WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.839 I gotta be honest guys I don't really 00:00:05.819 --> 00:00:10.740 know what to say here it's like I don't even know which way is 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 00:00:12.059 --> 00:00:21.480 mean okay so Marseille claims that it's 00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:26.359 special em cables can improve image 00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:30.300 quality for both games and video content 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:33.180 but surely it's snake oil I mean the 00:00:30.300 --> 00:00:38.329 claims on the box couldn't possibly be true 00:00:33.690 --> 00:00:42.390 could they well we've done literally 00:00:38.329 --> 00:00:45.170 hours of video capture so you can see 00:00:42.390 --> 00:00:45.170 for yourself 00:00:51.430 --> 00:00:58.550 Corsairs Boyd pro gaming headsets feature microfiber mesh fabric and 00:00:56.059 --> 00:01:03.440 memory foam ear cups as well as custom tuned 50 millimeter neodymium drivers 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 00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:13.600 little different from the other HDMI x' 00:01:09.710 --> 00:01:16.940 on one end and HDMI connector labeled 00:01:13.600 --> 00:01:20.090 source okay I'm with you so far 00:01:16.940 --> 00:01:25.280 then on the other end an HDMI connector 00:01:20.090 --> 00:01:29.149 and a USB connector well what it turns 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:31.729 out is that this is to power the digital 00:01:29.149 --> 00:01:37.100 signal processor that marseilles claims to have designed from the ground up for 00:01:34.069 --> 00:01:40.369 video processing and then built into the 00:01:37.100 --> 00:01:43.009 cable I mean to say that my BS detector 00:01:40.369 --> 00:01:48.770 got true good would be a gross understatement we all I mean literally 00:01:46.580 --> 00:01:53.660 everyone in the office thought that this thing would be great fodder for our 00:01:51.009 --> 00:02:00.349 useless tech over a hundred series I mean look at the obviously faked results 00:01:57.679 --> 00:02:05.420 in the marketing materials I mean if if if those are real you are getting some 00:02:02.599 --> 00:02:10.759 magic grade upscaling on the cinema one and for the gaming Edition you're 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:16.870 getting anti aliasing without any performance loss spoiler alert it is not 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 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:28.640 real interesting before we get to testing though a set-up guide and cables 00:02:25.670 --> 00:02:35.269 upscaling only works if the output matches the content resolution so for a 00:02:31.790 --> 00:02:38.569 480p game or movie you have to actually 00:02:35.269 --> 00:02:41.120 set your TV or monitor to that 00:02:38.569 --> 00:02:47.030 resolution rather than just stretching it to your native one in software second 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:51.650 the m cable cinemas 1080p to 4k 00:02:47.030 --> 00:02:54.260 upscaling relies on detecting a 1080p 24 00:02:51.650 --> 00:03:00.590 FPS signal this is their film mode recognition feature starting with the 00:02:56.989 --> 00:03:02.200 gaming Edition hmm at native resolution 00:03:00.590 --> 00:03:08.260 they're processing isn't doing the Windows desktop any 00:03:04.150 --> 00:03:11.190 favors that's a drawback now let's fire 00:03:08.260 --> 00:03:19.870 up some games what the frak this is rise of the Tomb Raider at 720p 00:03:16.140 --> 00:03:23.200 you're seeing this right it looks like 00:03:19.870 --> 00:03:26.100 anti-aliasing is on well okay let's just 00:03:23.200 --> 00:03:32.099 grab a regular HDMI cable and whit's seriously and this is not isolated to 00:03:30.100 --> 00:03:37.660 Tomb Raider we're looking at significantly smoother diagonal lines 00:03:34.810 --> 00:03:43.420 across the board and look at these cables at the beginning of the Deus Ex 00:03:39.850 --> 00:03:46.150 mankind divided benchmark at 1080p the 00:03:43.420 --> 00:03:52.450 improvement is noticeable as well if a little smaller so it looks like it's not 00:03:49.569 --> 00:04:00.220 just upscaling but actually providing AAA and pretty decent anti-aliasing at 00:03:56.260 --> 00:04:02.739 that I mean compared to running 8x msaa 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 00:04:05.140 --> 00:04:13.630 than FX AAA and stacking 8x NSAA with 00:04:10.780 --> 00:04:19.570 the end cable gives us even better results as for running two M cables in 00:04:16.900 --> 00:04:24.150 series though most people probably wouldn't like the over sharp effect but 00:04:22.270 --> 00:04:30.550 csgo players take note of these shimmering model outlines let's go back 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 00:04:34.620 --> 00:04:43.900 whoa at 480p the difference is night and 00:04:39.640 --> 00:04:46.840 day it basically looks like 720p and at 00:04:43.900 --> 00:04:53.500 720p it's not as dramatic but the improvement is there so at this point we 00:04:50.650 --> 00:05:00.389 were thinking well ok the lower the resolution the better then right well 00:04:57.030 --> 00:05:03.490 while an M cable would go great with a 00:05:00.389 --> 00:05:06.550 Playstation 3 or a Playstation 2 even on 00:05:03.490 --> 00:05:09.430 an HDMI converter unfortunately you can 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 00:05:11.830 --> 00:05:18.230 cables current scaling algorithm anyway and we think one with a scan 00:05:15.950 --> 00:05:24.770 line generator or pixel art scaling like hqx ----builtin would make it much more 00:05:21.140 --> 00:05:27.590 ideal for retro gaming assuming that 00:05:24.770 --> 00:05:36.350 Marcy's claims with respect to input leg hold true and actually more good news if 00:05:32.420 --> 00:05:39.230 there's any leg our 240 FPS camera can't 00:05:36.350 --> 00:05:45.350 detect it so that's another win for M cables marketing so other than the still 00:05:42.650 --> 00:05:52.400 clearly faked screenshot comparisons on the Box the gaming Edition somehow 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:55.850 passes the snake-oil test but what about 00:05:52.400 --> 00:06:00.020 the cinema version at 480p upscaled to 00:05:55.850 --> 00:06:00.920 1080p anime really sees a major bump in 00:06:00.020 --> 00:06:06.080 visual fidelity although color banding can get 00:06:03.440 --> 00:06:11.450 exacerbated somewhat pay particular attention to the lines of inori's face 00:06:08.270 --> 00:06:13.820 and the cracks in the ground Big Buck 00:06:11.450 --> 00:06:17.930 Bunny sees significant smoothing of its blockiness especially around the edges 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 00:06:20.870 --> 00:06:28.760 480p YouTube rip from Brandon's red weapon review take one look at the 00:06:26.450 --> 00:06:35.150 difference in this scene with max in the forest and tell me that that doesn't 00:06:31.340 --> 00:06:38.300 look significantly better when shown 00:06:35.150 --> 00:06:42.740 these results the Universal response at 00:06:38.300 --> 00:06:46.010 the office was and I quote what the [ __ ] 00:06:42.740 --> 00:06:50.890 that's 480p are you sure you didn't mix 00:06:46.010 --> 00:06:54.170 it up yeah we're sure as for 720p 00:06:50.890 --> 00:06:56.990 sharpened edges still give the edge haha 00:06:54.170 --> 00:07:01.970 to the M cable in anime while Big Buck Bunny sees details that were fuzzy in 00:06:59.390 --> 00:07:07.730 480p subscale that now looked relatively sharp and meanwhile our red capture 00:07:04.790 --> 00:07:13.580 still looks pretty good at 720p on its own but depth and sharpness of smaller 00:07:11.090 --> 00:07:20.150 details both get a big boost check out the reflection on Max's eyes 00:07:15.710 --> 00:07:22.520 and her hair in this shot at 1080p on 00:07:20.150 --> 00:07:27.830 like the gaming edition the sharpening effect just isn't as necessary or 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:29.569 pronounced but what it does do is remove 00:07:27.830 --> 00:07:35.270 blocking artifacts and improve the dynamic range of compressed content 00:07:31.939 --> 00:07:37.339 since 1080p content typically has fewer 00:07:35.270 --> 00:07:40.969 artifacts on YouTube than lower resolutions we're seeing a more 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:47.330 pronounced effect which is great news for internet streaming when upscaling to 00:07:44.270 --> 00:07:49.849 4k our 1080 footage looks noticeably 00:07:47.330 --> 00:07:55.279 sharper compared to a normal HDMI cables 1080p output and here we can see clearer 00:07:52.969 --> 00:08:01.009 improvements on small details like Max's hair though compared to true 4k output 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 00:08:03.949 --> 00:08:10.819 but definitely better than 1080p now a 00:08:07.909 --> 00:08:16.610 prime helpfully pointed out that these are all things that he could do with 00:08:12.800 --> 00:08:19.639 Premiere and Photoshop but until he can 00:08:16.610 --> 00:08:21.949 do it 224 to 60 scenes per second 00:08:19.639 --> 00:08:26.990 without a noticeable delay I'll continue being impressed by the EM cable 00:08:23.930 --> 00:08:30.800 leading us to the conclusion then these 00:08:26.990 --> 00:08:32.899 things actually work but would I 00:08:30.800 --> 00:08:38.569 recommend them for a hundred and fifty US dollars with a couple of improvements 00:08:36.079 --> 00:08:42.860 it actually becomes a no-brainer I'd like to see a scaler toggle on the 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 00:08:45.170 --> 00:08:53.600 see flashable firmware with specialty filters for certain applications like 00:08:49.730 --> 00:08:55.519 retro gaming but there are definitely 00:08:53.600 --> 00:09:02.630 folks out there that I'd recommend it for today like anime fans with large low 00:08:59.569 --> 00:09:05.990 resolution collections console gamers as 00:09:02.630 --> 00:09:08.449 long as you don't go to retro and anyone 00:09:05.990 --> 00:09:15.199 who does a lot of web content streaming keeping in mind of course the display 00:09:10.880 --> 00:09:18.050 resolution caveat so I can't believe I'm 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 00:09:21.079 --> 00:09:28.850 shocked us mass drop is the place to go 00:09:25.880 --> 00:09:34.600 to get great deals on curated items sourced by the community for the 00:09:31.670 --> 00:09:41.360 community and this one looks pretty freakin awesome this is the mass drop 00:09:37.730 --> 00:09:42.860 vast curved gaming monitor it's 35 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:49.700 inches corner-to-corner it 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