Dreamcast VGA Cable Review

[Retronick]

Hey,

I recently typed up a review for the Dreamcast VGA cable that Racketboy.com is selling, and was hoping the good people of the Digital Press forums would take a look at it and tell me what they think.

I'm specifically interested in what you think of the way I captured images for the VGA examples. The method I used was crude (camera on a tripod in a dark room), and I'm hoping one of the great minds here will have some insight for the next time I want to capture Dreamcast screen grabs through the VGA adapter.

Thanks!

http://www.retronick.com/2011/04/tak...apter-for.html

[Kitsune Sniper]

... so it's a VGA box without an S-Video output?

[Retronick]

... so it's a VGA box without an S-Video output?

Yup. The only other output on this box is the headphone jack.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Huh. Well, I suppose that's neat.

[Smashed Brother]

Great review! Thanks for that, by the way, because I had seen this adaptor on the Racketboy site and was curious about how good it was. Now I feel more confident in picking one up!

[Retronick]

Great review! Thanks for that, by the way, because I had seen this adaptor on the Racketboy site and was curious about how good it was. Now I feel more confident in picking one up!

Thanks!

I've been pretty happy with the results, though now I'm not certain where my Dreamcast is gonna live :-\. I'll probably take my own advice and use the VGA cable for when I'm traveling (just because the interlacing doesn't bother me anyway). But that does look nice. Maybe there's permanent space on my desk after all...

[Retronick]

Huh. Well, I suppose that's neat.

It's pretty handy, especially for the price. If I had the S-video I might use it with the main TV in my game room, but with the standard VGA I'm really considering leaving it hooked up to my LCD Monitor, or the HDTV downstairs.

[Smashed Brother]

I just got my VGA cable from Racketboy in the mail yesterday and finally had a chance to hook it up and try it out this morning. The difference between standard-def and this is night and day. Pics simply don't do it justice. I tried out Guilty Gear, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, SF Third Strike and Soul Calibur. Edges are smooth and the colors pop beautifully! Simply amazing and way ahead of it's time!

I had to shelve my DC for awhile because my tv doesn't have standard A/V inputs, but the VGA box has given my DC a second chance! I also have an optical cable going from the tv to the surround sound, so after connecting a couple of wires, the DC is able to use that too. If you have a DC, you have to own this. It was a pretty good price too: the VGA box and the VGA male/male cable with audio only cost about $34, and that's including priority shipping (which only took about 2 days to get here).