Gamecube HDMI + Component (GCHD Mark II): Avalanche Reviews

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We all know about how bad Nintendo nerfed the video output on the Gamecube, but thanks to recent advancements in FPGAs, we can finally unlock its potential. Well was not about to just sit on their first GCHD. With a new revision, and a butt-load of new features, the GCHD Mark II looks to be the best all around video solution for the console, but does it live up to that challenge? Let's find out!

[@lovelorn88nick]

GREAT REVIEW. I recently got mine from Amazon a few days ago. And I'd really like to add something to your review. There will be a few people that might have some issues with the HDMI.. I use a LG 4K 55in TV, it's about 3 years old. And for some odd reason when using the HDMI out on the MK-2 after about 5 or so minutes of gameplay I will get a 3 to 5sec audio lag. Luckily the guys that put this adapter out there were actually pretty helpful, it seems this is a issue with how the gamecube produces the audio when using hdmi and depending on the monitor some people will have this unfixable issue. But they did add the audio AUX out on the MK-2 so if anyone gets this issue as I have they can use that, or just completely ignore the HDMI and just use the Wii component cables as that's what I've been doing, and the picture looks identical. A very expensive adapter but aslong as it doesnt crap out on me it's still a great option if you want to actually use your gamecube and not the awkward Wii. Lol

[@AvalancheReviews]

Damn, I guess I'm lucky enough to not have encountered this issue. Thanks for sharing it, because I had no idea this was even a thing.

[@123OGNIAN]

@@AvalancheReviews Any idea how to solve the audio delay ?

[@123mr123mv]

Thank you kind sir I thought I was the only one that was having that issue but your right Wii components does the job I bought myself some HD RETROVISION Wii YPbPr Component Cable for the Nintendo Wii/ Wii U👌

[@lovelorn88nick]

@123mr123mv wow, damn time flies! So I no longer have that TV. Currently using a LGC2 OLED. I do still have that EON hdmi adapter, and it still works great. But for gamecube I now use the HD Retrovision HDMI adapter via the RetroTink 4k

[@123mr123mv]

@@lovelorn88nick wow yeah I just saw the years😅

[@RawDawginRoLo]

No one mentioned the gcp in other videos I watched. Glad it does work with it. Thanks for the video!

[@josetrochez5982]

I been searching for weeks how to connect component cables to my pvm-20m2u and you have answered my ultimate question about using wii component cables on the EON to my gamecube. Subbed! Thank you!!

[@FlamontFilms]

Gba sprites look reeeal good!

[@AvalancheReviews]

They sure as hell do!

[@wenchwogg8843]

Nice review. Another good HDMI solution is the Carby

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thanks! Yeah, the Carby seems like a great little device, and with a solid price point too.

[@puma0085]

I would like to see more of these kind of hardware videos. That's a very interesting topic for me as a video quality fan. The Mark 2 adapter seems to be really nice. I have a internal HDMI modded Gamecube already though so I won't get it.

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thanks! Yeah, all the Gamecube adapters use the same GCVideo process, so there's no real point in leaving one for another, unless you're using an upscaler, since analog is much easier to work with on that front.

[@puma0085]

@@AvalancheReviews Yeah that is true. For upscaling HDMI is not the best solution. I connected my modded Cube with Framemeister just for fun, but the result was not that good. So I use it directly on my TV. Although my TV has 4k already the 480p image looks quite nice. Also 480i stuff looks ok. But just in case I want to use upscaled Gamecube Games one day I am thinking of getting S Video Gamecube cable for the Framemeister.

[@mattlandry]

Now that I see this great gba footage I really want to see you review mother 3. Probably not your style but imo it’s by far the best gba game of all time and I want to see what you think. Also aria of sorrow maybe :P

[@AvalancheReviews]

God I love Aria of Sorrow!!! Never been much of a Mother/Earthbound fan, but 3 has some interesting sprite art. BTW it hit me today that you have been around for a damn long time. Thanks for all the support man! I can always count on a comment from you and I really appreciate the support on Patreon. You're the fucking man!

[@mattlandry]

You put so much love into your work it’s the least I can do! And yeah mother 3 specifically has the best story, artwork and music on the gba imo. Fixes almost all the annoying shit from the other mother games too. The biggest thing is the animation though. I highly recommend you do a play through some day!

[@analogcaptures2785]

@@mattlandry true hehe

[@fcukugimmeausername]

Are you going to do a Remake 2 review?

[@AvalancheReviews]

10000000% Yes

[@fcukugimmeausername]

@@AvalancheReviews What score will you give it?

[@Cinderkin]

Happy New Year bro, looking forward to seeing this channel grow

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thanks man! I think it'll be a great year. Last year I got that huge bump from the RE videos, but I think this year will be slow and steady. It's gonna be sweet, once I'm able to start on the projects I have planned.

[@pixlman]

How you manage to make a video about stuff that I don't need and probably never buy so interesting is beyond me. Good vid as always man.

[@AvalancheReviews]

Now there's a compliment! That's what I look for when I seek out youtube videos, so it's good to see I can deliver an entertaining video, even when it's about technical stuff.

[@ShinkeiDEI]

Happy new year man, slick review and slick intro.

[@AvalancheReviews]

And a Happy New Year to you! Thanks

[@severed111]

My gamecube only has one Analog output slots in the back....well the one I have now, I distinctly remember the one I used to have but was stolen in my college dorm, had the mystifying second slot so I'm double bummed.

[@2323fe]

Happy new year to you all

[@AvalancheReviews]

And a Happy ass New Year to you!!!

[@Ninnurtu]

Not Max Payne 2 but ok

[@igodreamer7096]

Happy New Year, Jared! I know it soon or later you will talk about GBA games! hahahahaha P.S.: BTW, what the games names in GBA section?

[@AvalancheReviews]

Happy New Year man! A lot of them were Japanese, but the ones I could actually read were Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Starfy 3, Wario Land 4 and Metroid Zero Mission.

[@igodreamer7096]

@@AvalancheReviews Nice, I will look for them!

[@Ace_of_DiscaL]

Watched this AFTER ordering a piece, and ... I'm still proud I made that decision!

[@OneDoomedGameCritic]

Turok in particular looks damn solid with this. Might have to pick one up just to run stuff like Viewtiful Joe through, that could be a treat.

[@AvalancheReviews]

It's a real mind blowing experience seeing a lot of these games look this good. It made start collecting for the gamecube again.

[@HybridAngelZero]

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance? Evolution Worlds? Your good taste is on full display here. I've been on the fence about a GCHD, but with the Mk. II out, and having Wii component out as part of it, I am very interested

[@AvalancheReviews]

Ha! Yeah, I would describe my taste as "incredibly odd"

[@HybridAngelZero]

@@AvalancheReviews I mean, I've been known to jump from Kirby's Super Star to Resident Evil Remake to Senran Kagura in the same afternoon, so it seems fine to me 👍

[@AvalancheReviews]

Ha! Great minds think alike.

[@jacobdiaz2089]

Can't wait till your re2 remake review

[@AvalancheReviews]

I have my hopes high. It'll be fun as hell working on it. I really have no idea what to expect, so it's going to be crazy interesting.

[@bigmankuch3833]

So you gonna talk about Turok Evolution after the Max Payne series?

[@AvalancheReviews]

I very well may. It's pretty damn fun.

[@ArcadeIsMyLife1]

Sadly I'm on a fixed income and at $150 that still an expensive purchase. I'm hoping the Company Pound will come out with a version of the HD link cable for GameCube like they did with the PS2 and OG Xbox and those both go for $30 USD and are pretty good cables. It beats using crappy component cables.

[@AvalancheReviews]

I can appreciate that. Nothing wrong with saving some money. I personally don't really like those Pound cables. No 480p support, and noisy digital video, is a real deal breaker for me.

[@TheDoctorProfessor]

I'm not that knowledgeable about the technical side of gaming and video making but I did find this informative.

[@AvalancheReviews]

good to hear. I know a lot of this stuff can fly right over your head, if you haven't brushed up on retro video output. I try to make it as entertaining as I can, while still throwing out the technical jargon.

[@hggfhh4449]

What was the first gba game you showed?

[@mickzero]

Hey @Avalanche Reviews, unfortunately I own the 2nd gen gamecube without digital. In your opinion whats the best "HD" for somebody in my situation?

[@HunterTinsley]

So, is this actually allowing for a superior picture quality from the game boy player than the official component cables? That's how I played GB/GBA games for years, and was under the impression that was as good as it gets on Nintendo hardware...

[@AvalancheReviews]

Ok, so there's two answers there. The Gameboy interface is what makes for a better picture than the disc that comes with your Gameboy player. The original disc took the gbas 240p and converted it to 480i with some nasty filtering. Gbi shoots out true 240p and the adapter let's you output that with better quality than composite or svideo.

[@kylejoe8393]

What about Metal Gear Solid twin Snakes the one game that Konami has failed to port to anything for HD also I'm surprised you haven't covered the game cold fear it's amazing

[@AvalancheReviews]

I love the Twin Snakes, and I did a review on Cold Fear a long time ago. I'll definitely be looking at it again though.

[@SirArtanis7]

Huh, never really considered a device over cables. I might want to set aside a bit of cash for one of these!

[@gameovergandy]

Great vid!

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thanks! I put some serious effort into it.

[@lysias55]

does the Wii use the same processing sequence for Game cube games? i had an HDMI adapter for my wii that i used to play Residnet Evil in 480p

[@AvalancheReviews]

No, the Wii has its own video output process that leads to a much softer and less detailed 480p image.

[@smokercraft9116]

What is that game that is at 8:10? I remember playing it before but can never remember the name.

[@AvalancheReviews]

Honestly, I'm not sure. I picked it up in a shop in Tokyo last year, and I can't read the kanji on the cart.

[@Scribblescrabbly]

I’m actually having problems with my GCHD MK-2. I have some vids on it in my channel. Linked EON to vids and they aren’t really sure what’s going on. Basically there are artifacts on both HDMI and Component via direct connection, no splitters or switchers. I’m also getting distorted audio on mine. I’ve tried on three different GameCubes and a combination of different HDMI/component cables, monitors/RGB modded consumer crt/PVM. All resulting in the same artifacts/audio distortion. :(

[@AvalancheReviews]

I can't really say what's causing the audio issues, but I took a look at your RE4 example, and that's not an issue with your GC or the GCHD. The Gamecube runs at a pretty low color depth, and at 480p, you can see some vertical banding. Think of it like Nintendo's version of the Megadrive's world famous dithering. Watch this, and skip to 26min. It'll explain it a little better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boOlmJV3bambg5I

[@Scribblescrabbly]

Update reply from EON: After testing it on our side and going to our engineers trying to figure out the problem, we think it's definitely a bad connection for your HDMI connector in the adapter.

[@AvalancheReviews]

They're killer with their customer support

[@AshleysBallistics]

nice review, imma stick to my original eon gchd, im still very happy with it 🙂 plus i cant use component on my tv

[@AvalancheReviews]

Fair enough. Other than the new outputs, there's no visual difference between them. Glad you liked the video

[@Sebastian_Athea]

I should really make an effort to procure an Gamecube or wii, but I live in EU and I'm not sure if this thing is worth it over RGB? Well I'm an audiophile and I have pretty nice dac and hi fi setup so TOSlink would be nice...

[@AvalancheReviews]

Plus, the pal GameCubes won't do 480p over an rgb scart connection.

[@74Vidgamer]

What GBA game is that at 8:10?

[@yurieu5872]

The people responsible for this miracle deserves the best. It's completely real.

[@74Vidgamer]

Does anyone know what GBA game is shown at 8:10?

[@car1it05WAY]

Are you using the gchd to componenton a crtv?

[@AvalancheReviews]

No, I use a framemeister to upscale the component video and display it on an LCD.

[@everythingpony]

Dont they have mark 3? Whats mark 2? My mark 1 destoryed my gamecube and i couldnt get a refund or a new gamecube

[@AvalancheReviews]

You're thinking of a different adapter. This one will not bridge the pins on your gc digital connector. I tested it myself.

[@Martin.chapman]

As soon as u said OSD am out the room bye

[@AvalancheReviews]

Like..... on screen displays get you heated????

[@retrorevolutions4590]

you will have a better way to play gba games in 2019 soon haha ;)

[@AvalancheReviews]

Ha! Yeah, that's true. Would you say a more...................rad way to play it?

[@retrorevolutions4590]

@@AvalancheReviews yeah a more rad way speaking of which i need two Snes shells US versions

[@tilerdurpen4135]

I'm not in the loop so how so?

[@retrorevolutions4590]

@@tilerdurpen4135 ohhh i am just making a cool consolized variant of the gameboy advance for jared and the midnight

[@tilerdurpen4135]

@@retrorevolutions4590 oh shit i'll definitely stay in the loop for that

[@ians_parks]

Or get a Carby for $75 and save yourself some cash

[@analogcaptures2785]

Use a GBA as a controller

[@Rizzatouille]

1 min intro tf

[@AvalancheReviews]

My intro lasts 11 seconds. The rest is me verbally introducing the adapter and describing how it differs from its predecessor. I feel like that's relatively important to front load.

[@radry100]

Too expensive though, like every "hdmi" upscalers for other consoles. If I want HD gamecube I'll just use an emulator. 30$ would be acceptable.

[@lysias55]

this product isn't being marketed towards you, so that's a little biased

[@turokrambo5617]

Then who is it marketed to???? Im a gamer. I still enjoy my gamecube. I don't think its a good price if you ask me. I don't know who else in the world this product should be marketed for. If it ain't gamers...well its a gaming console. Im pretty shore people want this graphics adaptor because they want to play games. It should be around $30 instead of $150. Thats price is for scalpers

[@lysias55]

Turok Rambo watch the video, that’s literally why he made is. Do you just go around commenting on videos without watching?

[@turokrambo5617]

He said its a HD graphic enhancement for Gamecube Fans to enjoy games in HD. Of corse i understood the video. With that said $150 is still to high even for most of Gamecube fans. I can't just chuck out that much for a little adapter at that price. Im pretty shore Most people wouldn't either

[@lysias55]

Turok Rambo do you create content and put it on KZbin like him? He got it for free to review and liked the improvements, it helps him. You play games that’s it, isn’t targeted towards you clearly