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| AppleQueso:
--- Quote from: wiggy on March 24, 2012, 11:12:27 PM ---^^^ Everyone who?! I mean, seriously, how many people are actually looking for 'Cube component video cables at this point? I can't imagine very many. --- End quote --- Believe it or not, there's quite a few folks out there who'd love to have their GBPlayer running in 480p. Besides, if there was no demand for these cables, they wouldn't be selling for $70 now would they? |
| tiktektak:
Please don't compare the original component cables with 5$ third-party ones. Build quality is 100% better on the original componet cables. It's the same with PS2/Xbox Component cables. I owned third party cables and they all sucked then I went and invested in some monster component cables and wow those are really nice! Never save money on cables they are crucial for picture quality and long-life depends on quality too! |
| UncleBob:
There are no third party component cables for the Game Cube. It simply never happened. The 'cube was designed so that the Analog to Digital converter chip was actually *in* the cable. It cut costs for the 'cube and increased costs for the cable (which is why it was so expensive to buy in the first place and why no retailers wanted to carry it). I never knew GameStop would ship stuff from store to store upon request. Using the method of checking their online site for store pick up, back in the day, I managed to get 4 of my 5 sets of cables this way. However, as has been suggested here, it wasn't uncommon to find the wrong thing labeled as GCN Component Cables. You'd find composite cables or the third-party three-in-one cables that were component/composite for the XBox, PS2 and GCN (but the component wouldn't work on the GCN). I never found the Wii cables labeled that way, but the Wii was still new at the time. This is the web page I'd use to locate them: http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/gamecube-n64-component-cable-used/32149 Anytime I was driving anywhere in particular, I'd pull up stores along my path and check to see if they had any in stock. :D |
| wiggy:
--- Quote from: AppleQueso on March 25, 2012, 03:50:26 AM --- --- Quote from: wiggy on March 24, 2012, 11:12:27 PM ---^^^ Everyone who?! I mean, seriously, how many people are actually looking for 'Cube component video cables at this point? I can't imagine very many. --- End quote --- Believe it or not, there's quite a few folks out there who'd love to have their GBPlayer running in 480p. Besides, if there was no demand for these cables, they wouldn't be selling for $70 now would they? --- End quote --- There are quite a few folks within really small, dorky communities like ours, but we're taking about a really small group of people. And Bob explained why the price is as such. Besides, we all know that something produced in low volume that has some value to collectors will often remain pricey. That's why Dreamcast broadband adapters are still expensive. It's not because "everyone" wants them, but there are folks like us who will pay the premium. |
| Arseen:
I would love to have the cable, 16 to be exact. --- Quote from: larryinc64 on March 24, 2012, 09:10:20 PM ---On a added note, there has not been spam on these forums for a while, Nice job moderators. --- End quote --- There was one spammer earlier this week, but I deleted him under 2 minutes. before others noticed. |
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