trying to get my d*mn PS2 to play on my TCL Roku tv for weeks now. I’ve tried now 3 different dongle/hookups. This is the latest one I’ve bought. PS2 was on the right setting (not RGB), everything is hooked up correctly and the TV recognizes the new device, turn the PS2 on the menu shows up, it fades to black just before the game starts then goes back to the tv hdmi screen and says “looking for signal”. It recognizes it, it’ll turn on, it’ll show up, then just before the game starts, black screen and NO SIGNAL! I’ve been teased with this product and it’s ridiculous at this point. I’ll be returning it unless someone can give me tips on how to get this d*mn thing to work.

Works at both 480i and 480p. It's just a converter, not a scaler, so it will pass along the 720x480i or 720x480p signal to your TV through HDMI, image quality will then depend on how exactly your TV processes those resolutions. I don't have a way to measure lag from analog signals input, but it seems fine. Haven't tried any ultra fast twitch games like shmups, but Tony Hawk, Gran Turismo 3, and GTA San Andreas all played just fine and I'm fairly picky. Unit does require external power - I was able to plug the USB cable into my PS2 fat just fine, but my PS2 slim kept shutting down without warning when I tried to power it from the console itself. Problem stopped when I connected the power cable to an external USB brick, no problems since. Video quality is decent, and playable. Image quality/processing is about on par with my 2008 LCD (back when TVs still had component input jacks). It's a million times better than the cheap, video focused composite-only tuners that are built into cheap converter boxes and some modern TVs, but it's still not as crispy as a nice upscaler like an OSSC or an internal HDMI mod. Audio: Audio is good, and left and right channels are correct and not reversed (NOT the case for all HDMI adapters) A good low-hassle solution.

The Kaico adapter is a lifesaver for those who have modern tv’s with no AV input. It also comes with instructions for those who don’t have that AV input to be able to set the adapter up without visual queues.

Great set up and easy to use I'd highly recommend it to anybody. The HD is incredible

Fonctionne bien, pourrait être un peu plus efficace

S'adapte parfaitement à la PS2, image très bien par rapport à se que permet la PS2 , j'avais acheté un convertisseur av to hdmi mais l'image était très mauvaise, avec cette marque rien à voir, il ne faut pas s'attendre à du full HD évidemment mais tout de même a un très bon résultat. Je vous le recommande vivement pour faire revivre vos anciens jeux sur les nouvelles tv 4k

Tried other hdmi adapters in the past but the picture & sound quality were never great. No so with this adapter. Works great & picture quality is clear & sharp & sound is great to. Well worth buying!

The item I bought it's not working please

Mit dem Adapter gibt es keine Probleme mehr die alte Konsole an moderne Fernseher zu nutzen. Ich habe den Adapter für einen Sony Bravia genutzt und die Farben sowie die Auflösung passen perfekt. Das Bild ist nicht verzerrt oder gestreckt. Es läuft auch alles sehr flüssig ohne Probleme. Der beste Adapter für die PS2.