Trying to get the best video quality with my consoles (and other problems)

[markusman64ds]

I'm...well if you read the title then you know.

But I'm trying to do it without modding my systems. What would be the best video cable options for the following systems?

N64
Wii
Xbox 360 Slim
PS3 Slim
PS1 original model
3DO FZ-1
Dreamcast
Xbox
Saturn
Gamecube
PS2 original model
2600 original model
Intellivision original model
Sega Genesis original model with CD and 32X
NES original model
Master System original model
SNES original model
C64 original model
VIC-20

The TV I use has the following video ports open:

3 HDMI
VGA
Component
Component/Composite
RF

On a side note, which classic console should I get next?
And is there any way to use light guns with HDTVs?

[ApolloBoy]

Without modding, here's your options:

N64 - S-video (you can get S-video to composite converters as you said your TV doesn't have S-video)
Wii - Component
Xbox 360 Slim - HDMI
PS3 Slim - HDMI
PS1 original model - RGB (you can use a SCART to component converter for this)
3DO FZ-1 - S-video
Dreamcast - VGA
Xbox - Component
Saturn - RGB
Gamecube - Component or S-video, depending on the model
PS2 original model - Component
2600 original model - RF
Intellivision original model - RF
Sega Genesis original model with CD and 32X - RGB
NES original model - Composite
Master System original model - RGB
SNES original model - RGB
C64 original model - S-video or composite, depending on the model
VIC-20 - Composite

[markusman64ds]

Without modding, here's your options:

N64 - S-video (you can get S-video to composite converters as you said your TV doesn't have S-video)
Wii - Component
Xbox 360 Slim - HDMI
PS3 Slim - HDMI
PS1 original model - RGB (you can use a SCART to component converter for this)
3DO FZ-1 - S-video
Dreamcast - VGA
Xbox - Component
Saturn - RGB
Gamecube - Component or S-video, depending on the model
PS2 original model - Component
2600 original model - RF
Intellivision original model - RF
Sega Genesis original model with CD and 32X - RGB
NES original model - Composite
Master System original model - RGB
SNES original model - RGB
C64 original model - S-video or composite, depending on the model
VIC-20 - Composite

So does the RGB go in the same ports as the component? Is it the same thing? My C64 is most likely from around the mid 80's. It has grey function keys and a darker paint colour than the original Vic-20. My Gamecube would be from around 2005. I got it new with Mario Party 7.

I do not remember what these are called. Those things where you plug in a box in one port on your TV and it has more ports on the box. I think its called a video splitter? Any good suggestions for those?

I'm using a 50 inch plasma if anyone was wondering.

[ApolloBoy]

So does the RGB go in the same ports as the component? Is it the same thing?

It's not the same thing at all, hence why you need a SCART to component converter for your TV. Just get the converter and an RGB SCART cable for any of the systems that use it, and you're set. RGB uses three signals for color information and then a fourth signal for sync. Component is like S-video in that the brightness and color information are separate, but the color information is split into two signals.

My C64 is most likely from around the mid 80's. It has grey function keys and a darker paint colour than the original Vic-20.

Does it have an 8-pin DIN jack on the back? If so, it'll output S-video.

My Gamecube would be from around 2005. I got it new with Mario Party 7.

In that case your GameCube would be one of the later models which lacks component.

I do not remember what these are called. Those things where you plug in a box in one port on your TV and it has more ports on the box. I think its called a video splitter? Any good suggestions for those?

You mean an AV switchbox? I don't know of any that would support composite, S-video, component and HDMI but you could probably get a separate one for composite and S-video (which most cheaper switchboxes will have) and another for component and HDMI.

[markusman64ds]

You mean an AV switchbox? I don't know of any that would support composite, S-video, component and HDMI but you could probably get a separate one for composite and S-video (which most cheaper switchboxes will have) and another for component and HDMI.

Yeah those things. I made a drawing of how my setup would look with those.



This would work. I would just need a bunch of switchboxes and SCART to component converters.

How is this for a SCART to component?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-SCART-RGB...item3362ac0577

[ApolloBoy]

How is this for a SCART to component?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-SCART-RGB...item3362ac0577

That's the one! You don't necessarily have to get a bunch, just swap out SCART cables but keep them plugged in at the console end.