1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,839 I gotta be honest guys I don't really 2 00:00:05,819 --> 00:00:10,740 know what to say here it's like I don't even know which way is 3 00:00:08,910 --> 00:00:12,349 up anymore I mean I looked in the right direction but I think you get what I 4 00:00:12,059 --> 00:00:21,480 mean okay so Marseille claims that it's 5 00:00:16,980 --> 00:00:26,359 special em cables can improve image 6 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:30,300 quality for both games and video content 7 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:33,180 but surely it's snake oil I mean the 8 00:00:30,300 --> 00:00:38,329 claims on the box couldn't possibly be true 9 00:00:33,690 --> 00:00:42,390 could they well we've done literally 10 00:00:38,329 --> 00:00:45,170 hours of video capture so you can see 11 00:00:42,390 --> 00:00:45,170 for yourself 12 00:00:51,430 --> 00:00:58,550 Corsairs Boyd pro gaming headsets feature microfiber mesh fabric and 13 00:00:56,059 --> 00:01:03,440 memory foam ear cups as well as custom tuned 50 millimeter neodymium drivers 14 00:01:00,469 --> 00:01:09,710 check them out at the link below from the get go the m cable stands out as a 15 00:01:06,460 --> 00:01:13,600 little different from the other HDMI x' 16 00:01:09,710 --> 00:01:16,940 on one end and HDMI connector labeled 17 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:20,090 source okay I'm with you so far 18 00:01:16,940 --> 00:01:25,280 then on the other end an HDMI connector 19 00:01:20,090 --> 00:01:29,149 and a USB connector well what it turns 20 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:31,729 out is that this is to power the digital 21 00:01:29,149 --> 00:01:37,100 signal processor that marseilles claims to have designed from the ground up for 22 00:01:34,069 --> 00:01:40,369 video processing and then built into the 23 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:43,009 cable I mean to say that my BS detector 24 00:01:40,369 --> 00:01:48,770 got true good would be a gross understatement we all I mean literally 25 00:01:46,580 --> 00:01:53,660 everyone in the office thought that this thing would be great fodder for our 26 00:01:51,009 --> 00:02:00,349 useless tech over a hundred series I mean look at the obviously faked results 27 00:01:57,679 --> 00:02:05,420 in the marketing materials I mean if if if those are real you are getting some 28 00:02:02,599 --> 00:02:10,759 magic grade upscaling on the cinema one and for the gaming Edition you're 29 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:16,870 getting anti aliasing without any performance loss spoiler alert it is not 30 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:22,519 as good as the Box might indicate but don't turn that dial folks this one gets 31 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:28,640 real interesting before we get to testing though a set-up guide and cables 32 00:02:25,670 --> 00:02:35,269 upscaling only works if the output matches the content resolution so for a 33 00:02:31,790 --> 00:02:38,569 480p game or movie you have to actually 34 00:02:35,269 --> 00:02:41,120 set your TV or monitor to that 35 00:02:38,569 --> 00:02:47,030 resolution rather than just stretching it to your native one in software second 36 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:51,650 the m cable cinemas 1080p to 4k 37 00:02:47,030 --> 00:02:54,260 upscaling relies on detecting a 1080p 24 38 00:02:51,650 --> 00:03:00,590 FPS signal this is their film mode recognition feature starting with the 39 00:02:56,989 --> 00:03:02,200 gaming Edition hmm at native resolution 40 00:03:00,590 --> 00:03:08,260 they're processing isn't doing the Windows desktop any 41 00:03:04,150 --> 00:03:11,190 favors that's a drawback now let's fire 42 00:03:08,260 --> 00:03:19,870 up some games what the frak this is rise of the Tomb Raider at 720p 43 00:03:16,140 --> 00:03:23,200 you're seeing this right it looks like 44 00:03:19,870 --> 00:03:26,100 anti-aliasing is on well okay let's just 45 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:32,099 grab a regular HDMI cable and whit's seriously and this is not isolated to 46 00:03:30,100 --> 00:03:37,660 Tomb Raider we're looking at significantly smoother diagonal lines 47 00:03:34,810 --> 00:03:43,420 across the board and look at these cables at the beginning of the Deus Ex 48 00:03:39,850 --> 00:03:46,150 mankind divided benchmark at 1080p the 49 00:03:43,420 --> 00:03:52,450 improvement is noticeable as well if a little smaller so it looks like it's not 50 00:03:49,569 --> 00:04:00,220 just upscaling but actually providing AAA and pretty decent anti-aliasing at 51 00:03:56,260 --> 00:04:02,739 that I mean compared to running 8x msaa 52 00:04:00,220 --> 00:04:10,780 on your video card in Deus Ex we're not quite there but we're doing way better 53 00:04:05,140 --> 00:04:13,630 than FX AAA and stacking 8x NSAA with 54 00:04:10,780 --> 00:04:19,570 the end cable gives us even better results as for running two M cables in 55 00:04:16,900 --> 00:04:24,150 series though most people probably wouldn't like the over sharp effect but 56 00:04:22,270 --> 00:04:30,550 csgo players take note of these shimmering model outlines let's go back 57 00:04:27,789 --> 00:04:39,640 to one cable then but let's throw some older games like quake 2 or unreal at it 58 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:43,900 whoa at 480p the difference is night and 59 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:46,840 day it basically looks like 720p and at 60 00:04:43,900 --> 00:04:53,500 720p it's not as dramatic but the improvement is there so at this point we 61 00:04:50,650 --> 00:05:00,389 were thinking well ok the lower the resolution the better then right well 62 00:04:57,030 --> 00:05:03,490 while an M cable would go great with a 63 00:05:00,389 --> 00:05:06,550 Playstation 3 or a Playstation 2 even on 64 00:05:03,490 --> 00:05:09,430 an HDMI converter unfortunately you can 65 00:05:06,550 --> 00:05:14,110 only go back so far Super Mario World really didn't look its best with the M 66 00:05:11,830 --> 00:05:18,230 cables current scaling algorithm anyway and we think one with a scan 67 00:05:15,950 --> 00:05:24,770 line generator or pixel art scaling like hqx ----builtin would make it much more 68 00:05:21,140 --> 00:05:27,590 ideal for retro gaming assuming that 69 00:05:24,770 --> 00:05:36,350 Marcy's claims with respect to input leg hold true and actually more good news if 70 00:05:32,420 --> 00:05:39,230 there's any leg our 240 FPS camera can't 71 00:05:36,350 --> 00:05:45,350 detect it so that's another win for M cables marketing so other than the still 72 00:05:42,650 --> 00:05:52,400 clearly faked screenshot comparisons on the Box the gaming Edition somehow 73 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:55,850 passes the snake-oil test but what about 74 00:05:52,400 --> 00:06:00,020 the cinema version at 480p upscaled to 75 00:05:55,850 --> 00:06:00,920 1080p anime really sees a major bump in 76 00:06:00,020 --> 00:06:06,080 visual fidelity although color banding can get 77 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:11,450 exacerbated somewhat pay particular attention to the lines of inori's face 78 00:06:08,270 --> 00:06:13,820 and the cracks in the ground Big Buck 79 00:06:11,450 --> 00:06:17,930 Bunny sees significant smoothing of its blockiness especially around the edges 80 00:06:15,980 --> 00:06:23,780 of objects which is what we'd expect from this filter by now and as for a 81 00:06:20,870 --> 00:06:28,760 480p YouTube rip from Brandon's red weapon review take one look at the 82 00:06:26,450 --> 00:06:35,150 difference in this scene with max in the forest and tell me that that doesn't 83 00:06:31,340 --> 00:06:38,300 look significantly better when shown 84 00:06:35,150 --> 00:06:42,740 these results the Universal response at 85 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:46,010 the office was and I quote what the [ __ ] 86 00:06:42,740 --> 00:06:50,890 that's 480p are you sure you didn't mix 87 00:06:46,010 --> 00:06:54,170 it up yeah we're sure as for 720p 88 00:06:50,890 --> 00:06:56,990 sharpened edges still give the edge haha 89 00:06:54,170 --> 00:07:01,970 to the M cable in anime while Big Buck Bunny sees details that were fuzzy in 90 00:06:59,390 --> 00:07:07,730 480p subscale that now looked relatively sharp and meanwhile our red capture 91 00:07:04,790 --> 00:07:13,580 still looks pretty good at 720p on its own but depth and sharpness of smaller 92 00:07:11,090 --> 00:07:20,150 details both get a big boost check out the reflection on Max's eyes 93 00:07:15,710 --> 00:07:22,520 and her hair in this shot at 1080p on 94 00:07:20,150 --> 00:07:27,830 like the gaming edition the sharpening effect just isn't as necessary or 95 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:29,569 pronounced but what it does do is remove 96 00:07:27,830 --> 00:07:35,270 blocking artifacts and improve the dynamic range of compressed content 97 00:07:31,939 --> 00:07:37,339 since 1080p content typically has fewer 98 00:07:35,270 --> 00:07:40,969 artifacts on YouTube than lower resolutions we're seeing a more 99 00:07:39,319 --> 00:07:47,330 pronounced effect which is great news for internet streaming when upscaling to 100 00:07:44,270 --> 00:07:49,849 4k our 1080 footage looks noticeably 101 00:07:47,330 --> 00:07:55,279 sharper compared to a normal HDMI cables 1080p output and here we can see clearer 102 00:07:52,969 --> 00:08:01,009 improvements on small details like Max's hair though compared to true 4k output 103 00:07:58,939 --> 00:08:07,909 there is visible fringing on the edge of her face so it's not as good as clean 4k 104 00:08:03,949 --> 00:08:10,819 but definitely better than 1080p now a 105 00:08:07,909 --> 00:08:16,610 prime helpfully pointed out that these are all things that he could do with 106 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:19,639 Premiere and Photoshop but until he can 107 00:08:16,610 --> 00:08:21,949 do it 224 to 60 scenes per second 108 00:08:19,639 --> 00:08:26,990 without a noticeable delay I'll continue being impressed by the EM cable 109 00:08:23,930 --> 00:08:30,800 leading us to the conclusion then these 110 00:08:26,990 --> 00:08:32,899 things actually work but would I 111 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:38,569 recommend them for a hundred and fifty US dollars with a couple of improvements 112 00:08:36,079 --> 00:08:42,860 it actually becomes a no-brainer I'd like to see a scaler toggle on the 113 00:08:40,969 --> 00:08:47,540 gaming edition so that doesn't mess with my text on the desktop and I'd like to 114 00:08:45,170 --> 00:08:53,600 see flashable firmware with specialty filters for certain applications like 115 00:08:49,730 --> 00:08:55,519 retro gaming but there are definitely 116 00:08:53,600 --> 00:09:02,630 folks out there that I'd recommend it for today like anime fans with large low 117 00:08:59,569 --> 00:09:05,990 resolution collections console gamers as 118 00:09:02,630 --> 00:09:08,449 long as you don't go to retro and anyone 119 00:09:05,990 --> 00:09:15,199 who does a lot of web content streaming keeping in mind of course the display 120 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:18,050 resolution caveat so I can't believe I'm 121 00:09:15,199 --> 00:09:25,880 saying this but great job Murr say it doesn't go down like this often but you 122 00:09:21,079 --> 00:09:28,850 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