Make Your Games Look Better with the mClassic HDMI Video Processor From Marseille

In this episode, we unbox and test out the mClassic HDMI Video Processor from Marseille.

In October 2019, I had my first experiences with a company named Marseille and their first video game processor, the mCable. Designed out of the box to improve the graphic quality of your games, the mCable really did a lot of amazing things. Not to be satisfied, the design team went back to improve upon their original design. The results is the device you see here, the mClassic.

One of the biggest points of improvement on the mClassic over the mCable is the 3 different mode options on the mClassic. With the mCable if it was connected it was on and doing its thing. With the mClassic you have the option to switch it off and just have it pass through the signal, Scaling mode which provides enhanced anti-aliasing to smooth out graphics, improved sharpness and clarity of your images, and a lag-free experience. Finally, there's retro mode which is designed for 480P and 4:3 aspect ratio game systems such as the GameCube, N64, and more.

Setting up the mClassic is super easy. Simply plug the mClassic into your source, connect a power supply and HDMI cable and you are ready to play. Think of the mClassic as an external graphics processor. Whatever you plug into it, will look better coming out of it. That's because the internal processor redraws every single pixel, making them sharper, cleaner, and overall looking better. I connected the mClassic to my Monoprice HDMI switcher, this way everything that I play would benefit from the improvements. I was very happy to discover this was exactly the case, and it worked exactly as I wanted.

I started my testing with my HDMI modded NES going between standard mode and retro mode. I found a little bit of wonkiness on standard mode, but retro mode played beautifully well. Everything was gorgeous, bright, and just sharper.

From here I moved to my Sega systems which I have connected to my OSSC, and here is where I found the one issue with the mClassic. Due to issues with the OSSC itself, you cannot use anything more than 2x line multiplying coming out of the system otherwise you get some pretty severe graphical glitches. I noticed this first on my Master System, but it was the case with absolutely everything that I had hooked up to the OSSC. This is one of the true benefits on the mClassic over the mCable, if I ever want to use anything more than 2x line multiplication on my OSSC I can simply switch it to pass through mode and it works exactly as intended, no graphical issues.

Everything else that I connected to the mClassic worked perfectly. My Gamecube, Wii, Wii U, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and of course my Switch all worked exactly as they should have. The newer the system, the less dramatic the increase, but the increase was there nonetheless.

Why it RoX:
- Makes a noticeable difference on every platform
- Plug and Play compatibility
- Three separate modes allow you to tailor your experience
- Lag and latency free
- Max resolution improvement over the m cable
- Dongle design allows me to use whatever length HDMI cable needed

What could be improved:
- Kind of expensive
- Not compatible with all OSSC line multiplication profiles
- It would be nice to be able to change modes via and infrared remote, similar to the GCHD or the Carby

Should you buy one?
The Marseille mClassic does everything the mCable does, and more. If you already have an mCable, it's a hard value proposition to say that you need to upgrade. The mCable is really, really good and the slight uptick in resolution may not necessarily be worth the $100 plus investment. Additionally, if you are an OSSC user, you may be frustrated by the compatibility issues between the two devices. If you are a graphical fanatic, where having the absolute sharpest, most beautiful, bestest pixels ever, this is definitely right up your alley. It absolutely does make your games look better, but does it make your games look $100 better? That's something you'll have to determine yourself, but I will not be disconnecting the mClassic from my system anytime soon.

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