ToastyGhost

I've talked to the Mcable manufacturers, and they told me it was due to the capture card not being able to lock onto the clock. So I'm going to be testing out a clock re synthesizer thats designed for such things.

I'm using it for testing to solve another problem I've been having. This is the same problem I'm having when trying to upscale the Original Xboxs 480p content. Since Xbox 360s are more popular, I thought it would be easier for people to find a solution.

Having problems with Xbox 360 running at 480p being upscaled by mcable running to Elgato HD60 Pro. Hd60 Pro has signal loss and what looks to be interference when upscaling 480p content through mcable. Contacted Mcable support, they tested it with a Nintendo Switch. They said it was because the HD60 has problems locking onto the clock from the mcable upscaling 480p. They solved the problem by running a splitter between the Nintendo Switch and mcable. I tried this same fix with the Xbox 360, but the problem continues. However, it seems to be fine when running the PS3 in 480p through this setup. Any suggestions? If it is a clocking issue, is there any inexpensive way to create a stable clock for the HD60 to lock on to? I also tried an HDMI repeater to see if it would help, and the problem is still there.

Sorry! It was in paragraphs when I copied it. I'm posted from my phone

And what I mean by length seems to matter.. if I use components connected to a component to hdmi converter and use a 6 foot hdmi cable, it works fine. But if I use a 25 ft hdmi cable, it shows green specks that outline characters. And this only happens with 480p games. The same hdmi works great with 720p from the original Xbox. Do the rules of HDMI change when it's being converted from analog? And why would it only happen from 480p? It's not the original Xbox, nor components problem if it works perfect with shorter HDMI cables or works perfect when directly connected without the converter. Could every converter I've tried be giving off a weak 480p signal that's can't travel well through longer hdmi? Would an hdmi repeater help this?

Please read all. It's long, sorry! I have an original Xbox. I'm converting from component to hdmi. I've tried 3 converters, the hd link cable, cheap component cables, and official brand Xbox component cables. There seems to be interference somewhere, but I can't pin it. Oh, the interference is only on 480p. That's the confusing part. My story starts here: I've been trying to record gameplay from the original Xbox with the Elgato HD 60 Pro. When I started, I had cheap component cables, cheap converter, cheap hdmi cable. My setup was in the living room of my house. Everything worked fine. No problems. I moved my setup to the next room over. Nothing changed. After a couple months, I started dropping signal. Looked up fixes. Oh, so it's because of the cheap cables. Let's buy some expensive official cables. Wait for delivery. Oh, it's doing the same thing, but only on 480p games. Strange. Let's test the converter. I move the Xbox to the living room. Plug up components directly to tv. Works perfect. Plug up cheap components. Works perfect. Through the HDMI converter? That's the problem! That also rules out any ideas that there's problems with my HD 60 Pro. Look at all those red and blue specks all over those 480p games and not the 720p ones. I ordered new converter. This will fix it. Wait for delivery. Oh, it works. A day later, nope.. same BS!. This converter brand sucks for 480p. Let's try a different brand. And I think I'll order the mcable too. Wait some more. Sure wish I could record some 480p games. Different brand, same BS! And only on 480p games. OH! The forums say there could be interference in cheap HDMI cables. Forums also say that 480p travels better than 720p or 1080p. So why does it only do this on 480p games? It does this through the HD link cable, the converters and cheap AND official component cables. Let's try some different HDMI cables. All that seem to work fine on every other console. Let's try the 25ft hdmi that works perfect with the Xbox one. Oh, well that's a mess. Maybe it's the length? Eventhough it does great with 720p original Xbox games and 1080p Xbox one, and the PS3 and WiiU, the 480p is terrible. But 480p travels better right? Let's try the hdmi that come with the Xbox one, it has ferret cores, that helps with interference, right? Oh, the same thing. What about the hdmi that come with the PS3? It's the thickest and shortest. Maybe length is the problem. That seems to work. 480p is stable. Let's just connect it to a splitter and connect to the 10ft mcable (it's the legacy). Looks really nice, except for all these white dots on the screen ONLY ON 480p games! Looks like interference. Remove the splitter, just use hdmi extender. Same thing. What if I connect it to a switch? Same thing. What if I connect the mcable directly to the converter? Same thing. Maybe bad luck with converters? Let's use the hd link. There's wavy lines that look like interference when I just use it, but maybe it will work with the mcable? Nope. Okay, so there's interference only in 480p games, let's move the Xbox to different places in the room. All the same. I have another way of testing interference.. let's just use cheap components through the converter and try the different hdmi cables without the mcable. Signal drops everywhere with cheap components. Oh wait, I found a spot and it's stable and works with 480p through the converter with the PS3 hdmi cord. So it's obviously interference. Let's test this even more, I'll use the really long 25ft hdmi. It works! But there are still a couple specks coming up. But this should work great when I replace it with the official components. It does. But still interference. I unplug everything but the monitor and computer. The interference doesn't clear up. Let's plug the ps3 hdmi directly to the HD60 Pro. Ayyy, that's pretty good. Now let's try the mcable again. Oh, more specks. So I'm returning the mcable and getting it replaced. The only spot that my signal works the best is directly in the middle of the room. There is interference obviously from somewhere. (Even with everything unplugged that's the only spot where the signal is best). I'm now waiting on my new mcable. But here's my questions. Why does it do this with the mcable on 480p? And why only on 480p games? Everything I've read says that 480p can travel longer and further than 720p and 1080p without signal loss. So why is my situation the complete opposite? The Xbox isn't the problem. Works fine when connected directly to the television with components. That also rules out problems with the component cables. HD60 Pro? If that was the case, then it wouldn't be any different no matter how long the cables are. Plus, I get the exact same results on the television. Converter? Possibly, but it seems to work really well with shorter cables, and that would mean that not only is the new converter faulty, but the other one I ordered is also faulty, and the hd link cable is also faulty. All only on 480p games. To me, it seems like interference. Even though the official components are supposed to be good against interference. The HDMI could be picking up interference, but they don't pick up this interference with anything else except 480p. The length also seems to matter, but I'm not sure why length only matters with 480p. The only other thing I can think of is there's a coaxial is coming out of the floor that could be connected to a router. But it's not connected to anything. But if I connect everything to the opposite end of the room, no difference. Only in the middle of the room is when the signal is good. When the new mcable arrives, hopefully it will fix the mcable white specks problem that only occur with 480p. I'm sorry this is so long, but I'm trying to give every detail. I'm getting really frustrated, please help me.