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Problems with dual component cables. Arg.
Magic Pink
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I have a cheap GameStop brand dual component cable. Triple, actually. It has three ends, one each for the Gamecube, PS2 and Xbox360. I only have it connected to the PS2 and 360.
The problem is that when it's connected to both, the PS2 has no sound. The 360 works fine either way but the PS2 only works when I disconnect the cable from the 360.
Any ideas how to fix this?
The problem is that when it's connected to both, the PS2 has no sound. The 360 works fine either way but the PS2 only works when I disconnect the cable from the 360.
Any ideas how to fix this?
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No, it says on the package you don't have to switch cables anymore. Just leave everything plugged in.
Can it not do that? If so, why does the 360 work fine?
I didn't check that but I was wondering it myself. I may try if I have any free time at all this evening.
15$ or 20$. I bought them about a year ago tho; the 360 and PS2 were never close enough to have them both plugged in at once until recently.
Anyway, you can get one of those official Sony break-out boxes that gives you RCA cinch connectors for everything along with a second multi-out port.
Obviously there is because I have one.
Nope. The digital out on a GCN (model 1) is digital. It requires a proprietary chip to convert to analog/component. This chip has not been reverse engineered. It wouldn't even make sense to do so when two thirds of the GCNs out there don't even have the digital connector.
Except I have this one and it works. The picture is sharper the one time I used it.
I seem to remember my PS2 required the use of the optical out when using component. Course... the component cables I have don't have audio connectors anyway.
(Hint. Monster Cbls. I worked for someone. They were cheap. I swear.)
That said, it should work the way you've got it connected, but if you've got the option, try using the optical out.
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All the combo cables I've found thus far explicitly state that the Gamecube portion is only a standard definition signal (albeit probably somewhat enhanced compared to the pack-in cables).
The Gamecube's progressive output was in digital form on an entirely different jack, so inside the official component cable was an DAC chip that changed the digital video into Y/Pr/Pb. Third party Gamecube component cables just use the system's composite output in the Multi-out jack and route it through the Y portion of the cable. The signal is in no way enhanced. With official component cables, the signal looked gorgeous, twice as sharp with much more vibrant color, because it was a genuine component signal.
The digital out, and therefore component out, was eventually discontinued on later Gamecubes. Only earlier systems have the proper output for progressive scan. The Wii has component out in its A/V connector and will play Gamecube games in true progressive scan, which is pretty awesome.
I have no idea because I just remembered I'm totally lying. I have WII component cables, not GCN. They weren't very good so I returned them. The three headed beastie I have has a GCN head on it but I've never used it.
Ok, now that makes much more sense.
Hmmm, less sense = more conversation.
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It's for the PS2, Xbox360, and Wii (not GCN).
You can only use 1 connector at a time.