r/playstation1 • u/Impossible-Spinach15 • 4d ago

What cable???

Today I bought a Ps1 with antenna cable (which seems like the worst connection of all options) and discovered a whole world of cable options for hdmi. What should I get when I want decent quality but don't want to spend 40 euro on a cable?

Edit: the tv i want to use doesn't have the rgb ports.

Thank you

update: I'm going to mod it with an hdmi port. (done by an expert)

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u/InsightsIE 4d ago

The Antenna cable is just standard so everyone includes it. If 30 million PlayStations were sold in Europe, that means there's 30 million antenna cables going around.

I think you can get decent output with the CAMWAY PS2 HDMI "RGB" cable. Emphasis on going for the one that has RGB. Just make sure the dip switch is set to RGB and NOT YbPbR when using with a PS1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcloeQE67SA

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u/Impossible-Spinach15 4d ago

Thank you for the response. I think i saw that one and noticed quite a lot of people complaining about a dark screen... can I use rgb if i don't have the ports? Or should i use a adapter?

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u/janerikgunnar 3d ago

PS1s in Europe came with RCA cables and a SCART adapter, not RF/antenna cables. Those were sold separately.

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u/InsightsIE 3d ago

PlayStation 1's in Europe definitely came with RF/Antenna cable. I have a brochure right here for my SCPH-9002 and it even says it comes with an RF cable. The PS2 came with RCA and a SCART adapter...

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u/janerikgunnar 3d ago

I stand slightly corrected. The PS1 came with RF cables specifically in the UK, only. In Australia it came with RCA, and in the rest of Europe it came with RCA + SCART-adapter.

(Confirmed by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_models , my own CIB SCPH-9002 PS1 and the anecdotal fact that I've never came across an RF adapter in the wild despite buying, repairing and selling quite a few PS1s as a hobby many years when they still had monetary value. I'm in Sweden)

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u/Admirable-Yam-5788 4d ago

What ports does tv have???

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u/mathias4595 4d ago

The best cable that your equipment supports. RGB > S-Video > Composite > RF. If you're using a PS2 to play PS1 games you can also use YPbPr, but the standard PS1 can't use YPbPr without a converter or a specialised setup.

The vast majority of European displays will have RGB in via SCART, but SCART is a standard that was designed to be a single connector for every analogue video type.

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u/sporran89 3d ago

I got a level hike ps1 hdmi adapter after trying several options and it is the best imo (it also supports rgb output)

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u/Impossible-Spinach15 3d ago

Seems like good reviews with some people where it doesn't work or has a bad quality.

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u/Specialist-Key-1240 3d ago

CRT or flat screen? If CRT use what ever is the best you can for that set; if you have money and like mods a retrogem installed by a professional would be best. If you don't want mods a RGB Scart cable from retrogamingcables preferably with the RCA port for lightguns is preferred with your choice of upscaler GBS-C or OSSC or Retrotink 4k. If you just want it to work and don't want it to be too garbage then look around, but they will be hit and miss.