Translations:AV:RetroTINK-5X Pro/335/en
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- The RetroTINK-5X only supports two HD resolution inputs: 720p and 1080i. Make sure your console is outputting one of these two resolutions first.
- 1080p input is not supported by the 5X.
- If your intent is to downscale an "HD" system to 240p or 480i/p, 720p output is your only option, as 720p is the highest resolution the 5X can downscale.
- Certain consoles do not output 1080i, including the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. You'll have to set these consoles to 720p instead for them to work with the 5X.
- Conversely, several systems support 480p output, including the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, base PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. 480p may be worth considering if your intent is to use the 5X to downscale to 240p.
- Many PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One games only supported 720p as opposed to 1080, so you may want to use 720p anyway for these systems.
- Certain HDMI consoles also support Component output natively, and thus do not need a converter at all to work with the 5X:
- First, we again must note that Component video will always look blurrier than HDMI. While the 5X could be used as an effective "Component to HDMI" converter, this is NOT the intended use-case.
- All Xbox 360s support component cables, with the exception of the Xbox 360 E revision which dropped the Xbox AV port that 360 component cables use.
- The PlayStation 3 also supports component cables, including those intended for the PlayStation 2. If you're using the 5X purely to bypass the PS3's HDCP content protection (which is always present in its HDMI output but not its Component output), we suggest you instead look for a device that strips HDCP while keeping the signal HDMI, so that the picture looks its sharpest.
- While the Wii U supports component cables (including those intended for the original Wii), its actual output of Component signals is rather poor. Further, its HDMI output is only in Limited Range, and cannot be set to Full Range. Thus, both Component and HDMI outputs have their own caveats with this system.