Gamecube component worth it ?

[StanBush]

As my lovely new HD tv arrives this week am getting a component cable for my US ps2 to go with my 360 . The gamecube one is ?21 from liksang and also means cant get it from liksang europe so is it worth it ? cheers

[sj33]

Only if the majority of your games are NTSC.

[StanBush]

no then as its a uk one , cheers just saved me a few quid

[HaHaUK]

Only if the majority of your games are NTSC.

So what happens if you use a component with a PAL game?

[Lyris]

You get 576i (PAL interlaced) or 480i (NTSC interlaced).

The GameCube Component cable is totally worth it. The quality of the output is exceptional. Just put F-Zero on a TV with a good scaler and you can begin to almost understand why Nintendo leaving HD out of the Revolution might not be such a terrible idea.

[themanwithapc]

Even on a PAL game, the difference is night and day, especially if using composite. I connected my PAL cube up with both conections (component and composite) and switched between them, and you could easily see that there was an overall better picture to be gained.

Also, some LCDs (e.g. Samsung) supposedly have relatively poor performance through Scart. If you're strapped for cash, ditch the PS2 component cable and get the GC one, you'll notice a much more improvement in overall picture.

[StanBush]

Cheers lads gonna go for it now then , getting a component switch block so might as well use all component connections. Thanks for your help

[Freddo]

Gamecube actually uses component colorspace internally, so its component out is exceptional.

[StanBush]

Was gonna get this cheap and cheerful switch box has anyone used it ? Is there any drop in picture quality ?

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?cat...eee51b4ebfdfcc

[HaHaUK]

Im getting 2 of those boxes, and linking together. Everyone who has it says there is no drop in quality whatsoever, so saving quite a bit of money over the big component switchers.

[StanBush]

excellent cheers , price made me suspicious but if its good quality quite a bargin like you say .

[Jason]

yes I got one of them running Xbox, Gamecube and DVD. No signal degredation that I can see.