Are there any good Composite to HDMI Converter?

[SonicEchoes]

I know it's always best to get a CRT TVs for retro games but I like having my Saturn and PS2 connected in the living room where I have my HDTV (while my SMS, Genesis/CD/32x "Segazord", SNES and N64 connected to a CRT in the bedroom). I am able to run the Dreamcast through VGA so no problem there.

I was checking out Amazon reviews for a couple of them but they seem to be all over the place in terms of quality. Anybody here use this for their classic gaming needs?

[AppleQueso]

No matter what you do the results are going to look "meh" at best. You need to start with a better signal than composite if you're expecting anything to look good.

[ninjainspandex]

XRGB-mini, not cheap but very much worth it. even NES over composite looks good on an HDTV when you add in scanlines.

[SpoonyBard]

You can move up to component with your PS2 if your HDTV has the ports for it. It's a significant upgrade from composite and the cables are fairly inexpensive.

[SonicEchoes]

XRGB-mini? I'll look into that.

Thanks!

I had an older Vizio that had an S Video which I used for my Saturn and it looked pretty good. Now I have a 42 Plasma HDTV and my Saturn doesn't look absolutely hideous but it could be tons better.

[Frag Mortuus]

Also a lot of AVR's will upconvert. However you will have to look at the specs to see if will even output composite via HDMI. Some won't. However, if it does output a composite signal over HDMI, it will also upconvert it to the resolution you have your output set to.

But like Apple said, it will look terrible.