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General Gaming / RE:Linux on Gamecube??

« on: January 22, 2004, 08:42:54 PM »

Yeah, thus far the 'Cube is the only disc-based console that has yet to be cracked open for pirating-goodness. Piracy is a wonderful, beautiful thing, and is the driving motivation behind any number of technological achievements!

/me thinks it's time to do a little more in-depth research into the Gamecube disc format...

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General Gaming / RE:Hooking up to a monitor

« on: January 22, 2004, 07:10:05 PM »

Hey all,

I'm currently at university, and being a poor university student, don't have a TV. Instead, my computer is my main source of entertainment. For christmas this year, my girlfriend gave me a Zelda Collector's Edition Gamecube (an AWESOME present), which is great, except that I have no TV to play it on. So, after spending the past few weeks researching various solutions to my problem, I have decided on a Gamecube VGA switchbox, so that I can have my Gamecube and my PC connected to my 19" CRT monitor at the same time, and be able to switch between the two. Having researching the variety of products available in this category, and having read this thread, I am considering purchasing the following:

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=77&products_id=1575

Does anyone have any personal experience with that particular switchbox? Would the other box available at Lik-Sang (http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=221&products_id=3235&) be a better/worse option? What about the box from Redant?

I am not overly concerned with playing games in Progressive Scan mode at this point, as currently I only have Wind Waker and the Zelda Collector's Disc. My main concern is that the picture quality be equal to, if not better than, a TV, and I want to be able to switch between my Gamecube and my computer flawlessly.

Thanks in advance!