Random Gaming Thoughts

[Snatch1414]

If I buy an S-Video cable for the Saturn like the one below, do I need anything else?

[Thierry Henry]

If I buy an S-Video cable for the Saturn like the one below, do I need anything else?

How do you mean "anything else" ?
That product you linked to has cables for audio as well. Is that what you're worried about?
So you're good to go.

[MrPopo]

Does anybody know if gamer pics (avatars I guess) transfer from PS3 to PS4? I was thinking of doing a very difficult run on a certain game to unlock a gamer pic, but I wanted to be sure it would transfer if I went through the hub-bub. It's a goofy badge of honor thing for me.

My account on the PS4 has the same picture it had on the PS3, but it was one of the default ones available, so I can't speak as to whether a special unlocked one will transfer.

[Ziggy]

If I buy an S-Video cable for the Saturn like the one below, do I need anything else?

Yeah, you'll need a better S-Video cable. Retro-Bit sucks.

[Thierry Henry]

If I buy an S-Video cable for the Saturn like the one below, do I need anything else?

Yeah, you'll need a better S-Video cable. Retro-Bit sucks.

You have tried that particular cable then?
I ask as I'm also kinda interest in getting it.

[Ziggy]

That particular one, no. I've had other Retro Bit cables though, and they're low quality. I wouldn't use them. I've also tried a Retro Bit power adapter, which was also low quality. After that, I just stay away from them entirely.

[Snatch1414]

That particular one, no. I've had other Retro Bit cables though, and they're low quality. I wouldn't use them. I've also tried a Retro Bit power adapter, which was also low quality. After that, I just stay away from them entirely.

I don't buy the power adapters but I've found the AV cables (and controller extensions for that matter) are hard to screw up and haven't had any problems. Seems the voltages on a lot of aftermarket power adapters are not right.

[Ziggy]

That particular one, no. I've had other Retro Bit cables though, and they're low quality. I wouldn't use them. I've also tried a Retro Bit power adapter, which was also low quality. After that, I just stay away from them entirely.

I don't buy the power adapters but I've found the AV cables (and controller extensions for that matter) are hard to screw up and haven't had any problems. Seems the voltages on a lot of aftermarket power adapters are not right.

Actually, I've used NES controller extension from them before and they weren't horrible like their other products.

Their AV cables though, I just don't like how thin they are. Pure shit, I just don't get it. Use heavier gauge wires and charge a few more bucks per cable for crying out loud.

I might be a little bit of a snob when it comes to this, but I stay far away from AV cables that are that thin. You can't tell me that they're shielded properly. Especially the S-Video cable, which is suppose to carry TWO shielded signals. Just compare the thickness of a standard off the shelf S-Video cable to a Retro Bit cable and you'll see what I mean. And being that thin, they seem so fragile! Like they will break easily.

[Snatch1414]

That particular one, no. I've had other Retro Bit cables though, and they're low quality. I wouldn't use them. I've also tried a Retro Bit power adapter, which was also low quality. After that, I just stay away from them entirely.

I don't buy the power adapters but I've found the AV cables (and controller extensions for that matter) are hard to screw up and haven't had any problems. Seems the voltages on a lot of aftermarket power adapters are not right.

Actually, I've used NES controller extension from them before and they weren't horrible like their other products.

Their AV cables though, I just don't like how thin they are. Pure shit, I just don't get it. Use heavier gauge wires and charge a few more bucks per cable for crying out loud.

I might be a little bit of a snob when it comes to this, but I stay far away from AV cables that are that thin. You can't tell me that they're shielded properly. Especially the S-Video cable, which is suppose to carry TWO shielded signals. Just compare the thickness of a standard off the shelf S-Video cable to a Retro Bit cable and you'll see what I mean. And being that thin, they seem so fragile! Like they will break easily.

That's certainly fair. The usual cost/quality dilemma.

[Ziggy]

The messed up part is you really don't have an alternative unless you can solder.

You can add standard AV jacks to the console like this:

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 25#p726725

http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?PHPSE ... 7#msg13927

Or, you can make your own cables. The thing that sucks about this is the Saturn mini-DIN plug is not standard. You'd have to buy a shitty Retro Bit cable (or whatever Saturn cable that has the needed pins) and use the plug to make a cable with.