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Gamereviewgod

03-08-2003, 01:41 PM

Since the last 3 Nintendo systems have shared the same AV cables and S-video cables, could they also share component cables for a crisp, crystal clear picture? :D

wberdan

03-08-2003, 01:49 PM

dont know, but you are going to gain very little (at best) even if you do use them with the N64 or snes. i would go so far as to say there would be almost no difference on those systems between s video and component;

willie

Sylentwulf

03-08-2003, 03:27 PM

Then there's the fact that you have to buy a $35.00 set of nintendo component cables :(

FABombjoy

03-08-2003, 04:21 PM

The Gamecube component cable plugs into a different spot than the standard A/V port. Won't work on older systems, different plug alltogether.

Pelican is supposed to have an alternative set of component cables for the Gamecube, priced at $20 (still too much, but at least a bit cheaper).

http://www.pelicanacc.com/search/display.php?page=2&keyword=cable

Sylentwulf

03-08-2003, 06:05 PM

I just can't understand it. In all of my searching, the LOWEST price I've found cables is:
PS2 SVHS - $1.50
PS2 Component - $3.00
Xbox SVHS - $2.50
Xbox Component - $3.50
Nintendo SVHS - $1.00
Nintendo Component $30.00 (Now $20.00 if pelican has them)

Now, to ME, this doesn't really make any sense.

Raedon

03-08-2003, 06:30 PM

also most Nintendo Equipment doesn't support component video. Here is how it breaks down once again.

SNES - AV, S-Video, Component
SNES Jr. - AV only
N64 - AV, S-Video
GC - AV, S-video, Component

jaybird

03-08-2003, 11:08 PM

Why doesn't the N64 support component if the SNES did?

Tom61

03-09-2003, 05:53 PM

Why doesn't the N64 support component if the SNES did?

I'm guessing copy and paste error, or a typo. It does have RGB capability though (removed from N64 since it was the least popular connection method).

The reason the GameCube cable is more expensive is that there's a Digital to Analog converter chip in there, hence the name 'Digital Cable'. You can mod the GC Digital Cable to output RGB or VGA signals. It also means that once DVI (pure digital, no analog conversion for best picture) starts to become standard on HDTVs (just now being introduced on models), it'll be trivial for Nintendo to release a DVI cable. :)

Eternal Champion

03-13-2003, 03:34 PM

The SNES 1 did output RGB (component) video in addition to S-video, although a cable was not made for it (TVs at that time did not have component video inputs). I've never seen s-video and RGB so I can't say if there's a noticeable difference, but there are some that think so:
http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/
Overall the biggest difference is between composite (A/V) and s-video, and that cable exists for SNES 1 and N64 (it works for either). If you have an analog RGB monitor or a modern TV with component video inputs, you can get a custom cable made by Redmond Cable (it comes and goes):
http://www.connectworld.net/rcc/pages/game.html
Yep, Nintendo cheaped out on the N64 and didn't have RGB output, but in North America, you'd need an obsolete analog RGB computer monitor and TVs at that time didn't have component input, so what's the point?

Raedon

03-13-2003, 03:38 PM