Yeah, I've seen Sony-brand component cables for the PS3 at GameStop and Circuit City for $25. Still a better deal than Wal-Mart's, which charges you an extra $15 and only gives you a USB cable.
Still, I wonder if there's actually any noticeable difference between generic third-party cables and authentic Sony ones?
Twilight Wolf wrote:Yeah, I've seen Sony-brand component cables for the PS3 at GameStop and Circuit City for $25. Still a better deal than Wal-Mart's, which charges you an extra $15 and only gives you a USB cable.
Still, I wonder if there's actually any noticeable difference between generic third-party cables and authentic Sony ones?
You probably wouldn't notice a difference, I sure don't notice the difference between my Generic 360 Component cables and the ones that came with my 360.
I figured as much. I guess it's like most other things, where you're really only paying for a brand name. (My Dad actually bought a set of Xbox 360 component cables on clearance at Wal-Mart for something crazy like $2.50. Too bad we don't have a 360.)
Either way, I wouldn't mind getting a TV with component inputs, even if the highest display mode I can afford is 480p.
What would probably give you the best quality/price ratio would be to solder some RCA jacks to the right spots on the mobo, then use some low oxygen composite/audio cables, which are extremely cheap these days.
If it's the TV, I don't think mine would support 480p. It was an el-cheapo model even when I got it years ago. Of course, I don't know much about TV hacking.
If it's the console, I don't think it'd be wise for me to crack open my PS3, especially if it's still under warranty. Not to mention the whole I'm-out-$400-bucks-if-I-screw-up part. Might not be a bad idea for my PS2, though.
In other words, it may not be possible for me, but I think it could work very well for other people.
I might try that sometime if I can get my uncle's old broken PS2 from him.
I wonder if doing the same thing would be possible with the Dreamcast? I know it'll output VGA, so it makes me wonder if component is possible, too. If so, I've got a broken Dreamcast I've got great plans for.
Not a garage sale purchase, but I just scored "Burnout Paradise" for the PS3 for $16.10 at Circuit City. Quite a bit cheaper than I had expected; 25% off!
Sadly, it'll probably be the last thing I ever purchase at Circuit City, unless they lower their "going-out-of-business" prices to be able to beat a standard "weekend sale" price.
DJ711 wrote:I got a N64 with all the cables and a memory card, 6 games: Super Smash Bros., Majora's mask, Orcarina of time, Goldeneye 007 and Perfect Dark and Super Mario 64 for $11. Just walked around the neighborhood and found deals. All six came with instructions. Not bad right?
Not bad at all! All of that sold separately on ebay could easily get $10 or more. Not sure on the memory card though. Nice find.
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