Best Video Connections

[opethfan]

Quick question that's gonna sound stupid: Will a PS2 component cable work on my non-HD CRT? I just wanna be 100% sure it'll work before I buy it.
(Here's the cables I'm looking into buying: Link)

Green component cable into yellow composite plug = black and white picture, if you just need to test.

[XxBroBuzzxX]

Quick question that's gonna sound stupid: Will a PS2 component cable work on my non-HD CRT? I just wanna be 100% sure it'll work before I buy it.
(Here's the cables I'm looking into buying: Link)

Green component cable into yellow composite plug = black and white picture, if you just need to test.

I have component outputs on my TV. But hey, now I know how to play games 1950s style.

[Bradtemple87]

There has been a lot of talk about new pvm purchases lately or upgrading setups

Bump for a great thread

[thelolotov]

There has been a lot of talk about new pvm purchases lately or upgrading setups

Bump for a great thread

Wow, I just realized how old this thread is, and how much work I put into that list a while back, XD.

Anything I didn't cover? I've got some free time to tweak/update the list.

[ApolloBoy]

Made loads of updates to thelolotov's original list and clarified it. I found it odd that he made distinctions regarding RGB and PAL, so I eliminated those as there's quite a few of us here in NTSC Land with SCART to component converters and RGB monitors.

Atari 2600

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: Svideo

Atari 5200

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: RGB (requires a VBXE board)
  Second best modded solution: S-video

Atari 7800

• NTSC best non-modded solution: RF
  PAL best non-modded solution: RGB (French 7800s only)
  Best modded solution: S-video

Bally Astrocade/Professional Arcade

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: S-video

ColecoVision

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: Component (that's right!)

Emerson Arcadia 2001

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  Best modded solution: Composite

Magnavox Odyssey 2

• Best non-modded solution: RF
  NTSC best modded solution: Composite
  PAL best modded solution: RGB (can only be done on PAL consoles)
  
  Mattel Intellivision/Intellivision II
  • Best non-modded solution: RF
    Best modded solution: Composite
  Sega SG-1000/SG-1000 II
  • Best non-modded solution: RF
    Best modded solution: RGB (on later SG-1000 IIs only)
    Second best modded solution: Composite
  Famicom
  • Best non-modded solution: RF
    Best modded solution: RGB (requires replacement PPU)
    Second best modded solution: Composite
  Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Best non-modded solution: Composite
    Best modded solution: RGB (requires replacement PPU)
  Sega Mark III
  • Best non-modded solution: Composite
    Best modded solution: RGB (signals are already on the AV out but need amplification to be useable)
    Second best modded solution: Component (video encoder outputs component video but no mod has been found yet)
  Sega Master System
  • Best non-modded solution: RGB
    Best modded solution: S-video
  Sega Master System II
  • Best non-modded solution: RF
    Best modded solution: RGB
    Second best modded solution: S-video
  Nintendo Entertainment System 2
  • Best non-modded solution: RF
    Best modded solution: RGB (requires replacement PPU)
    Second best modded solution: Composite
  Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
  • Best non-modded solution: RGB
  Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
  • Best non-modded solution: RGB
    Best modded solution: S-video
  Super Nintendo Entertainment System Mini/Super Famicom Jr.
  • Best non-modded solution: Composite
    Best modded solution: RGB or S-video
  Victor/Sega Wondermega
  • Best non-modded solution: S-video
    Best modded solution: RGB
  Neo Geo AES
  • Best non-modded solution: RGB
    Best modded solution: Component
    Second best modded solution: S-video
  Neo Geo CD
  • Best non-modded solution: RGB
    Second best non-modded solution: S-video
  Atari Jaguar
  • Best non-modded solution: RGB
  TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
  • Best non-modded solution: Composite (requires TurboBooster, TG-CD or custom cable
    Best modded solution: RGB
    Second best modded solution: S-video
  TurboDuo/PC Engine Duo/Duo-R/Duo-RX
  • Best non-modded solution: Composite
    Best modded solution: RGB
    Second best modded solution: S-video
  SuperGrafx
  • Best non-modded solution: Composite
    Best modded solution: RGB
    Second best modded solution: S-video
  3DO
  • Best non-modded solution: S-video
    Best modded solution: RGB
  Amiga CD32
  • Best non-modded solution: S-video
    Best modded solution: RGB
  Sega Saturn
  • Best non-modded solution: RGB
  Nintendo 64
  • Best non-modded solution: S-video
    Best modded solution: RGB (certain N64s only)
  PlayStation
  • Best non-modded solution: RGB
  Dreamcast
  • Best non-modded solution: VGA for games that support 480p
    Second best non-modded solution: RGB
  PlayStation 2
  • Best non-modded solution: VGA via SoG/Blaze/Xploder bootdisk for games that can be forced into 480p
    Second best non-modded solution: Component
    Third best non-modded solution: RGB
    Best modded solution: Universal VGA cable
  GameCube
  • Best non-modded solution: Component for games that support 480p
    Best non-modded solution for those without wads of cash: S-video
    PAL best non-modded solution: RGB
  Xbox
  • Best non-modded solution: Component
    Second best non-modded solution: RGB
    Best modded solution: VGA Sync-On-Green cable and modded BIOS:
  
  VGA Cable Guide
  Modify BIOS for SoG
  
  Xbox 360
  • Best non-modded solution: HDMI
    Second best non-modded solution: VGA
    Third best non-modded solution: Component
  Nintendo Wii
  • Best non-modded solution: VGA
    Second best non-modded solution: Component
    PAL third best non-modded solution: RGB
  PlayStation 3
  • Best non-modded solution: HDMI
    Second best non-modded solution: Component
    Third best non-modded solution: RGB

[dunpeal2064]

Why is component considered better than RGB for some of these consoles?

I always assumed RGB would be better, but I love learning more about this stuff.

[sabrage]

Note that certain older models of Xbox 360 are not able to utilize HDMI; therefore, I have mine set up with VGA.

[ApolloBoy]

Why is component considered better than RGB for some of these consoles?

Component can support progressive scan and 480p whereas RGB doesn't to my knowledge.

[dunpeal2064]

Why is component considered better than RGB for some of these consoles?

Component can support progressive scan and 480p whereas RGB doesn't to my knowledge.

Oh, ok, that makes sense. So, component is kinda a middleground then.

I assume that, if I plan on downscaling my output to 240p 15kHz, that I would be much better off with a VGA cable?

[ApolloBoy]

I assume that, if I plan on downscaling my output to 240p 15kHz, that I would be much better off with a VGA cable?

If you have to downscale it, you might be better using VGA as opposed to converting it to 15 KHz RGB.