Where can I get a gold plated s-video hook up for GC?

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justin138

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I've been looking for one..I've heard that s-video is better than r/w/y component cables. I recently picked up a component->s-video converter, and the quality looked darker/less rich..but I think it's because it was a converter.

If I get a direct connection (gamecube->s-video port) it should look more vivid than component, right? If so..where could I get one?
 
You meant S-Video is better than composite. Component is the best you can get. I don't think Nintendo makes a 1st Party S-Video cable though.
 
Yeah, the red white yellow cables are called composite. It shouldn't be too hard to find s-video cables at all though. I think I got mine at Wal-Mart, and I know for sure I've seen them at Target.
 
The one you got at Wal-Mart, do you know what company made it? Also, is it the one that splits X-Box/PS2/GC into s-video? Oh, and do you notice a picture difference between your s-video and composite?
 
[quote name='justin138']The one you got at Wal-Mart, do you know what company made it? Also, is it the one that splits X-Box/PS2/GC into s-video? Oh, and do you notice a picture difference between your s-video and composite?[/quote]

Mad Catz makes the cable that splits off the GCN/PS2/XBOX. The cable is a bit fickle though, I've had issues having connected all my consoles at the same time(well two consoles, GCN/PS2). I have to complety shut off my PS2 to be able to play on the Cube, (my xbox isn't connected on the cable since its on component) but putting it on a swticher fixed the problem. The Quality of the cable is fine, I had the old Mad Catz PS2 S-Video cables and it's the same quality as that (a much better picture over composite). No compliants.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/225046.asp
 
[quote name='justin138']The one you got at Wal-Mart, do you know what company made it? Also, is it the one that splits X-Box/PS2/GC into s-video? Oh, and do you notice a picture difference between your s-video and composite?[/quote]

I don't recall who made the one I got, I didn't get the multi system one. And although the quality jump is by no means HUGE, it is noticeable, mostly in the sharpness of the image.
 
[quote name='sisco1986'][quote name='justin138']The one you got at Wal-Mart, do you know what company made it? Also, is it the one that splits X-Box/PS2/GC into s-video? Oh, and do you notice a picture difference between your s-video and composite?[/quote]

Mad Catz makes the cable that splits off the GCN/PS2/XBOX. The cable is a bit fickle though, I've had issues having connected all my consoles at the same time(well two consoles, GCN/PS2). I have to complety shut off my PS2 to be able to play on the Cube, (my xbox isn't connected on the cable since its on component) but putting it on a swticher fixed the problem. The Quality of the cable is fine, I had the old Mad Catz PS2 S-Video cables and it's the same quality as that (a much better picture over composite). No compliants.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/225046.asp[/quote]

I wouldnt really say its fickle... it just has more to do with the fact that the TV doesnt like receiving more than one signal at a time. Any multiple input thing is like that. I have an auto switching input and it goes nuts when I have two things on at once. And... that cord wasnt really made to have all three consoles hooked to it at once. I don't know how an xbox works, but if it shuts off completely (as apposed to the PS2 sleep mode) then it should work fine with the cube... but if you want to use the PS2 with anything else at the same time, then yes, you will need to totally power off the ps2... but you knew that... =)
 
Nintendo sells one on their website. A bit pricey since it was 16 bucks, but I had tried the 3rd party brands and was very dissappointed with them before I took the plunge and bought the ones straight from Nintendo. I tried Mad Catz, Pelican and a couple of others but they had a flaky, dithering quality to them. The ones from Nintendo were perfect in picture quality and now I don't feel as bad buying them after having the cables for about 3 years.

Nintendo: Online Store (S-Video)

Also all my systems are hooked up to a system selector that goes to my TV's S-Video slot and they all look great. (DC, Xbox, GC, PS2, DVD Player)

I also hated those Universal Cables, they just didn't work well for me.
 
[quote name='sisco1986'][quote name='justin138']The one you got at Wal-Mart, do you know what company made it? Also, is it the one that splits X-Box/PS2/GC into s-video? Oh, and do you notice a picture difference between your s-video and composite?[/quote]

Mad Catz makes the cable that splits off the GCN/PS2/XBOX. The cable is a bit fickle though, I've had issues having connected all my consoles at the same time(well two consoles, GCN/PS2). I have to complety shut off my PS2 to be able to play on the Cube, (my xbox isn't connected on the cable since its on component) but putting it on a swticher fixed the problem. The Quality of the cable is fine, I had the old Mad Catz PS2 S-Video cables and it's the same quality as that (a much better picture over composite). No compliants.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/225046.asp[/quote]

That's the one I have and I am very happy with it.
 
I also have a pair of Monster 100 gamecube cables, sealed. Gold plated contacts, s-video and standard composite. They also work on N64 and SNES, although I have never tried s-video output on the SNES so I can't tell you if it outputs s-video.
 
[quote name='bmulligan']I also have a pair of Monster 100 gamecube cables, sealed. Gold plated contacts, s-video and standard composite. They also work on N64 and SNES, although I have never tried s-video output on the SNES so I can't tell you if it outputs s-video.[/quote]

monster is the best you can get for the cube(pricy but try to find them on sale or ebay, or see if someone will trade), I have had "generic" s-video before and also the mad catz cable, but I swear you will see a diffrence W/monster cables!
 
I'm not one to preach my beliefs or rant and rave about anything on the internet, but I must say that you would have to have some sort of mental defect to buy a Monster product. The truth of the matter is that you can, in fact, not see any difference between a Monster cable and one that costs a fraction of the price.

I don't feel like typing out everything I've personally experienced with Monster, or why I hate them so much, so here is a link that does a great job of exposing Monster. If nothing else, read it cuz it's funny.

P.S. I lost a little more respect for the human species today when I saw these advertised in the CC ad today.

FIFTEEN GODFORSAKEN FEET OF SPEAKER WIRE FOR $100
Jesus H. Christ.
 
I did a little experiment last night to see what the differences between the stock regular composite cables and Mad Catz Universal S-Video/Composite video cable.

I have a RCA 27v530T. All the TV settings I reset to there default settings, no tweaking was done to the tv's brightness or color settings.

I connected the regular out the box composite cable that comes with every gamecube to the yellow composite connector, turned on the cube with Resident Evil 4. The picture was dark, colors weren't bright and kind of mixed together, and the picture wasn't very sharp.

I unpluged the cable, and plugged in the Madcatz Universal S-Video cable and connected it to the GCN (restarted the cube and TV). The picture was much richer in color all the browns red's and every color stood out unlike before, the picture was much sharper; before I had to really try to read Leons racoon police departpent badge on his arm, with the s-video I could clearly see it/read it with out even trying. The picture was brighter and everything on the screen was much better.

The Differences between the two was like night and day, with the regular stock composites the picture was dark, colors didn't really pop out and bled together, picture wasn't very sharp. With the S-Video cable from madcatz was the complete opposite of the regular composites. I can still get a better picture if I fine tune my TV's settings. Now, not All tv's are the same and your results may vary from mine.
 
[quote name='sisco1986']The Differences between the two was like night and day[/quote]

I guess I could probably see a world of difference switching up from the Mad Catz universal RF adapter I use now. I got a universal S-video cable cheap at a K.B. Toys sale last year, but I don't have a tv that will work with it right now. Thus, I'm still stuck in the stone age graphics wise.
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi3'][quote name='sisco1986']The Differences between the two was like night and day[/quote]

I guess I could probably see a world of difference switching up from the Mad Catz universal RF adapter I use now. I got a universal S-video cable cheap at a K.B. Toys sale last year, but I don't have a tv that will work with it right now. Thus, I'm still stuck in the stone age graphics wise.[/quote]

RF sucks, I remember when I was younger (12-14) I kept asking for a TV with composites at least, and for my birth day I got a TV..with no composites.
I was stuck using an RF for a while(I would get wavy lines across the screens, the colors would bleed so I would have to change the channel every 20 minutes, reading text was a pain in the ass), until I bought my own damn TV with S-Video/Component/ and Composite. The differences from RF to just Composite was a huge step up. So I totally understand where your coming from.
 
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