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    On my CRT sets S-Video makes a huge difference in colors and image clarity. On some sets with really advanced comb filters the difference between Composite and S-Video can be muted, but the actual image quality between the two is actually as big as Composite to Component or RGB. I actually consider S-Video equal to RGB, and Component equal to HDMI, so long as the resolutions are the same in the comparison.

    To the OP, for years I have preferred playing SNES over Composite rather than S-Video because of all of the low resolution aliasing that S-Video exposes. Now that I have an RGB to HDMI adapter for my Genesis and Master System though, I am starting to enjoy the higher quality colors and find myself more able to overlook aliasing and dithering that is exposed by the better quality video.

    Sticking strictly to native hardware support, I tend to prefer having the following cables for these systems:

    NES: Composite
    Master System: Composite/RGB
    Genesis-Sega CD-32X: Composite/RGB (32X has very good Composite)
    TG16/DUO: Composite (requires a mod for RGB, but DUO/R has great Composite
    SNES: Composite/S-Video
    3DO: S-Video
    Jaguar: S-Video
    Saturn: S-Video
    N64: S-Video
    PS1/PS2: Component
    Dreamcast: VGA to Component
    Xbox: Component
    Gamecube: Component
    etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sheath View Post
    On my CRT sets S-Video makes a huge difference in colors and image clarity. On some sets with really advanced comb filters the difference between Composite and S-Video can be muted, but the actual image quality between the two is actually as big as Composite to Component or RGB. I actually consider S-Video equal to RGB, and Component equal to HDMI, so long as the resolutions are the same in the comparison.

    To the OP, for years I have preferred playing SNES over Composite rather than S-Video because of all of the low resolution aliasing that S-Video exposes. Now that I have an RGB to HDMI adapter for my Genesis and Master System though, I am starting to enjoy the higher quality colors and find myself more able to overlook aliasing and dithering that is exposed by the better quality video.

    Sticking strictly to native hardware support, I tend to prefer having the following cables for these systems:

    NES: Composite
    Master System: Composite/RGB
    Genesis-Sega CD-32X: Composite/RGB (32X has very good Composite)
    TG16/DUO: Composite (requires a mod for RGB, but DUO/R has great Composite
    SNES: Composite/S-Video
    3DO: S-Video
    Jaguar: S-Video
    Saturn: S-Video
    N64: S-Video
    PS1/PS2: Component
    Dreamcast: VGA to Component
    Xbox: Component
    Gamecube: Component
    etc.
    That's just a sampling of the best consoles have to offer. Wait until you see TG16/DUO in RGB. An amazing sight! From what I understand, it factually has superior image clarity than SNES and Genesis. Not a question of setup or opinion differences.
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    I finally decided to snag an s-video cable for my Super NES. I checked all the used game stores around me, assuming they would have something intended for the Gamecube, but no luck. I ordered an official Nintendo one from Ebay. There are approximately one billion of the crappy composite/s-video combination cables listed, so it wasn't easy to find.

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