gamecube picture quality

groggy · 21-12-2011, 3:05 AM

hi
i recently got an old gamecube for my 2 little boys (and me

) but the picture quality on my hd tv is not good at all. the colours seem really washy and over bright in places
i have used the red ,yellow and white connectors into a scart block and just into the normal red yellow and white holes but the quality looks the same.
any ideas please?

Berties · 21-12-2011, 10:57 AM

Gamecube supports these

RF
AV Composite
S-Video
SCART RGB
Component
VGA

You're using composite, which is pretty crappy. Use SCART RGB, Component, VGA or S-Video instead.

Also is your TV calibrated? Some have seperate settings per input, could be on dynamic.

groggy · 21-12-2011, 11:31 AM

So even if the coloured fittings go into a scart connector thats not better?

Berties · 21-12-2011, 11:34 AM

No. It's still composite. SCART input can support composite, S-Video, and RGB. What you're doing is sending the composite video, which doesn't have great picture quality.

Not too up on which is best for a gamecube, but it'll certainly one of these- SCART RGB, Component or VGA.

groggy · 21-12-2011, 1:05 PM

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any good?

groggy · 22-12-2011, 4:17 PM

this what im using now:
NEW SNES NINTENDO N64 GAMECUBE AV LEAD CABLE SCART | eBay

Berties · 22-12-2011, 7:46 PM

yup what you have is composite. Tried it way back with PSX, then upgraded to SCART RGB. Much better, less shimmering and font was much clearer. No noise in the image.

groggy · 22-12-2011, 7:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Berties

yup what you have is composite. Tried it way back with PSX, then upgraded to SCART RGB. Much better, less shimmering and font was much clearer. No noise in the image.

eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace

so this should do the job?

Berties · 22-12-2011, 7:50 PM

I don't have a gamecube or your TV. Does your TV support RGB over SCART? Really low end CRT's didn't. Any new TV will but it'll be on a certain input, not all SCART inputs are RGB capable.

groggy · 22-12-2011, 7:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Berties

I don't have a gamecube or your TV. Does your TV support RGB over SCART? Really low end CRT's didn't. Any new TV will but it'll be on a certain input, not all SCART inputs are RGB capable.

its this one

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Berties · 22-12-2011, 7:59 PM

If it doesn't work in RGB mode, SCART also carries S-Video and composite, so try each mode (does the Gamecube allow you to set SCART output type?) Until you get a working picture.

groggy · 22-12-2011, 8:10 PM

i dont think so mate
should i just buy the item off ebay?

Berties · 22-12-2011, 8:14 PM

Also you're relying on your TV's scaling and de-interlacing processing. So if it's crap, not much that can make it better except for an expensive scaling/de-interlacing processor.

groggy · 22-12-2011, 8:40 PM

so its not worth buying the cable?

Berties · 22-12-2011, 10:30 PM

Yes. If your TV accepts S-Video or RGB over SCART. It'll look better than composite.

Epicurus · 13-03-2012, 10:53 AM

Massively too late for this, just wanted to say that component provides the best picture quality, especially on an HD TV.

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Berties Ex Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Thanks: Gave 2, Got 606 Posts: 8,415	Gamecube supports these RF AV Composite S-Video SCART RGB Component VGA You're using composite, which is pretty crappy. Use SCART RGB, Component, VGA or S-Video instead. Also is your TV calibrated? Some have seperate settings per input, could be on dynamic.
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groggy Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Thanks: Gave 35, Got 0 Posts: 71	So even if the coloured fittings go into a scart connector thats not better?
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Berties Ex Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Thanks: Gave 2, Got 606 Posts: 8,415	No. It's still composite. SCART input can support composite, S-Video, and RGB. What you're doing is sending the composite video, which doesn't have great picture quality. Not too up on which is best for a gamecube, but it'll certainly one of these- SCART RGB, Component or VGA.
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groggy Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Thanks: Gave 35, Got 0 Posts: 71	eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace any good?
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groggy Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Thanks: Gave 35, Got 0 Posts: 71	this what im using now: NEW SNES NINTENDO N64 GAMECUBE AV LEAD CABLE SCART \| eBay
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Berties Ex Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Thanks: Gave 2, Got 606 Posts: 8,415	yup what you have is composite. Tried it way back with PSX, then upgraded to SCART RGB. Much better, less shimmering and font was much clearer. No noise in the image.
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Berties Ex Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Thanks: Gave 2, Got 606 Posts: 8,415	I don't have a gamecube or your TV. Does your TV support RGB over SCART? Really low end CRT's didn't. Any new TV will but it'll be on a certain input, not all SCART inputs are RGB capable.
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Berties Ex Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Thanks: Gave 2, Got 606 Posts: 8,415	If it doesn't work in RGB mode, SCART also carries S-Video and composite, so try each mode (does the Gamecube allow you to set SCART output type?) Until you get a working picture.
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groggy Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Thanks: Gave 35, Got 0 Posts: 71	i dont think so mate should i just buy the item off ebay?
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Berties Ex Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Thanks: Gave 2, Got 606 Posts: 8,415	Also you're relying on your TV's scaling and de-interlacing processing. So if it's crap, not much that can make it better except for an expensive scaling/de-interlacing processor.
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groggy Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Thanks: Gave 35, Got 0 Posts: 71	so its not worth buying the cable?
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Berties Ex Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Thanks: Gave 2, Got 606 Posts: 8,415	Yes. If your TV accepts S-Video or RGB over SCART. It'll look better than composite.
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Epicurus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Thanks: Gave 125, Got 196 Posts: 2,347	Massively too late for this, just wanted to say that component provides the best picture quality, especially on an HD TV.
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