ydcl Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I just bought this on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131272593382?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Does this AV cable make the image any better for my N64 versus the regular RF cable that comes with it? Cheers, Yan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yes totally! RF signal is a composite signal, with added FM sound, sent by AM radio waves. Even on a short distance and by wire, the RF signal get signal losses, is probe to pick up many parasite signals. A/V separate signal and sound, doesnt use radio AM carrier, which greatly enhance the quality of the video and audio signals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Rf is worthless on any system. Always go with at least composite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dripfree Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I thought that was the cable the n64 came with? I was pretty sure I had to buy a mad cats RF back in the day to make my n64 work on the tv I had. Maybe thats my Dreamcast I'm thinking of. Anyway the sweet thing about that cable is that it works on SNES and Game Cube too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydcl Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Ok Thanks, I'm gonna hook it up and try 007 and Zelda again with it when it arrives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegadot Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I rather like the svid cable I have, although I did note a little of the checkerboard issue. It's much more clear. Those cables are good too, though. Anything is better than RF, though. If you want crazy clear you may go the emulator route with some of the more common classics from the N64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Well if you're really wanting clarity, my rgb nodded n64 is the way to go, but I'm just trying to get him away from rf haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Hah you remind me I gotta find a FRA model to RGB mod it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Black Falcon Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 (edited) I thought that was the cable the n64 came with? I was pretty sure I had to buy a mad cats RF back in the day to make my n64 work on the tv I had. Maybe thats my Dreamcast I'm thinking of. Anyway the sweet thing about that cable is that it works on SNES and Game Cube too.No, the N64 did come with an AV cable, not RF. You have to buy RF units separately. Plenty of people bought them, though, for TVs that didn't have AV inputs. I have several, which I needed back then for our TVs, though they're all junky third-party RFUs that kept dying on me... Edited August 22, 2014 by A Black Falcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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