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Review on Dingsun SVideo To HDMI Converter: 3RCA AV Support 1080P/720P Compatible With WII U, PS2/PS3, STB, Xbox & More! by Yousef Abood

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Converter enables using S-VHS VCR with modern AVR

The converter works perfectly to connect a vintage S-VHS VCR with S-Video output to a modern Audio-Visual Receiver that prefers HDMI inputs. Everything simply plugged into the appropriate cables and ports and the converter provides a suitable digital signal via the HDMI. The picture quality is very good (far better with the S-Video connection than is possible with just the RCA-jack analog video line, which was the only other choice. The stereo sound is likewise passed along digitally and sounds great.A Denon receiver accepts all signals simply as "HDMI" in the setup for the port used and the signals are all passed to a good 4K TV via the HDMI link between the two. The only extra precaution I took was to add some tape to secure the connection of the small power lead to the converter that does not latch in place and seems vulnerable to being dislodged in the mass of interconnecting wires that collect behind a receiver. I also chose to feed the AC power to the converter and the VCR via a power strip that can be switched off to save power when not using them as my input.It came promptly and in very high quality packaging, even including a good 6 foot HDMI cable. Very pleased. Be sure to order a converter for the signal direction you need, since they offer separate converters for either HDMI input or output.

Pros
  • Converts from vhs as advertised. Should come with a guide, but doesn't.
Cons
  • High cost for low quality