Topic: In need of cheap gamecube component connector

[teckmoney]

I cant find any gamecube component connectors ANYWHERE!! net...stores....cant find them because i just bought a hdtv and id like to use progressive scan...if anyone has any insight please let me know where to get them...thanks

-steve

[Flames_of_chaos]

Nintendo's online store or try to get a hold of monster cables (dont know if monster cables support progressive scan)

[teckmoney]

I need the component ones...i dont want svideo nor do i want composite...i need strictly component so i can use 480i : )
i hope this clears up what i need a little more...nintendos website would not work..i clicked the component cables on the site and all i got was a blank page.

[Bloodworth]

They've had on and off troubles since they launched the new site.  The only other places you might get them are import sites like Video Game Depot.

[Anbesol]

yeah, the only place i know of is the nintendo website.  if youre lucky, you might find one that was bought back at a video games buy back store.

my question is - youre able to afford a hi-def television, but youre looking for CHEAP COMPONENT cables?  whats the deal man?

[Renny]

480i isn't HDTV, or even EDTV.

[thecubedcanuck]

1080i is HDTV, my digital satelite signal comes in at 480i

[RareWare]

Call Nintendo, 1-800-255-3700, they'll be happy to hook you up.  Nice people too.

[manunited4eva22]

480i is regular tv, no?

[teckmoney]

haha, i say cheap because i dont like paying f'in $50 for cables that i probably wont notice the difference with lol...i bought the ones on the nintendo site...what i dont understand is why stores dont carry the darn things? youd figure more and more people are buying hdtvs....instead of dang svideo composites...its frustrating!!! i played through zelda with composite! im furious!! anyway i hope my cables come in tomorrow!!  : )  

[Renny]

That's a good question. The SP's headphone adapter is exclusive to N's own store too. Is this more profitable for them?  How many people end up not getting them because they're not readily available?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

480i is regular (US/JP) tv, yes.

[teckmoney]

480i may be normal tv, but newer tv's support the progressive scan, so the picture is more like...well a picture...interlaced lines are pretty much non visable and pixel crawl on the edges of polygons and whatever is on screen is nicer.  I play True Crime: Streets of LA on my xbox with the progressive scan 480i mode...and damn...it looks REALLY good. Other than the fact that xbox games mostly run at 640x480...the resolution difference is still quite nicely noticable! HDTV's are more and more affordable! best buy and circuit city BOTH have credit cards with 18 months no interest...which means...but a tv at best buy and surround dsound system at circuit city : ) Instant heaven in your college aapt. bedroom !!! i love it. you can pick up 27 inch hdtv for around 500-600 and even cheaper online..i bought a panasonic 32" hdtv for $800 and its a pimpin set!

[neologism82]

you must mean 480p not 480i

the only interlaced mode for progressive scan is 1080i..may seem odd to have that interlaced mode but the resolution is high (1920x1080 !). 480p and 720p are the more common modes. im still a newb on all this..anyone feel free to correct me..im like a sponge!

[pceylao]

Component cables are only available from Nintendo because they have a DAC (digital to analog video conversor) inside.
It gets the digital video signal from the game cube ( it's the japanese HDTV standart) and generates the 480i or 480P if the game supports it.

And since I'm in Brazil, i can't buy one

[Ymeegod]

Moster wasn't able to make component cables since Nintendo didn't allow them (can't recall the reason), so the only, I do mean only, Componet cable is the nintendo brand which can only be bought from Nintendo.com.  Why?  I really can't answer that but it's $29.95 not $50.  

[Raziel15]

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Originally posted by: neologism82
you must mean 480p not 480i

the only interlaced mode for progressive scan is 1080i..may seem odd to have that interlaced mode but the resolution is high (1920x1080 !). 480p and 720p are the more common modes. im still a newb on all this..anyone feel free to correct me..im like a sponge!

Ok I'll help everyone out here, 480i is SDTV (Standard Definition Television), 480p is EDTV (Enhanced Definition Television), 720p is Progressive HDTV (Progressive Scan High Definition Television) and 1080i is Interlaced HDTV (Interlaced High Definition Television). 480i is what most people are viewing on there tv, 480p is a smoother picture from 480i but it's still the same resolution so many consider it Enhanced. 720p is the a Progressive High Def signal, it increases the resolution (1280x720) and also has a progressive signal which provides a much smoother picture over Interlaced because it scans all the lines in one sweep while Interlaced does alternate lines per sweep. 1080i is the older brother to 720p, It has a amazing resolution (1920x1080) but has a Interlaced signal so it does alternate lines per sweep rather than getting all the lines in one sweep. There is a new signal only found in the newer TV's, 1080p. 1080p is the newest High Definition Signal around, it has the amazing resolution of 1080i (1920x1080) but also includes the progressive signal of 720p, so It's the best of both worlds. So there is a lesson in Television signals.

[Renny]

Link. A little more info on resolutions and such.