Get ready for GT4... Hot price for Monster GameLink™ Component Video Cable @ CC

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CC online has the Monster GameLink™ Component Video Cable for $38.99 as a web only special! Too bad it's not the 450 model with the fiber optic cable, but this is a great price!! I tend to think MC stuff is wayyy overpriced, but I have the S-video version (looks like I'll be selling that now) and I was very impressed with the quality.

1080i GT4 here I come!!!!

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[quote name='help1']nice first post lurker...[/quote]

yeah, signed up for the site a while ago and proceeded to forget about it for just a bit... :roll:
 
[quote name='Oktoberfest']is this the same as the red-yellow-white cables? or is it for better tvs and stuff[/quote]

Component splits the video single into three colors (red, blue, green) to prevent them from bleeding so you get a crisp, vibrant picture. Component is way better than composite and slightly better than S-Video, although you may not notice the difference between the two. You will need component jacks on your TV to use this.
 
[quote name='AtlusParker'][quote name='Oktoberfest']is this the same as the red-yellow-white cables? or is it for better tvs and stuff[/quote]

Component splits the video single into three colors (red, blue, green) to prevent them from bleeding so you get a crisp, vibrant picture. Component is way better than composite and slightly better than S-Video, although you may not notice the difference between the two. You will need component jacks on your TV to use this.[/quote]

UH wrong

Component video consists of three signals. The first is the luminance signal, which indicates brightness or black & white information that is contained in the original RGB signal. It is referred to as the "Y" component. The second and third signals are called "color difference" signals which indicate how much blue and red there is relative to luminance. The blue component is "B-Y" and the red component is "R-Y". The color difference signals are mathematical derivatives of the RGB signal.

Green doesn't need to be transmitted as a separate signal since it can be inferred from the "Y, B-Y, R-Y" combination. The display device knows how bright the image is from the Y component, and since it knows how much is blue and red, it figures the rest must be green so it fills it in.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/component.htm

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[quote name='BULL_Ship'][quote name='AtlusParker'][quote name='Oktoberfest']is this the same as the red-yellow-white cables? or is it for better tvs and stuff[/quote]

Component splits the video single into three colors (red, blue, green) to prevent them from bleeding so you get a crisp, vibrant picture. Component is way better than composite and slightly better than S-Video, although you may not notice the difference between the two. You will need component jacks on your TV to use this.[/quote]

UH wrong

Component video consists of three signals. The first is the luminance signal, which indicates brightness or black & white information that is contained in the original RGB signal. It is referred to as the "Y" component. The second and third signals are called "color difference" signals which indicate how much blue and red there is relative to luminance. The blue component is "B-Y" and the red component is "R-Y". The color difference signals are mathematical derivatives of the RGB signal.

Green doesn't need to be transmitted as a separate signal since it can be inferred from the "Y, B-Y, R-Y" combination. The display device knows how bright the image is from the Y component, and since it knows how much is blue and red, it figures the rest must be green so it fills it in.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/component.htm

OWNED[/quote]

Oh no. I have been owned on a message board. Too bad I don't give a shit. Besides, it sounds like the only part I was wrong about was calling the B&W signal green.
 
Get a generic PS2 component cable off of Ebay, there is absolutely no difference and you will save yourself $30. When you buy Monster cables, you are only paying for a brand name on your cable most of the time.
 
hell yeah, im with you on the cheap ps2 cable. i bought one for 10 bucks when they first came out from pelican. it was better than the official ps2 cable. it had gold plating unlike the offical sony brand. great deal!!
 
[quote name='secretvampire']Get a generic PS2 component cable off of Ebay, there is absolutely no difference and you will save yourself $30. When you buy Monster cables, you are only paying for a brand name on your cable most of the time.[/quote]

[quote name='thagoat']hell yeah, im with you on the cheap ps2 cable. i bought one for 10 bucks when they first came out from pelican. it was better than the official ps2 cable. it had gold plating unlike the offical sony brand. great deal!![/quote]

sketch226 provided this link in a thread of mine. Read it, learn it, know it. ;)

http://www.firingsquad.com/guides/ps2picture/
 
[quote name='secretvampire']Get a generic PS2 component cable off of Ebay, there is absolutely no difference and you will save yourself $30. When you buy Monster cables, you are only paying for a brand name on your cable most of the time.[/quote]

I'd tend to agree with you, but I did do a head to head between the Monster cable ($40 at GS when I bought it) and the MS one ($20) . . . there was a visible (but slight) difference favoring the Monster on my HD set.
 
And don't forget, the only thing in GT4 that will be 1080i (and I doubt that) will be the photo viewer.
The regular game isn't going to be even 480p.

So, buy these cables but don't do it fot GT4.
 
[quote name='Trakan'][quote name='secretvampire']Get a generic PS2 component cable off of Ebay, there is absolutely no difference and you will save yourself $30. When you buy Monster cables, you are only paying for a brand name on your cable most of the time.[/quote]

[quote name='thagoat']hell yeah, im with you on the cheap ps2 cable. i bought one for 10 bucks when they first came out from pelican. it was better than the official ps2 cable. it had gold plating unlike the offical sony brand. great deal!![/quote]

sketch226 provided this link in a thread of mine. Read it, learn it, know it. ;)

http://www.firingsquad.com/guides/ps2picture/[/quote]

The difference isn't worth 30+ extra bucks.
 
[quote name='Zimmy']And don't forget, the only thing in GT4 that will be 1080i (and I doubt that) will be the photo viewer.
The regular game isn't going to be even 480p.

So, buy these cables but don't do it fot GT4.[/quote]

Where did you get this info?

From IGN's review of the Japanese version, the game supports both 480p and 1080i. There's no mention of it only working in the photo mode and the text infers that those resolutions are in-game.
 
[quote name='lionheart4life']I would just go with the Sony component cables, which can be had anywhere for $20 at any time.[/quote]

Side benefit of the Monster Cables is the length - 10 ft vs 6ft of the Sony's. I needed about 8 feet.
 
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