Best Video Converters and Adapters in 2026: HDMI to RCA, AV to HDMI and S-Video Boxes Ranked by Owners

The Dingsun HDMI to RCA box is the best way to put a Roku, Fire TV Stick, Apple TV or Blu-ray player on a television that only has the yellow, red and white sockets. It accepts HDMI up to 1080p and outputs composite video with stereo audio, and unlike many rivals it ships complete: an HDMI cable, a USB power cable and a wall adapter, so you are not hunting for a spare charger. The result is a standard-definition picture, which on a tube TV is exactly what the set can show anyway. Some 4K sticks need their resolution set to 1080p before the converter locks on, which accounts for most setup complaints. It only goes one way. Owners rate it 4.3 stars from 2,300 reviews.

This is the same Dingsun converter chip in a leaner package: HDMI in, composite out, with an NTSC and PAL switch, but without the HDMI cable or wall adapter of the pick above. If you already have a spare phone charger and an HDMI lead, it is the cheaper way to get a Fire Stick, Roku, PS4 or cable box onto an old CRT. It handles 1080p input at 50 or 60Hz, though the listing is honest that some sources show stripes or no signal until you drop them to 720p or 480p, which takes a minute in the device menu. Like every box here it does not work in reverse. Owners rate it 4.3 stars across 2,300 reviews, so the choice comes down to whether you want the cables in the box.

If the thought of a converter box, an HDMI cable, a USB cable and a wall wart makes you tired, this all-in-one cable has the HDMI to RCA chip built into the lead itself. One end plugs into a Fire Stick, Roku, Chromecast, console or laptop (an HDMI female coupler is included for sticks), the other end splits into yellow, red and white plugs for the old TV, and a short USB tail takes 5V power from a charger. It accepts anything from 480i to 1080p and does not support 3D or reverse conversion. The fixed length means less freedom than a box, and there is no NTSC/PAL switch. For a wall-mounted older TV where every cable shows, its tidiness is the point, and 1,700 owners rate it 4.2 stars.

S-Video was the better analog connection on late-1990s televisions and some older projectors and monitors, and this Dingsun box is the pick for a set that has the round four-pin socket. It takes HDMI from a Roku, Apple TV, console or laptop and outputs either S-Video or composite with stereo audio, switchable between NTSC and PAL, and it arrives with the HDMI cable, USB cable and power adapter. The one real limit is that it cannot drive S-Video and composite at the same time, so you pick one. On many old sets the gain of S-Video over composite is modest, so buy this only if yours has the socket. Owners rate it 4.2 stars from 1,200 reviews.

This is the cable version of the rank one box: composite RCA in, HDMI out, with the leads attached so there is nothing else to buy. It upscales the analog source to 1080p at 60Hz and accepts a wide list of broadcast formats including PAL, both NTSC variants and SECAM, which makes it a good choice for imported consoles or a camcorder from abroad. Setup is plugging in both ends and powering it from USB. Its review base is the smallest here at about 340, with a 4.1-star average, so the rank one box with 8,000 reviews is the lower-risk choice if you do not mind separate cables. For a retro console tucked next to the TV where a single tidy lead matters, this is the one.

The Dingsun 4-in 2-out is for the gaming shelf: three HDMI 2.0 inputs for a PS5, Switch and Xbox, plus one composite input for a Wii, N64, PS2 or VCR, all feeding two HDMI outputs so a TV and a capture box or second screen get the same picture. Modern consoles pass through at up to 4K 60Hz, the analog input is converted and can be switched between 4:3 and 16:9, and a remote and a front button change sources. It is housed in metal and rated 4.3 stars by about 330 owners. It costs several times what a single converter does and offers only one analog socket, so it makes sense only when you are out of HDMI ports and have one old console to keep alive.