ryoder Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I bought an hdmi GameCube on eBay and it is perfect. It displays awesomely on my 50 inch LCD tv. Highly recommend these boxes. I think it was around 220 or something so very reasonable considering the component cable sells for 300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Does it have de gcvideo mod? http://www.badassconsoles.com/gcvideo-1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd_1138 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I bought an hdmi GameCube on eBay and it is perfect. It displays awesomely on my 50 inch LCD tv. Highly recommend these boxes. I think it was around 220 or something so very reasonable considering the component cable sells for 300. Doesn't the GameCube already have component cables? Or only certain ones have it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 GC came with composite. Nintendo store only sold direct component cables being too chicken to put them at retail. They stopped selling them about 1/2 into the GC's life, now flippers who have or find them will peddle the things for like $300 which is sick. So yes I agree, if you can get a cherry Gamecube with the HDMI jack added into it which gives it solid visual clarity the component cable gives if not more -- it's a value.' When they stopped selling the cable, sometime around/after they removed the digital video out port on the back of the Cube. I've got a launch day unit with the jack, and I imagine if I knew how to do the work and could handle it I'd love to throw a HDMI port into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Doesn't the GameCube already have component cables? Or only certain ones have it? The trick with the GC is that Nintendo put the digital to analog YUV chip in the cable rather than in the console, so instead of having cheap Chinese cables for 5€, you have some rare Nintendo cables that apaprently double in price every year. The Digital port was dropped at some point in the GC life, but personnally I have yet to see one of those CG so they are probably much rarer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd_1138 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Wow, that's nuts -- $300 GameCube component cables. As far as the Wii, it's funny, most people have the basic composite Wii connections, even though the superior component cables can be had for so little -- $7 or so. A friend of mine had a stall at the flea market and he carried the Wii component cables, sensor bars, etc.. He sold a crap ton of them. If something's made available and inexpensive, it will sell. If someone was buying Wii games, he'd ask if they had component cables. Upsell them. Edited February 9, 2017 by Trekker_1138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) Yeah, I got one of those Chinese RGB and YUV cables for my Wii, and the RGB one for the GameCube - as far as I'm concerned, for now, GC looks good enough with SCART RGB. HDMI is a nice option for the future, but really a Wii U in Wii mode with the exploit can run GameCube games so that's your CG on HDMI needs covered. Edited February 9, 2017 by CatPix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoder Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Does it have de gcvideo mod? http://www.badassconsoles.com/gcvideo-1/ Yep gcvideo dvi v2.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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godslabrat Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Does it then output at 4:3 or 16:9? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Cool! I shelled out for a GameCube component cable back when they were "only" $120, but for $300 I'd go the Wii route with $7 component cables to play GC games. Would be nice to see the HDMI mod become more widely available as it is starting to be for the N64. I don't mind composite for 8/16 bit systems, but for 3d general stuff you really start to notice the difference. That's why I now play PS1 only on my ps2 or 3, had my N64 RGB modded, and am working on the Saturn...Even my Dreamcast has to be VGA but TVs are losing those sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Is this guy just putting a cheap scaler inside the console ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Or just get an original wii since its much cheaper. And then get one of these. https://www.amazon.com/KCOOL-Converter-Output-Video-Audio-Adapter/dp/B01M3P1GP8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486689585&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=wii+to+hdmi&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoder Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Does it then output at 4:3 or 16:9?Sad to say I'm not sure. The picture looks widescreen but my tv remote died so I can't even check the tvs scaling options.I am using the set top box remote to control the tv and work a lot of hours so I need to find out later. I don't like stretched images either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoder Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Is this guy just putting a cheap scaler inside the console ? Nope. You can hold,down a few buttons on controller one to enter hdmi option menus and enable things like scan doubling and scan lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoder Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Cool! I shelled out for a GameCube component cable back when they were "only" $120, but for $300 I'd go the Wii route with $7 component cables to play GC games. Would be nice to see the HDMI mod become more widely available as it is starting to be for the N64. I don't mind composite for 8/16 bit systems, but for 3d general stuff you really start to notice the difference. That's why I now play PS1 only on my ps2 or 3, had my N64 RGB modded, and am working on the Saturn...Even my Dreamcast has to be VGA but TVs are losing those sadly. Nice find. My retro collecting is all about hdmi vga rgb modded consoles and computers with SD or flash hard drives and wireless mouse KB and game pad. I want to play on modern screens and input devices with original hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I decided to try the cheap one my self. Will let you know when it arrives how it works. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008346V4O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StopDrop&Retro Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Or just get an original wii since its much cheaper. And then get one of these. https://www.amazon.com/KCOOL-Converter-Output-Video-Audio-Adapter/dp/B01M3P1GP8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486689585&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=wii+to+hdmi&psc=1 Came here to post this and ask the same. I do have one right now but have never actually tried it *blushes* not even once. Do you guys want to see what it looks like in action? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I wish they'd make one of those adapters for the Gamecube. I'd buy it just to see if it would work if it's that cheap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I wish they'd make one of those adapters for the Gamecube. I'd buy it just to see if it would work if it's that cheap. I looked into making one, once. Turns out, the reason it's so hard is the same reason the component cables are so expensive... all the decoding would have to be done outside the system. But yeah, if a small adapter could hdmi-enable my cube, I'd be on that like cheeto dust on a stoner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) I looked into making one, once. Turns out, the reason it's so hard is the same reason the component cables are so expensive... all the decoding would have to be done outside the system. But yeah, if a small adapter could hdmi-enable my cube, I'd be on that like cheeto dust on a stoner. I heard they are working on a plug 'n play version of then gcvideo mod: http://www.retrocollect.com/News/plug-n-play-nintendo-gamecube-hdmi-out-modification-gcvideo-coming-soon.html I could solder it myself but I hate drilling holes in a gamecube. Edited February 10, 2017 by roland p 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I heard they are working on a plug 'n play version of then gcvideo mod: http://www.retrocollect.com/News/plug-n-play-nintendo-gamecube-hdmi-out-modification-gcvideo-coming-soon.html I could solder it myself but I hate drilling holes in a gamecube. If it works well, I can't express how fast I will sign up for this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 If it works well, I can't express how fast I will sign up for this. Same, this would be an even better option that the component cable as with that you still have to hook up the AV cable to get stereo sound... Turns it into a cable mess back there for such a tiny compact cube... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Sam here I'm not chop shopping my Gamecube. I've had it since the day it came out in 2001 and it still works perfectly. External tampering only. I'd rather use a stupid RCA to HDMI converter box from some shady no-name chinese parts maker than chop my console up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 There was an idea for an reverse engineered cable couple of years ago. But nothing happened looks like. https://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/comments/2jh39t/gamecube_component_cable_successfully_reverse/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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