Component or HDMI, that is the question.

If you’re of a certain age you’ll understand the struggles we went through to get the absolute best picture quality out of our consoles back in the day. The GameCube was no different; in fact, we remember paying well over the odds for a modified Component-to-RGB Scart cable in order to get our NTSC GameCube running on a European TV, as the NTSC didn’t offer native RGB connection. Those were the days. Or perhaps they weren’t, to be honest. Thank goodness for the global standard of HDMI, eh?

The best official solution was, until recently, the Official Nintendo GameCube Component Cable that would have set you back around £60/$70 at launch. Whilst component provided the best quality image (480p baby), it wasn’t the common cable of choice as it was only compatible with higher-end TVs, the result being that the cable wasn’t made in huge numbers and is now particularly hard to come across for a sensible price – you’re talking upwards of £200/$200 these days.

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