OK, Component to RGB on US Cube

[egparadigm]

I've thought about buying a converted component cable for my US cube for a long time and I have seen people selling them on here before; can anyone give me a link to a trusted retailer?

[007]

Ah, you're just after a modded RGD lead for your cube?

Pop into the wanted section and ask there, there's always someone selling one on the boards.

Regards
Scott

[marcus]

It wont give you a component picture, it will be RGB, if that is what you are asking.

[optimusomega]

Maybe he means Component converted to VGA (RGB signal at heart really) ?
Either way you need a converted cable for RGB or VGA for use with import cubes, as for a dealer sorry can't think of one at the mo.

[dj898]

and there are limited number of games that will work on VGA - don't think there are many games with prog-scan on GC although more than PS2...

[edandersen]

and there are limited number of games that will work on VGA - don't think there are many games with prog-scan on GC although more than PS2...

I reckon a good 90% of cube games have prog scan. Notable exceptions include the REmake. Also, the main menu is interlaced only, a fantastically stupid decision.

[dj898]

well Xbox had its dashboard at 480i only till recently. Now you can d/l patch to upgrade it to 480p...

[Mephistopheles]

I'd like to ask a related question.

Am I right in thinking that a modified RGB will fail to work on the new US cubes (produced since a year ago) as they have no digital output, only analog?

[charlesr]

That is correct. Svideo is the best option available on the newer ones.

[Valken]

Tales of Symphonia, Beyond Good and Evil and Harvest Moon won't do progressive either... very disappointing.

[egparadigm]

Yeah, sorry that wasn't clear. Basically, what used to be a US component cable which has been crammed into a european scart connector, to give RGB output. My TV does do NTSC conversion with composite, but I've become something of an RGB hore over the last year...

This will give substantially better display, right?!

[Saurian]

Assuming you mean that you are currently running via composite cables (you mention you are already running via component in your last post) - an RGB cable (modified D Terminal to SCART) will give a massive jump in image quality.

If you are already using a component cable as you say above there is no need to switch over to RGB.

[dj898]

RGB is purest form of 480i out of US GC whereas Component will give 480i as well as 480p with selected titles. It really up to your TV how it handles the incoming signal... a lot of HDTV especially PDP and LCD upconvert incoming signal to its native resolution - i.e. with my PDP it basically upconvert the incoming signal to 1080i (actually 1024i with couple of lines thrown out top and bottom) and shown on its screen from what I was told... if the upscaling in your TV sucks you will get picture not so hot...