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asharru
04-28-2006, 08:40 PM
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=76&products_id=1468&

Do you think these will be available again? If not, do you think a company like monster will make a knockoff?

I love my monster s-video cables, but I would love to get progressive scan. Is it worth shelling out the loot on ebay, or should I just be patient?

Thanks in advance!

---asharru

Trebuken
04-28-2006, 08:51 PM
I got mine from Nintendo.com a couple months ago. It looks as though they have discontinued them permanently though. I think ebay is your only bet. They were never cheap though...so spending $10-$15 on ebay would be worth it now...

Later,
Trebuken

meancode
04-28-2006, 08:59 PM
I notice the Nintendo store no longer sells them. I doubt that Monster will make one too, as it is rather late in the life of the Cube. I have not seen in recent months the thing available at Lik-Sang either.

I too would like these cables. As I just got burnt on eBay, I am steering clear of that for a while.

I have also heard that the difference is not huge, if that is any consolation. If you find them in stock somewhere, please let me know though!

meancode
04-28-2006, 09:03 PM
No love from Play Asia either.

omnedon
04-28-2006, 09:24 PM
I have the cables, got mine wholesale, and they still cost more than a used Cube.

Playing the waiting game may work out, as a person could maybe play their Cube games in hi def on the Wii.

Weee.

Nesmaster
04-28-2006, 10:04 PM
I have the cables, got mine wholesale, and they still cost more than a used Cube.

Playing the waiting game may work out, as a person could maybe play their Cube games in hi def on the Wii.

Weee.

'Tis the only hope I have. I'm not paying the $70-100 the cable is commanding on ebay :/

...Although if cube in 480p on Wii is a no-go, I may HAVE to buy the cable, I'm not playing Zelda tTP any other way.. don't see why it wouldn't be possible though.

asharru
04-28-2006, 10:13 PM
is the Wii supposed to be backwards compatible with the cube? I haven't been keeping up at all. That would fucking rock, and make the decision very easy!

c0ldb33r
04-28-2006, 10:18 PM
is the Wii supposed to be backwards compatible with the cube?
Yes. Yes it is.

It's got cube controller ports and everything.

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6508/nintendorevolution11ij.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nintendorevolution11ij.jpg)

Nez
04-29-2006, 03:34 AM
I paid $80 for mine, worth it just for resident evil 4 alone. But then add the Metriod Series, Baten Kaitos and Smash Bros. it a no brainer. I wouldn't play em any other way.

dairugger
04-29-2006, 05:09 AM
i would try the local gamestores, i got mine for 6.00- from gamestop! apparently they didnt know what they were-and they were in their used cables section.. if i remember correctly i tracked them down via their website, i used the local area code finder thing...

Jasoco
04-29-2006, 09:14 AM
I'll probably just wait for the Revolution (Shush you.) and go Component then. Though I really am tempted to check out Wind Waker on my TV at a better quality than RCA...

Hey.. anyone got some screenshots or photos of some Cube games at both RCA and Component and maybe S-Video? I'm very curious.

omnedon
04-29-2006, 10:33 AM
No screenies, but RCA (yellow) is crap. Really.

S-Video is plenty sufficient and clear on a standard tube TV.

On a widescreen HDTV, component kicks S-Video's ass, and makes widescreen *shine*. Without the component everything seems kind of thin, transparent by comparison to components rich full colour.

I've heard rumours that the Wii will lack HD (component) out capabilities because:

1) hardly anyone uses those capabilities
2) makes the console more expensive to manufacture (no doubt true)

IMO, number one is changing rapidly. Number two is inescapably true.

Don't cripple the Wii for the sake of price Nintendo!

starchildskiss78
04-29-2006, 10:40 AM
From what I can tell Monster has come out with component cables for the Gamecube. I found a link to a couple places selling them for about $25. Don't know how reliable they are though....

http://www.soundcity.com/products/15280.html?tr=froogle

Also here's the link to Monster Cables page showing the Component Cables....need to scroll down a bit to see though:

http://www.monstercable.com/monstergame/gamecube/

And.....apparently Radio Shack sells them...for $19.97!!!

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2110503&cp

meancode
04-29-2006, 11:04 AM
Well hells bells. For $20 I will give it a go.

jonjandran
04-29-2006, 11:08 AM
From what I can tell Monster has come out with component cables for the Gamecube. I found a link to a couple places selling them for about $25. Don't know how reliable they are though....

http://www.soundcity.com/products/15280.html?tr=froogle

Also here's the link to Monster Cables page showing the Component Cables....need to scroll down a bit to see though:

http://www.monstercable.com/monstergame/gamecube/

And.....apparently Radio Shack sells them...for $19.97!!!

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2110503&cp

Those are all composite NOT component cables. :roll:

starchildskiss78
04-29-2006, 11:11 AM
Those are all composite NOT component cables. :roll:

My mistake...when I searched for "component" it gave me these. I guess I wasn't paying attention.

meancode
04-29-2006, 11:12 AM
dammit, they are.

c0ldb33r
04-29-2006, 12:29 PM
I've heard rumours that the Wii will lack HD (component) out capabilities because:

1) hardly anyone uses those capabilities
2) makes the console more expensive to manufacture (no doubt true)
At the very least they should offer this as an add-on.

dbiersdorf
04-29-2006, 12:50 PM
Are these composite or component?

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=801341

tylerwillis
04-29-2006, 01:07 PM
Are these composite or component?

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=801341

Includes RCA Video connector for alternate video output.

That would be a no.

NintendoMan
04-29-2006, 07:04 PM
I paid $80 for mine, worth it just for resident evil 4 alone. But then add the Metriod Series, Baten Kaitos and Smash Bros. it a no brainer. I wouldn't play em any other way.

Can you really tell a difference though??

GrandAmChandler
04-29-2006, 07:34 PM
I paid $80 for mine, worth it just for resident evil 4 alone. But then add the Metriod Series, Baten Kaitos and Smash Bros. it a no brainer. I wouldn't play em any other way.

Can you really tell a difference though??

Yes. I finally tracked these down, and it is a world of difference from Composite. Get these if you can.

mario2butts
04-29-2006, 08:25 PM
There have been and will never be any 3rd party Gamecube component video cables, because the cable has a chip inside the plug that converts the digital video out from the 'cube to analog component video (thats why the plug that goes into the cube is so friggin big and heavy, if you've seen it). Nintendo isn't letting anyone have this chip.

Also only older 'cubes have the digital video out port. Check your 'cube before you buy. I got my cables from lik-sang a while back when they still had them. If you have an HDTV and the GC games you want to play support 480p (most of them), then yes its worth it. Standard definition tube TV, probably not. It just depends on how much of a videophile you are...

Mr Mort
04-30-2006, 03:41 AM
I got mine from NCSX some time ago, and I can attest that if you have an HDTV it makes a considerable difference. In addition, the majority of GC games support 480p and some games look spectacular. Metroid, F-Zero, and FF:Crystal Chronicles look particularly impressive. If I were in the same position as some of you and have an HDTV, I would definately be willing to pay up to about $80.00 for the cable.
If your TV is not capable of displaying in 480p, don't bother, the picture difference between standard component and S-Video is negligible.

EnzoSangiorgio
04-30-2006, 04:34 PM
I got them on ebay for like $50. Definitely worth it, but incredibly disappointing with RE4. Not because of the cables though, because Capcom in their infinite stupidity, made the game full frame only. That means even if you have the component cables and a widescreen TV, the game will be in a window in the middle of the screen AND have the black widescreen bars on the top and bottom, making for a TINY picture.
Lame-city.
The PS2 version is anamorphic, so that's the version to get if you want true widescreen goodness.

Wavelflack
04-30-2006, 06:04 PM
Just so people don't get confused, a component cable will have five plugs (2 audio, 3 video), whereas a composite cable will have three plugs (1 video, 2 audio). The Madcatz has 4 plugs, but you'll notice that one of them looks different. That's because it's an S-video plug.

Counting plugs is the easiest way to make sure you're getting the right thing, especially if buying from ebay. A lot of people get those two words (component, composite) mixed up because of their similarity. I've had several game stores tell me over the phone that they had gamecube COMPONENT cables in stock, and when I drive there the guy points at the COMPOSITE cables and says "there they are" :roll:



So just count your wires.

Mayhem
04-30-2006, 06:12 PM
Except the component cable for the Cube only has the three video wires ;)

(the two audio comes from the analogue port connection still)

EnzoSangiorgio
04-30-2006, 06:23 PM
Just so people don't get confused, a component cable will have five plugs (2 audio, 3 video), whereas a composite cable will have three plugs (1 video, 2 audio). The Madcatz has 4 plugs, but you'll notice that one of them looks different. That's because it's an S-video plug.

Counting plugs is the easiest way to make sure you're getting the right thing, especially if buying from ebay. A lot of people get those two words (component, composite) mixed up because of their similarity. I've had several game stores tell me over the phone that they had gamecube COMPONENT cables in stock, and when I drive there the guy points at the COMPOSITE cables and says "there they are" :roll:



So just count your wires.

nope, the gamecube component cables only have 3 plugs, red, green, and blue. You still need to plug in the standard cables for sound.

GregLee
04-30-2006, 09:48 PM
Even though Nintendo customer support now says the component cables are discontinued, there might still be some point to phoning them up and checking, from time to time. I was told in the first week of March that they were sometimes out of them for a while, but then would get another shipment in. At that time, the cables were listed on the web site as "discontinued", even though I ordered by phone and got a set.

I compared the picture with S-Video vs. component on my HDTV -- component was much better. (Partly because there was a distracting lattice artifact with S-Video.)

RE4's picture quality on my system is a little disappointing. I gather, this is because it has a 30 frames-per-second rate. However, the picture does occupy the entire wide screen area.

Here's hoping the Rev will really have component 480p output and will really be backwards compatible with GC games.

Nez
04-30-2006, 11:29 PM
I paid $80 for mine, worth it just for resident evil 4 alone. But then add the Metriod Series, Baten Kaitos and Smash Bros. it a no brainer. I wouldn't play em any other way.

Can you really tell a difference though??

The difference is huge in some of the more graphicly intense titles. Baiten Kaitos is the game I tested it on and WOW HUGE difference; from composite to s vid and component tried em all. Of course component is the clear winner.

c0ldb33r
04-30-2006, 11:54 PM
nope, the gamecube component cables only have 3 plugs, red, green, and blue. You still need to plug in the standard cables for sound.
Really? How do they plug in? I assume they'd plug into the AV out on the back of the cube, and since the component cables would occupy that slot, how would the audio cables plug in?

Nez
04-30-2006, 11:59 PM
nope, the gamecube component cables only have 3 plugs, red, green, and blue. You still need to plug in the standard cables for sound.
Really? How do they plug in? I assume they'd plug into the AV out on the back of the cube, and since the component cables would occupy that slot, how would the audio cables plug in?

You have a lter cube that had the hd port taken out.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/a16btsuicide/cABLR001.jpg

Cable on the left is the HD cable.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/a16btsuicide/cABLR002.jpg

c0ldb33r
05-01-2006, 01:14 AM
Oh yeah. Mine has that. I just checked.

I don't turn my consoles around nearly enough :D

heybtbm
08-25-2006, 05:03 PM
If anyone is still looking for the official Nintendo GC componant cables, Lik-Sang just got more in stock.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=52&products_id=1468&

The only catch is they raised their price 100%. They're now $69.99. Ouch. Still worth it though.

Super Mario Fan
08-25-2006, 06:11 PM
If anyone is still looking for the official Nintendo GC componant cables, Lik-Sang just got more in stock.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=52&products_id=1468&

The only catch is they raised their price 100%. They're now $69.99. Ouch. Still worth it though.

Jesus tap-dancing Christ! I just got a high-definition TV, and now I have to shell out $70 dollars, just for the CABLES to use it? Somebody has to know of an easier and cheaper way to get these.

Super Mario Fan
08-25-2006, 06:17 PM
If anyone is still looking for the official Nintendo GC componant cables, Lik-Sang just got more in stock.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=52&products_id=1468&

The only catch is they raised their price 100%. They're now $69.99. Ouch. Still worth it though.

Jesus tap-dancing Christ! I just got a high-definition TV, and now I have to shell out $70 dollars, just for the CABLES to use it? Somebody has to know of an easier and cheaper way to get these.

Princess-Isabela
08-25-2006, 07:09 PM
they are worth it $70, there is an amazing difference in picture quality - brighter, stronger colors - not to mention resolution is slightly higher.

Jasoco
08-25-2006, 11:44 PM
You know what? The hell with it. It's the easiest and best deal I can see myself getting without paying eBay prices. Sure, the Wiiiiiiii is coming within the next 4 months, but Paper Mario 2 can't wait anymore.

Should I? Shouldn't I? Should I? Shouldn't I? Dammit.

Edit: Oh, screw it. I ordered. 1-3 day shipping. Hopefully by mid next week I'll be replayng Paper Mario 2 and all my faves in 480p!

Half Japanese
08-26-2006, 12:15 AM
If anyone is still looking for the official Nintendo GC componant cables, Lik-Sang just got more in stock.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=52&products_id=1468&

The only catch is they raised their price 100%. They're now $69.99. Ouch. Still worth it though.

Jesus tap-dancing Christ! I just got a high-definition TV, and now I have to shell out $70 dollars, just for the CABLES to use it? Somebody has to know of an easier and cheaper way to get these.

Without taking your chances on ebay (and even then only saving a couple bucks at best) this is probably the last chance you'll have to buy them from somewhere legitimate. I'm surprised they got them back in at all. I got my cables in January of '04 or so and they couldn't even keep them in stock regularly back then.

Mayhem
08-26-2006, 07:15 AM
PlayAsia got a bundle of them over the last few months (grabbed one myself) but they are back to being "out of stock" as well now.

slip81
08-26-2006, 10:01 AM
I wonder if the price of these things will drop when the Wii is released?

I really want one, but $70 is very steep, and $50-60 on ebay isn't much better.

erehwon
08-26-2006, 01:01 PM
I picked up the component cables from a local store new for $40 a few months ago. I picked them up since I figured that might be the only time I ever see them. I don't have a gamecube yet, what is the best way to pick one up with the port for the component cable? Is it still possible to get them new? Or can you have Nintendo put the port on a new cube? I doubt it, but I thought I'd ask. I don't like buying consoles used if new ones are still available.

Joker T
08-26-2006, 03:55 PM
I really need to get these.

Do you activate Progressive scan on start up with the Gamecube?

Jasoco
08-26-2006, 04:12 PM
Hold B at startup to activate it.

Mayhem
08-26-2006, 04:55 PM
Remember to check the back of each game to make sure it is prog scan enabled... or the list on http://www.hdtvarcade.com/hdtvforum/index.php?autocom=custom&page=gamecubeac

njiska
08-26-2006, 05:09 PM
Isn't it wonderful? I had a friend come into work the other day and say, "Hey you want this? $20 I need gas money." $20 dollars late the GC Component cable was mine. Gotta love desperation.

mgriff
08-26-2006, 10:27 PM
I got my gc component cable for $5 at GS, it was marked as a Generic AV Cable :fist: :rocker: :D 8-)

j_factor
08-27-2006, 01:14 AM
I still don't 'get' the way Gamecube component cables work. Why do the Gamecube component cables require a digital out, when component video is analog? Why aren't there any component cables (like third party or something) that use the regular/analog port?

mills
08-27-2006, 12:50 PM
like someone said there is a chip in the plug of the cable that covnerts the signal.

Mayhem
08-27-2006, 01:21 PM
Yeah, the donkey work is done by the cable (hence its price) and not by hardware inside the Cube (to keep costs down).

Joker T
08-27-2006, 09:18 PM
I think I may bite the bullet and buy one off lik-sang, it may be very difficult to find one again.

RARusk
08-27-2006, 11:29 PM
I was fortunate to buy two cables from Nintendo just as they discontinued it from their website. I paid about 68$ (plus S/H and tax) for the both of them (one for me, one for my brother-in-law). I hacked mine to make it output RGB then, a couple of weeks later, I found another cable at a GameStop for $5. So now I have two cables for myself, one RGB modified, the other unhacked.

If you want to know how to modify yours for RGB use then this page (http://nfggames.com/wiki/doku.php?id=av:gamecube_rgb) that I wrote for the GamesX Wiki will show you how.

j_factor
08-30-2006, 12:14 AM
like someone said there is a chip in the plug of the cable that covnerts the signal.

I know that.. but the analog out should be perfectly capable of using component cables also. I mean, don't European Gamecubes have RGB SCART leads that connect through the analog out? If it can do RGB, it can do component.

Anthony1
08-30-2006, 02:11 AM
Paying more than $35 or so for the component cables doesn't make any sense with the Wii coming out soon. Some of you people are spending like $75 to get a component cable shipped from Lik-Sang, when you can put that $75 towards a Wii and use it's component cable instead. I'm guessing with the Wii, the component cables will either be packed in with the unit, or you'll be able to get one seperately for $29.99 or less.


Of course it's easy for me to say, considering I sold my component cable individually to a DP member for $35 some time ago, and also sold my Cube as well. I figure when I get the Wii, I can play Cube games on it, if I want to, and I'll just use the component cable that comes with the Wii or buy it seperately. I'm guessing this time we won't have to jump through hoops to get a freaking component cable. From what I understand, even though Nintendo is frowing upon the whole HDTV thing, all their Wii systems at e3 were hooked up to widescreen HDTV's running in a 480p mode, so they must have a component cable for it, and I'm expecting it will be available in stores on day 1, if not packed in the box. As for it being packed in, I think that depends on what price they set for the Wii. If they set the price at $249.99 or $229.99 they better have that damn cable packed in. If it's priced at $199 or less, then I'm guessing the cable won't get packed in. Hopefully 3rd party component cables will also be available as well.


Regardless, I don't know why anybody would pay $70 for a GameCube component cable, when that $70 can go towards a system that isn't on it's death bed. The Wii should have flawless backwards compatibility considering it's a Cube 1.5 in disguise, so there really is no point in even keeping a GameCube around if one is dead set on buying a Wii at launch. Unless you have a little kid or little brother or something, and your going to give your Cube to them when you get the Wii.

Jasoco
08-30-2006, 02:16 PM
Well, the way I see it, we still have time to sell them before the Wii comes out. Which will probably be like late fall. I'm sure there will be someone out there on eBay who doesn't realize the Wii will pretty much make them obsolete. So wii, I mean we may be able to get some of our money back. Even if not all.

I just got mine today. Is it supposed to be setup? I don't notice a huge benefit to it over S-Video except that now I can keep my S-Video hooked to my SNES instead. And that I can use Progressive. Is there a thing I have to do to set it up?

Also, are there any widescreen 480 games on the Cube? I don't mean games with bars (Like BG&E which looks pretty bad stretched and zoomed.), but real wide ones? By which I mean ones with an option to change to 16:9? Or is it pretty much 4:3 only? I wish the cable let me output 16:9 with bars so I didn't have to change to "Normal 4:3 Aspect" on my TV every time I want to use the Cube. (Peeve of mine. I hate how my DVD player can't automatically display TV show DVD's in 4:3 with bars instead of stretching them. Peeves suck. Dreaming of a 16:9 only world.)

Too bad the Wii won't use the same cable. (It won't because the Wii has an AV cable port which will output both audio and video whether it's Composite, S-Video or Component. Whereas the Cubes cable is Video only, to use audio you still need the older cable plugged into the audio inputs.

I tested it on a few games. Then settled down for some Paper Mario fun. Doesn't look too bad, still wish it was 720p. ;) It'd be perfect in 720p. At least Paper Mario 3 will probably be 16:9. :D

Princess-Isabela
08-30-2006, 02:27 PM
Also, are there any widescreen 480 games on the Cube?:D

I know Starfox Adventures has true widescreen mode, but overal there arent many ws games on the cube.

Jasoco
08-30-2006, 02:52 PM
Figures.

Out of all my Cube games, the following have an 16:9 option: (Not forced like BG&E. That games only drawback. Why didn't this have the option? It was MADE for 16:9! Even filmed in 16:9!)

F-Zero GX (Sucky game bah.)
Eternal Darkness (Awesome.)
Soul Calibur II (Meh)
Tony Hawk 4 (Meh again.)

Wow... what a selection.

Thank God and Iwata for the coming 16:9 Revolution. (See what I did there?)

Now.. if only my PS2 didn't look like shit on Component. UGH IT'S SO SHITTY!

c0ldb33r
08-30-2006, 02:59 PM
I saw something at EB the other day - it was universal composite cables for xbox, ps2 and cube - it had 3 connectors.

Are these type any good? I realize they're probably not as good as the first party ones, but this is a cheap option, especially if the picture quality is decent.

Jasoco
08-30-2006, 03:05 PM
Composite isn't Component. I haven't seen any cables for all three with Component. All the universal ones I've seen are PS2 and Xbox only due to the special chips and suck in the Cube versions.

Do you remember what wires it had?

Composite is RCA. It's the worst picture you'll get aside from RF. All the EB's and GameStops I've been to ever have never had a universal with all three.

Mayhem
08-30-2006, 05:17 PM
http://www.hdtvarcade.com/hdtvforum/index.php?autocom=custom&page=gamecubeac

Jasoco
08-30-2006, 05:47 PM
I'm assuming that link's not directed at me as it's the same link I used to find the list of 16:9 games I listed that I had.

I also used it to find all the Xbox and PS2 games I have too.

It's a great link. Very handy. Doesn't help make my PS2 not look like shit though. Seriously, is there any way? ANY WAY?

Anthony1
09-02-2006, 12:43 AM
Doesn't help make my PS2 not look like shit though. Seriously, is there any way? ANY WAY?


Yes, there is a way to make your PS2 not look like shit. But it won't come cheap. Basically, for all the PS2 games that don't have a 480p option, (which is like 98 percent of the library), you need to use a XRGB2+ along with a TV or monitor that has a VGA input. Or get the Audio Authority thing to go along with it, and use it with any 480p or better TV that has component inputs. You'll also need a Japanese PS1 or PS2 scart cable. It must be the Japanese one, and not the euro one, cause it has a different pinout. Or get somebody to make you an adapter to convert the Euro to JPN pinout.

Again, it's not cheap, it's expensive as fuck, but it works. Killzone and San Andreas have never looked better. :D


A cheaper option is just a Commodore 1084S monitor with a custom PS1 or PS2 rgb cable.

Jasoco
09-02-2006, 12:49 AM
Screw Killzone and San Andreas. I'm talking about Shadows of the Colossus and Dragon Quest 8. The only two games I own that look worse than an early PS1 game.

Horrible! I'm sure many people have seen that. (I've heard SOTC and DQ8 can't be made to look any better. Why? If even Jak 3 can look nice on Component, why not them? Were they programmed to look like shit?)

meancode
09-02-2006, 05:26 AM
Were they programmed to look like shit?)

That is pretty funny. But I am not going to answer that :P

Anthony1
09-02-2006, 01:53 PM
Screw Killzone and San Andreas. I'm talking about Shadows of the Colossus and Dragon Quest 8. The only two games I own that look worse than an early PS1 game.

Horrible! I'm sure many people have seen that. (I've heard SOTC and DQ8 can't be made to look any better. Why? If even Jak 3 can look nice on Component, why not them? Were they programmed to look like shit?)


One reason Jak 3 looks so amazing is it happens to be one of the few 480p games on the PS2. So if you are viewing it in component on a HDTV, that is why it looks so amazing. As for Dragon Quest 8, I haven't played the game, but I remember seeing pics of the game in Play magazine, and it looked absolutely gorgeous. I'm guessing that game would look amazing in rgb, so if you could get your hands on a used Commodore 1084S monitor (about $40) and a custom PS1 or PS2 rgb cable (about $25), you could see the true beauty of a game like that. As for Shadow of the Colossus, part of the reason that game looks a little on the crappy side, is they are taxing every little bit of power that the PS2 has, and are probably pushing the PS2 over the edge a little bit, which causes the game to look crappy in certain ways.

Jasoco
09-03-2006, 01:23 AM
Gorgeous on a SDTV. But put it on an HDTV and it's horribly unplayable. I can't play it because I can't enjoy it! I can't stand looking at it. I tried taking photos of it but even the photos looked better. They didn't show the true horribleness.

They look like a low resolution JPG stretched to a high definition picture.

I see no excuse for this. They're late generation epic games and they should not look like this.

Out of all my games, these two are so bad. Every other game looks fine "upgraded" via Component. I guess I only make a big deal out of it because they're two of my most favorite games and they're too young to look this dated. Jak 2 and 3 should not look better! It's just not fair!

Sad.

So sad.

Back on topic. This is about the Cube cables. Not the PS2.

Wind Waker looks great. Paper Mario 2 looks beautiful. (Looking so forward to Paper Mario Thwii. Please!!)

Joker T
09-03-2006, 11:46 AM
The Xploder HDTV Player For PS2

http://gear.ign.com/articles/723/723551p1.html

This thing will according to the article will play almost any PS2 game or DVD in 480p, 720p and 1080i.

sorry back to the GC.

I think I've decided to wait on picking up these cables as well, its alot of money for lack of support on most of my games.

Jasoco
09-05-2006, 12:35 AM
The Xploder HDTV Player For PS2

http://gear.ign.com/articles/723/723551p1.html

This thing will according to the article will play almost any PS2 game or DVD in 480p, 720p and 1080i.

sorry back to the GC.

I think I've decided to wait on picking up these cables as well, its alot of money for lack of support on most of my games.Actually, it's been reported it doesn't make SOTC or DQ8 look any better.

Princess-Isabela
09-05-2006, 01:05 AM
The Xploder HDTV Player For PS2

http://gear.ign.com/articles/723/723551p1.html

This thing will according to the article will play almost any PS2 game or DVD in 480p, 720p and 1080i.

sorry back to the GC.

I think I've decided to wait on picking up these cables as well, its alot of money for lack of support on most of my games.Actually, it's been reported it doesn't make SOTC or DQ8 look any better.

well lets just wait for PS3 to come out and see how two mentioned ones will look on that system via backwards compatibility through HDMI output.

spunibard
12-26-2006, 05:11 PM
anyone seen this?? looks like a universal component cable that has gamecube?!?

http://www.amazon.com/Madcatz-MOV061550-Universal-Component-Cable/dp/B000IAPGIS/

MarioMania
12-27-2006, 03:22 AM
I know that.. but the analog out should be perfectly capable of using component cables also. I mean, don't European Gamecubes have RGB SCART leads that connect through the analog out? If it can do RGB, it can do component.

Can anyone hack a Component Cable for the Gamecube..that uses the Analog Out

Sylentwulf
12-27-2006, 06:23 AM
I noticed someone bumped this, We carry Wii Component cables. Right now we have them overpriced on ebay, and haven't put them in our store yet, I imagine We'll price them around $10 + Shipping if anyone is interested e-mail me, or PM me here/ instant message e if you will include your board user name with your IM so I know who you are.

segagamer4life
12-27-2006, 09:56 AM
I know this is a very stupid question but the video input for the Wii isn't at all similar to the cube is it? that would be to easy... but I don't own a Wii yet, so I don't know.. anyone? thanks.