Which VGA box to get for my DC

Post by **Sailorcancer** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:04 pm

Getting an HDTV, and I just wanted to know if I could use this VGA box would be good for me.

http://www.racketboy.com/store/dreamcas ... deo-av.htm

Is that good?

Stupid question but how would I get sound if I connected my DC to the HDTV via VGA? Would I just get cords for the sound part of the Composite cables?

Post by **Pullmyfinger** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:11 pm

The VGA box provides sound via a headphone jack or RCA, but you'll have to supply the cables yourself

Post by **racketboy** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:24 pm

The $5 extra is honestly a small price to pay for the added flexibility of the AV/S-Video outputs for those small handful of games that don't support VGA.
If you're going to have it hooked up to a TV, you will probably want a headphone-to-RCA adapter for audio (very inexpensive)
Here's an example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-6-3-5mm-Stereo- ... dZViewItem

Post by **Sailorcancer** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:09 pm

racketboy wrote:The $5 extra is honestly a small price to pay for the added flexibility of the AV/S-Video outputs for those small handful of games that don't support VGA.
If you're going to have it hooked up to a TV, you will probably want a headphone-to-RCA adapter for audio (very inexpensive)
Here's an example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-6-3-5mm-Stereo- ... dZViewItem

Thanks! So I can use this to get sound off my future HDTV. I'm sure I can get this from like radio shack right?

Post by **lordofduct** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:12 pm

yeah you can get midi-RCA adapters at Wal-mart, Radioshits, any of those kinda stores. Cost like 4 bucks.

Post by **tHePhAnToM!??!** » Wed May 16, 2007 4:35 am

lol radioshits....thats classic....

Post by **grittykitty** » Wed May 16, 2007 3:31 pm

tHePhAnToM!??! wrote:lol radioshits....thats classic....

i read an "article" in the onion a few weeks ago about radioshack. it really did make me think though - how the hell does radioshack stay in business? no one buys stuff from them anymore

Post by **tHePhAnToM!??!** » Wed May 16, 2007 3:37 pm

yah i cant really remember when was the last time i actually went or had the desire to go to radioshack.ah well i dont care they have bad customer service.

Post by **Mozgus** » Wed May 16, 2007 3:58 pm

Glad to see the universal hate for RadioShack. Lol, I wasn't allowed in mine for a few years, until the staff was replaced and they didn't recognize my face. I've got stories.

Post by **scott.vanderlind** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:02 pm

Radioshack; You've got questions, we've got blank stares.