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    Why couldn't Nintendo just use the same old cable they had with the Gamecube and just have two phono outs for the audio on the console? They've shot themselves in the foot worldwide with this shortage.

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      Originally posted by Bada Bing!
      Why couldn't Nintendo just use the same old cable they had with the Gamecube and just have two phono outs for the audio on the console? They've shot themselves in the foot worldwide with this shortage.
      It was an overly complicated way of doing it, they managed to obtain a YPbPr signal (which is analogue) from the the Digital AV (which is obviously digital) by putting a Digital-to-Analogue converter in the cable (which was hackable to do RGB, hence those Saurian Scart and VGA cables).
      As Lyris said, the Component support on the GC was very much 'bolted on'.

      In the long run, the new way is more efficient.

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        Yep i got one of those too, from good'o Liksang back in the days - works a treat, no probs wotsoever!

        Originally posted by Selix
        Yeah it is good from a distance. But knowing that you've spent all that dosh on Consoles, HDTVs and cables and then to run it through a cheap plastic switch box is a bit off putting.

        Then again if it works fine for you Yoshi then why not use it?

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          Originally posted by Bada Bing!
          Why couldn't Nintendo just use the same old cable they had with the Gamecube and just have two phono outs for the audio on the console? They've shot themselves in the foot worldwide with this shortage.
          Although I agree with you I don't understand why you say they have shot themselves in the foot, as far as I know it hasn't stopped anyone buying a Wii and we'll all buy the cables as soon as we can. Its just a higher level of demand than they probably expected.

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            Originally posted by Blair
            Although I agree with you I don't understand why you say they have shot themselves in the foot, as far as I know it hasn't stopped anyone buying a Wii and we'll all buy the cables as soon as we can. Its just a higher level of demand than they probably expected.
            In terms of publicity it's very poor, and dampens what was otherwise a stellar launch, IMO.

            That's what I mean. Just a stupid oversight.

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              from vg+

              Your order has been updated to the following status.
              New status: Shipped

              hurrah!!

              hopefully be here by the end of the week

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                im waiting at my front door with a blade in the morning .. saying that, I could be there for hours. My postman turns up at completely random times.

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                  Originally posted by watusi
                  Just took the plunge and bought one of ebay. one of these:



                  Good feedback and says they are in stock. ?26 is not too bad really!
                  Arrrived yesterday morning and picked it up today. Not bad considering it was posted on the 5th. Looks to be an official lead too.

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                    I ordered a 3rd party one from ebay last night- ?16 delivered and it'll work the same as the offical one, looks better too...

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                      Originally posted by Synthesthesia
                      I ordered a 3rd party one from ebay last night- ?16 delivered and it'll work the same as the offical one, looks better too...
                      3rd party ones hardly ever work as well as official

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                        Well i've got component cables for my xbox and my ps2, and they look exactly the same as the official ones....i don't see why this would be any different

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                          My component cable is still waiting at PA to come in, but at least my remote is being prepared...
                          Lie with passion and be forever damned...

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                            I got my cable today - a lot of differance, can actually see all the textures clearily. When you look at Zelda - it does make a differance, however its not as profound as I had hoped. At the very least, any future games for the wii are going to look great.

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                              Originally posted by Angelo
                              I got my cable today - a lot of differance, can actually see all the textures clearily. When you look at Zelda - it does make a differance, however its not as profound as I had hoped. At the very least, any future games for the wii are going to look great.
                              Ditto.

                              The difference isn't as huge as I'd expected, but it does look clearly better plus GameCube games come up a treat. Really pleased with this for a third party cable.

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                                Sorry for repeating myself but are all games (on NTSC and PAL consoles) compatible with 480p?

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