If you own a compatible Gamecube and a HDTV, then you will certainly see the difference the 480p Progressive Scan mode makes! Colors pop, details become clear, and everything looks better. A large percentage of Gamecube games support 480p. Even if you don’t have an HDTV, as long as your TV has component inputs, you will notice a video quality improvement!
These do improve the picture markedly on an HD tv but they’ve gotten ultra expensive. The S video cables for gamecube improve the picture too. Or you could just buy a WII and it’s component cables to get 480p progressive scan for 480p capable gamecube games.
Had to make use of my new TV’s component input and see the difference it’d make with the Gamecube. To be honest, I couldn’t really notice a difference (or I just don’t remember what it looked like before), but at least I know I have the potential to have the highest quality video output from my Gamecube now.
While this cable does allow you to play Gamecube games in 480p, eliminating much of the blurriness present on widescreen TVs when using traditional composite cable, it is certainly not worth the cost. Unless you have a TV larger than 32″, there’s no way to justify buying this over the S-Video cable for Gamecube, which offers a similar picture quality at a fraction of the cost. As of this writing, this component cable is going for upwards of $100, and combined with the price of the system itself, you might as well go ahead and buy a Wii.
Recommended only for die-hard bigscreen Gamecube players who absolutely refuse to get a Wii.
March 2nd, 2008 on 1:46 pm
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If you own a compatible Gamecube and a HDTV, then you will certainly see the difference the 480p Progressive Scan mode makes! Colors pop, details become clear, and everything looks better. A large percentage of Gamecube games support 480p. Even if you don’t have an HDTV, as long as your TV has component inputs, you will notice a video quality improvement!
April 27th, 2009 on 9:01 am
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These do improve the picture markedly on an HD tv but they’ve gotten ultra expensive. The S video cables for gamecube improve the picture too. Or you could just buy a WII and it’s component cables to get 480p progressive scan for 480p capable gamecube games.
November 20th, 2009 on 10:57 pm
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Had to make use of my new TV’s component input and see the difference it’d make with the Gamecube. To be honest, I couldn’t really notice a difference (or I just don’t remember what it looked like before), but at least I know I have the potential to have the highest quality video output from my Gamecube now.
January 25th, 2010 on 7:10 pm
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While this cable does allow you to play Gamecube games in 480p, eliminating much of the blurriness present on widescreen TVs when using traditional composite cable, it is certainly not worth the cost. Unless you have a TV larger than 32″, there’s no way to justify buying this over the S-Video cable for Gamecube, which offers a similar picture quality at a fraction of the cost. As of this writing, this component cable is going for upwards of $100, and combined with the price of the system itself, you might as well go ahead and buy a Wii.
Recommended only for die-hard bigscreen Gamecube players who absolutely refuse to get a Wii.