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HD retrovision (component) cables
KalessinDB:
--- Quote from: lumberjoof on November 11, 2014, 12:16:56 AM ---It has already been cloned.
http://www.gc-forever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=2500
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I've looked through there before and it appears to have been mostly-cloned, somewhat, if you're REALLY good at soldering and programming chips and whatnot. ;)
My lazy ass wants it to be to the point where I can just throw money at someone and have them do the mod for me.
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: wiggy on November 10, 2014, 08:49:04 PM ---
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--- Quote from: Thom Grayson on November 10, 2014, 07:24:20 PM ---Why are they so expensive anyway?
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Special chip inside cable that nobody has managed (or bothered) to reproduce.
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Likely this. There isn't a large enough market, by a LONGSHOT.
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The chip isn't what makes it expensive. The chip is what makes it difficult to replicate, and therefore rare (since they didn't make many to begin with). The fact that it's rare is what makes it expensive.
romevi:
--- Quote from: Azarkhel on November 09, 2014, 03:48:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: kingjohn3 on November 09, 2014, 02:09:34 PM ---How do i tell if my plasma from 2005 will accept 240p properly?
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Plug in a ps2 with component cables and play a ps1 game. Of you get a black screen after the ps1 boot logo your out of luck.
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Maybe kind of stupid, but I tried that and it blacked out for a few seconds. About the first half of the PS1 boot screen was missing, but then it showed up and everything after played as normal.
So does that mean I get 240p properly? The manual for my TV didn't mention it.
Jeff:
What game was it? Some games will display in 480i for 2D elements. idk if the bootscreen does that or not.
KalessinDB:
I've also been told that you can take a normal yellow composite wire and plug it into the Y jack for component... that'll display in grayscale if you can play 240p over component.