Super Famicom Color Issues

[wcladley]

Hi All,

I just purchased a Super Famicom to replace my old SNES that recently died (which was modded to play imports). I am noticing that colors on the SFC are kind of faded compared what I remember when using the old SNES. The TV itself (CRT TV) is connected to other vintage systems and displays vibrant color. The SFC is connected via the same composite cable as the previous SNES.


Is this normal or is this a sign that the SFC is broken and on the way out?

Best,

WC

[fredJ]

you need an NTSC composite cable

[emwearz]

you need an NTSC composite cable

There are no NTSC composite cables, the cables are the same, regardless of region.

[Tildius Maximus]

I'd be inclined to tell you to get a new cable, but if it worked fine on the other snes than the issue might be somewhere else, like the connection in the back could be dirty, or perhaps a cap has leaked inside. usually a good cleaning can fix this sort of thing. I'd say to try that at least before you start looking for another system.

[Zing]

It's probably just a variance in the system itself. I have one Super NES that has very saturated composite output. The image is slightly dark, and the colour intensity is very high. When I use an s-video cable, the output looks bright and washed out in comparison, but it is the intended image.

Maybe your composite output is "normal" and your other SNES was not?