Upscale ANY 1080P Signal To 4K?! PhotoFast 4K Gamer PRO Review
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- In this episode, we unbox and test out the Photofast 4K Gamer PRO, designed to upscale any 1080P HD Signal to 4K!
For best quality, we suggest setting your video display setting to 4K.
What if you could Upgrade ANY HD Device to FULL 4K? You can, thanks to the Photofast 4K Gamer Pro! Our review is still in the editing phase, but here's a quick look and comparison to the 4K Gamer Plus.
In the past, we have shown you the PhotoFast 4K Gamer Plus, a plug-and-play device that allows you to upscale 1080p content, such as from the Nintendo Switch, and get a 4K output from it. A neat device by its design, and many people asked us why it was red and not black, however. The answer is simple, the 4K Gamer Plus is red, and the 4K Gamer Pro, PhotoFast's other 4K upscale dongle, is black. Well, they have recently sent us the 4K Gamer Pro to check out, and it promises some exciting upgrades over the 4K Gamer Plus. Let's take a look.
The overall design and construction are pretty simple and straightforward. The dongle features a six or seven-inch hard plastic case with a male HDMI port on one end, a female HDMI port, and a female USB-C port on the other. There is an HDMI Male-to-Female adapter in the box which will allow you to connect the 4K Gamer Pro inside of a Nintendo Switch dock as the dongle itself is too long by just a few millimeters to fit inside. That's really unfortunate, but this is an adequate solution and workaround.
The overall design and form factor is identical to the 4K Gamer Plus, including the button on the top of the unit. This is what you use to scroll through and access the different profiles. Press the button once and you get a low level of filter and upscaling, a second time is the medium setting, the third time is the high setting, and a fourth, final press puts the 4K Gamer Pro in passthrough mode providing no upscale or filtering.
I connected the 4K Gamer Pro to my Nintendo Switch and fed the signal directly into my KUHAIMI 4K capture device and connected the output to my 4K Samsung TV. I will say, at The lowest setting the picture did look quite improved. The colors were brighter, the images were sharper, and checking my recording I was definitely getting 4K output. Neat! I toggled through each of the additional settings and must admit I did not see much of a difference from low, to medium, to high. I think a lot of the difference will depend on the TV you are using, even more so than the content you are feeding into the 4K Gamer Pro. The nice thing is that I did not notice any additional lag, delay, or latency introduced into gameplay while using this.
Much like the 4K Gamer Plus, I also tested the 4K Gamer Pro on a number of different items. My RetroTink 5x, Xbox Xedusa, and HDMI-modded NES all saw very similar results to what I saw with the Nintendo Switch. The picture definitely looks better, but I could not really discern much of a difference between the different modes.
Why it RoX:
- Works as advertised
- Three different levels of upscaling
- Compatible with practically any 1080p source
- Lagless
- Integrated pass-through mode
- 4K HDR
What could be improved:
- Not sure it delivers much more of a value than the 4K Gamer Plus
- Does not fit inside Switch dock without dongle extension
- Expensive
-Requires external power
Should you buy one?
If the 4K Gamer Plus did not exist, this would be a hands-down solution. The existence of that less expensive model does muddy the water a bit. That's not necessarily a bad thing, I just did not notice any real difference between the three different modes on my television, but as I stated, your mileage may vary. It's definitely improving the signal and providing 4K from a 1080p source, and it does so brilliantly. The colors look great, the audio is unaffected, and the play control is wonderful. I would say the great thing is that you now have two terrific choices depending on What you're looking to accomplish. If you want something that's simple and functions, the 4K Gamer Plus is the way to go. If you want something that you have more tunability and customization for, then the 4K Gamer Pro is the unit for you.
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if you want to get 4k out of the mclassic you're gonna need an external device to lower the refreshrate to 30hz, which is possible to obtain, and honestly makes sense with the amount of 30 fps games there are on the Switch.
could you do a comparison video of photofast 4k gamer +, Photofast 4k gamer Pro and the mclassic? and try combining the mclassic with the photofast 4k gamer pro or 4k gamer + as well for other systems that don't output 1080p I'm curious to see how n64 games would look with the combination of the EON super 64, mclassic and photofast 4k gamer pro
If you're going to spend that much money on external adapters I would honestly just recommend getting an HDMI mod, the results will be less expensive and much more impressive
@@RoXolid while I do see the sharper look of the HDMI mod, I honestly wouldn't use it, it doesn't suit my preferences on the look of 3d games, mostly due to a lack of a smoothing filter (and it's on a system that already employs anti aliasing by default on most games and in most games it cannot be disabled)
So I just got done trying the mclassic and photofast 4K gamer pro on the OG Xbox and it doesn't work unfortunately (I have a 4K LG oled) I'm assuming it's my adapter (chimeric systems adapter) It will work by itself (4K gamer pro) but it won't upscale anything, the resolution stayed at 480p Im assuming Gary got 4K out of xedusa so if you have the chimeric cables you might run into issues. I am curious if this combination works with the xedusa adapter though.
*UPDATE* I was able to get them to work together, how ever only with the Games that support 720p, 480p will go black
I ended up getting the red one. Thank you for your input.
You are most welcome
If your TV has any type of Super Sampling like LG has or Sony has with Reality Creation Pro, it's literally doing the same thing this device is, and more than likely it's doing it better.
Agreed, hence why I think if you have an older 4k TV your benefit will be greater
Do you also get the same kind of quality from your TV when you play Snes Classic which comes with 720p compared to the 4k setup with Mclassic plus the 4k GP?
@@RoXolid yeah my 2017 LG 4K TV makes old console's look amazing, Xbox Original is a treat on it.
In your last video, you said you'd do a comparison between the models when I asked you the differences. You followed through on your words. thank you. What setting were you using on the black device? The highest or the lowest? **Superscribed and tipped**
I appreciate it, thanks so much!
Honestly, I didn't see much of a difference in the Pro settings at all, I think I used the 2nd one but it didn't make much difference on my set.
Will it work on older consoles? SNES, N64, GameCube, PS2, and Wii? I hope it fixes pixelation on older games like OoT etc. I might invest in this if this works with older games. I'd love to play SM64 ROM hacks on the N64 like Star Road etc.
If you can get them to an HDMI connection, yes. For example you can go from the SNES to a RetroTink via Component cables, then HDMI to this to your TV.
If you have an mclassic, you should daisy chain the two together. My brother did, and he says games look 30% better than the stock image.
I'll do that! I'm actually going to get a bit ridiculous with it with the 4K Gamer Plus Pluged into the 4K Gamer Pro Plugged into the mClassic, LOL
Thanks for your review!
Glad it was helpful!
I have a interesting idea for a video, but I don’t have the money to buy like four of those lol I was wondering if I connect two of them to the ps4 VR1 and two more for the input and output running them with the ps4 pro and ps5 would it make a difference
I didn't have a PS4 VR, sorry
Will this work on Ps3 🤔 im using a Olded C1 would it help even more?
It should work but hard to say without testing that exact TV to say how good it would be
Oof... $168 on amazon. Guess i know where some of my tax return is going! Looks great cant wait to get one.
There's also the Gamer Plus for about $20-$30 less
@@RoXolid is the black one better or pretty much the same output
Watch the video, I address that in here
My tv has super scalling so I don’t need an adapter most tvs 2020 and up have it!😊
My only question is is it auto bypass if it's 60 fps like the mclassic? Or will it still upscale 60 or 130? Cuz my mclassic upscaled 1080 30 fps but not 1080 60 and above aps
This device can also works on a monitor with max resolution of FullHD? Because my problem it's a little bit tricky.
I have an xbox one series S and I want to plug on a very old Asus 27" Screen, but the only native resolution detected from the console is 1080p and it's kinda shitty. With this special device can I transform the signal and hope that my Series S can detect the fake 4K signal, but on a 1080p monitor? In this way maybe some detail can be more beautiful to see...
Unfortunately I cannot channge the monitor because it's my Gaming monitor pc linked on DP port and set on Full HD at 144 Herz, but I have one HDMI free port so i'd like to use it for the console!
It doesn't work like that. If the monitor can't display 4k this doesn't do anything for you to solve your particular issue. It would be like trying to receive FM on an AM radio.
@@RoXolid I was hoping there was something similar to watching a UA-cam video. Even if you don't have a 4K monitor you can always see a full 4k video by choosing the resolution and even so, the detail of the video is immediately effective on how you see the final result, even if you don't own a 4K TV you can tell the quality difference.
@@BBoyEMA90 You can force 4K for the stream output but your monitor will never display it, that that's not how it works
@@RoXolid Understood! Thanks so much for help!!!
video has a weird cut off at the end
No, I changed things up a little bit to change the look of how the ending goes to try to get more people to click through to other videos. Just experimenting
I have the original RT2X. Thoughts on putting this after the 2x? It’s about half the price of a 5X.
RetroTink 5x, all day
If you have a AVR or TV that have upscale capabilities like most of them these days , you don't need this .
I don't disagree, your mileage definitely varies based on your tv
Your Nintendo collection 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thanks!
some side by side examples would have been really helpful
You can't render/upload 2 different resolutions. Either everything would be 1080p or 4k
@@RoXolid screenshots or pip video would work kinda like ltt did in their video for a similar product
I don't know who it what LTT is but screen shots would still get upscaled to 4k from a 1080p source, it's not something you can truly give a side by side comparison when 1 resolution is used for rendering and uploading.
Thanks!
Thank you!!
Hi will it work with A PS3 720P games ?
It should
i have the mclassic as well, goin for the daisy chain. should i also spring for the mclassic hdmi cord? its gettin expensive lol.
No, there's no benefit to daisy chainging the Mcable and mClassic. Our friend Adam Koralike has tested that and indicated there was no value to it.
@RoXolid Productions awesum, good to kno. much appreciated
@@PFunk609 You are very welcome
Will this work perfectly with the PlayStation 3
Worked on mine
Would it work on a older console like a ps2 on a older flat screen TV I have a LG t.v flat outdated for sure uses hdmi would like yo know cause I want to get a upscale for my ps2 so I could play it on my t.v and help me upscale on ps1 games on the ps2.
You'd want to go into like a RetroTInk 5x first but yes, would work on the PS2
So a retrotink 5x then I should look into then before any other ones?
@@ShadowT92 IMO yes
When I try to capture gameplay with the elgato 4k60 s+, using the gamer+ gives me a totally oversaturated image in the recording, although on screen it looks great. Anybody know a solution for this?
What software are you using to capture and record? If you're using OBS There's a settings menu where you can adjust these settings.
@@RoXolid no additonal Software, just the standalone recording of the elgato 4k60 s+ without pc, directly to SD card.
Download ElGato's software and see if there are tweaks you can make there. I know I can in my Hauppauge I have.
Elgato's 4K Utility didn't do the trick for me either. Right now I'm testing rendering the captured footage again through Davinci Resolve. Strangly it seems to automatically restore the colors like they look like on the TV passthrough. Weird, but at least it might be a workaround if anyone else is having the same issue.
@@bavarianconsolegamer that's interesting for sure
Cab you use it on the Wii or Wii u?
Yes, Wii needs an HDMI adapter obviously
Hi. Does it upscale 1080p 60 hz to 4k?
It does
OK Thanks
You're welcome
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Does it work with pc?
It'll work with any device that has an HDMI output
@@RoXolid Second question about a PC. Can it upscale a 1080p 120hz to 4k 120hz or is it just capped at 4k 60fps?
what the difference between 4k+ and 4k pro?
Pro has 3 different sharpness settings.
You’re going to want the Pro because on some content (retro 2D pixel art) you just don’t want it that sharp so you’ll want the ability to dial it back…. That said on some 1080p 3D content (like Mario kart 8 for example) crank it up to high and it looks legendary!!
Pro tip: pair it together with the mClassic 🤌 you won’t be disappointed
I'm the opposite, I want retro content super sharp, I prefer sharp pixels personally.
I've tried the mClassic with this, I didn't care for it.
For pixel art games, which do you think is the best? Red or black?
Nice thx for this.
You bet!