yeah it looks WAY better if you change the output to 480p and let the MClassic upscale. The annoyance is if you want to play Wii U games you have to take the 2 minutes it takes to navigate and change the options just to get it back to 1080p
Yeah, it's frustrating that it's so slow to change the video output options on the Wii U.
I've said it before, but I wish that consoles had a "native" output option instead of scaling everything to a fixed resolution.
I generally leave my Wii U set to 720p as that's what the majority of games used, and switch it to 480p for Wii games.
The new HDMI matrix switcher I ordered just arrived, and it does work with 480p, so that makes it a lot easier to do comparisons with Wii games now.
Switching is quite slow though, and I have to manually adjust the capture resolution each time, so it's still a laborious process.
Works well for just using the TV and being able to toggle the mClassic on/off via a remote though.
EDIT: It's this switcher:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYRX22F/
I'm not convinced there isn't something in my setup adding lag though, but I'm currently running everything through a switcher, matrix switch, and then a splitter, and I don't have a latency tester to identify any potential causes.
It could just be that I haven't used my TV for a long time now, and it's worse than I'm used to.
Yeah it does, it's a little blurry as a result. The 720p/1080p upscale isn't too hot but it is better than 480p due to less overscan.
You need to output 480p if you want the mClassic's image processing to work correctly. It won't do much at all if you output 1080p.
I'm not seeing a meaningful difference in overscan in my captures via HDMI, just a slight difference in where the image is positioned - with the 1080p output being pushed to the top of the screen.
What is noticeable though, is that outputting a 480p signal to the TV causes it to decode with BT.601 as intended, while outputting 1080p causes color to be decoded with BT.709 so it looks wrong.
It was good to see that sending the mClassic a 480p signal
converts from 601 to 709, so colors look correct when it's handling the scaling to 1080p rather than the Wii U outputting 601 colors in a 709 output.
Here's a few captures for comparison.
Endless Ocean 2, 480p output, mClassic off/on:
Another Code: R
480p output, mClassic off/on:
1080p output, mClassic off/on:
As you can see, the mClassic doesn't really do a lot when the output is set to 1080p.
I do wish that I had an original Wii with the WiiDual HDMI mod installed though, but I haven't been able to source a new white Wii system that is guaranteed to be compatible with it, and the costs of getting the system modded are high.
I also wish the mClassic's sharpening was optional. Its anti-aliasing can be effective, but there are better options for sharpening an image.
EDIT: Added captions to images.