Why are DC options so few?

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CORE316
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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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VGA CABLE

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/193879991087 ... SwFxlgHWJG

HDMI ADAPTER

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113766801799 ... SwoCFiD4rw

VGA BOX WITH COMPOSITE AND S VIDEO

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192897388692 ... xydlFSvCln

I have used and have all three of these and all do the job 480P I currently use the 3rd Link VGA Box Switch between VGA and Composite for Bangai O and other non VGA Capable Games which is very few since most can be Patched.

COMPOSITE And S-VIDEO Cables are also available but the VGA Box kind of defeats that since you could use any Composite and S-Video with the VGA BOX and of course VGA.

RF CABLE. I used to use this back in the day for so long Dreamcast Launch I dont miss it but miss 90s ;)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224854097769 ... SwNTdiF1-M

RGB SCART

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233188917341 ... SwZZlbmtb6

COMPONENT CABLE (These are a bit scarce and hard to find)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154522933166 ... SwJ1lg5r5N

ALTERNATIVELY You could make your own if Component is what your after get and XBOX/PS2 Component and mod Connector with Dreamcast Connector or whatever Cable your after?

@KelSolaar

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megavolt85
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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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CORE316 wrote: COMPONENT CABLE (These are a bit scarce and hard to find)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154522933166 ... SwJ1lg5r5N
this is not a component cable

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CORE316
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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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How so? I have seen others with a switch between but they £60.

https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/Seg ... cable-480p

X3 RCA Red Green Blue is Component Video Output?

RGB?

Yellow Composite
White usually Left Audio or Mono Single
Red usually Right Audio

https://www.the-home-cinema-guide.com/c ... cable.html

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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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CORE316 wrote:How so? I have seen others with a switch between but they £60.
Read the product description, this is a RGBS cable for monitors (for example PVM / BVM)

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CORE316
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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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Ah lol yeah see what u mean I just searched Component Cable Dreamcast and that was the only result on Ebay.

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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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KelSolaar wrote:I should had been more specific. I meant for 480p.
In my experience, the Dreamcast will output a strange non-standard 580p resolution, according to my TV using AV cables.
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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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Guess it depends on TV Output.

HDMI Adapter got me 854x480 Panasonic Plasma
Faulty VGA Connection so annoying wavy lines

HDMI Adapter 4:3 640x480 Does not fill screen on a Bush LED.

VGA works great looks amazing but only 640x480 no 854x480 but it is fullscreen phase atleast.

@megavolt85

What is main difference between that cable the RGBS I mean could I not plug that into Component on a regular HDTV and get 640x480 Output?

Since it obviously aint the same but yet similar? lol

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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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CORE316 wrote: @megavolt85

What is main difference between that cable the RGBS I mean could I not plug that into Component on a regular HDTV and get 640x480 Output?
no, you can't connect RGBs to a component input, that won't work

you will need at least a converter
https://easyeda.com/hotdog6394/rgb-to-component-simple

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Re: Why are DC options so few?

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@megavolt85

I See now m8 thanks for explaining that also explains a couple of cables I used to have few years ago and why they didn't work.

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