LCD HDTV

Bube · 06-06-2008, 11:07 AM

I have both cable and a digital service hooked up to my tv. Cable is very crappy, as you say, but with digital (where the broadcasting quality is better) used to have a much better picture than cable.

I upgraded to HD digital 2 days ago, and the regular channels on it look almost the same - it just has better color. Probably because of the HDMI cable.

And about the GCN component cable - I never had one but I tried a few progressive scan compatible GCN games on my Wii (hooked up with component). The difference was seriously noticable. Much better.

I've never been able to get my hands on a PS2 component cable, but I'm sure it'd be the same.

Vampyr · 06-06-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Bube

I have both cable and a digital service hooked up to my tv. Cable is very crappy, as you say, but with digital (where the broadcasting quality is better) used to have a much better picture than cable.

I upgraded to HD digital 2 days ago, and the regular channels on it look almost the same - it just has better color. Probably because of the HDMI cable.

And about the GCN component cable - I never had one but I tried a few progressive scan compatible GCN games on my Wii (hooked up with component). The difference was seriously noticable. Much better.

I've never been able to get my hands on a PS2 component cable, but I'm sure it'd be the same.

Thanks, I was hoping that the HDMI cable would be able to clean the signal up, as I suspected it was noise on the cable causing the noise on the screen.

I'm getting ready to get on Ebay to hunt for a PS2 component cable. I don't think I'll buy a GCN one, as I'm purchasing a Wii soon and it would be silly to do that with the Wii having backwards compatibility. Do all Wii games support progressive scan?

I also had a question about how the component cables worked. I understand we are talking about the R/G/B component video cables, right? What sort of cable would you use for audio, in this case?

Bube: Does this look like the right kind of cable if I were to be purchasing one for the PS2/PS3? They are extremely cheap on Ebay for some reason, all of them going for around $3.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-HDTV-HD-Comp...QQcmdZViewItem

Bube · 06-06-2008, 11:43 AM

I really can't say much about HD cable - there's no such thing here. Digital always had a better picture, and the non-HD channels were the same on HD digital, like I said.

I don't think all GCN games support prog.scan. Here's a link for prog.scan enabled games. Keep in mind, though, that you have to be pressing the B button while the game is booting up to enable prog.scan. And it's not available on PAL games (you're in the US anyway, if I'm not mistaken).

And yes, component is RGB component. You have to use a separate red and white stereo audio cable for audio. Sometimes the component cable has these audio cables as a 4th and 5th cable attached (All console component cables do, I think. They should, because there's no other "audio out" port on them. I know that the Wii component cable does have the audio cables attached.) Or, of course, you can use an optical cable, if available (the PS2 has one, afaik).

Vampyr · 06-06-2008, 11:46 AM

Good, looks like that PS2 cable is what I want. I think that will make my DVD's look better too.

Yeah, my girlfriend found a FAQ on the Nintendo.com site that said newer model GCN's do not have component cable ports. However, my GCN is fairly old and I'm going to check when I get back to my apartment if it has the port.

If it doesn't, my girlfriend's Gamecube is even older; she bought it on the first day they were released. The only annoying thing is that GCN component cables are a lot more expensive than PS2 ones.

My one other question, do Wii's have a port for component cables? [Nevermind, you answered that]

Edit: Awesome, thanks for the help. I'm going to go ahead and get the PS2 component cable since it's cheap, and wait on the Wii to use it's component cable for my GCN games. (Looking forward to twilight princess). Does a component cable come with the Wii, or is it sold seperately? I could look it up, but I'm lazy.

Bube · 06-06-2008, 11:54 AM

Yeah, newer model GCN's don't have the digital port. Not really important, since you're not going to use your Wii anyway.

Get the PS2 cables, it will make your DVDs better. Not heaps better, but sharper and better-colored.

You have to buy the Wii component cable separately. I heard it was pretty expensive. Can't remember though. I bought mine for a lot of money, because electronics is very expensive here

. However, due to something about the Wii's graphics, you get a lot of jaggy edges with a component cable in Wii games (not really true for GCN games though). If you can get past that (which you will

), it looks great.

Vampyr · 06-06-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bube

Yeah, newer model GCN's don't have the digital port. Not really important, since you're not going to use your Wii anyway.

Get the PS2 cables, it will make your DVDs better. Not heaps better, but sharper and better-colored.

You have to buy the Wii component cable separately. I heard it was pretty expensive. Can't remember though. I bought mine for a lot of money, because electronics is very expensive here

. However, due to something about the Wii's graphics, you get a lot of jaggy edges with a component cable in Wii games (not really true for GCN games though). If you can get past that (which you will

), it looks great.

I'm finding Wii component cables on ebay for $3-$15 USD. :O