Retro Prism GameCube Component Cable Overview

Have you ever wanted to connect your GameCube to your television through component cables? The new Retro Prism Component Cable from Retro-Bit allows you to do that very thing. Here's our overview.
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[@Sinage16]

From what I remember all of the new digital av cables are going to run very similarly because they are all running off of the same firmware or bios. A few years back someone reverse engineered the original gamecube component cable and made all of the work open source on the internet. The biggest difference is in what you are looking for. The base component cable is great because id imgine its significantly cheaper and works the same as original. However, if youre looking for hdmi because your tv doesnt have component or to make your whole setup the same input, the carby is a great choice. The retro bit prism is also a nice option for if there are any firmware updates in the future or for fear of the firmware being corrupted becuase it has a usbc input for that purpose. Hdmi is also nice because you can upscale the image resolution with little to no lag using the Mclassic. However, i took the luxurious approch and saved up all of my pennies for the GCHD MkII becuase it looks good being colourmatched to your system, has an eternal sound cable for if you have a cheap hd tv that buffers the hdmi audio input, supports wii component cable, and has the hdmi cable out the side rather than straight out the back. This becomes a problem becuase once you want to add say the mclassic or some other dongle or capture card out the back of your carby, its like the leaning tower of pisa and your gamecube is awkwardly pushing against the back of your setup. I would say the gchd is definutely wayyy overpriced, but i cant complain with how its built either.

[@TheWretchedWorld]

For those who are wondering, take it from me who's been through the ringer. The retroprism kaico or bitfunx component cables are all bad and are 15% dimmer than what should be. While they will be miles better than composite, they are poorly designed and implemented compared to the nintendo branded component cables resulting in the above issue. Luckily though there is a solution, multiple in fact. You can get any gc hdmi based adapter and then use a porrta hdmi to component transcoder for component out and it will essentially give you component output without this brightness issue. You can also use the gc hd mk ii with wii compoonent cables which will also give you a better result than any of the above component cables, although not perfect its almost on par with nintendos implementation. For best results unfortunately the og gamecube component cable is the way to go if seeking to use component.

[@reygamingchannel1505]

Wow I have 3 crts that take component cables I will buy these! Thanks for the video .. only you have done this test from all youtubers thanks! Everyone else just uses the retro tinx which are super expensive! Thanks again

[@channelsurfing]

Awesome review and straight to the point. Thank you! I bought myself these they're arriving soon

[@KMJ187]

I have my original OEM GameCube component cables I purchased new for $30 back when the GameCube was new. Who knew how pricey they would get.

[@stoneagegamer]

Yeah, those things went nuts!

[@PH96Official]

Thank you for showing the use of this on a CRT because this is what I wanted to use them for.

[@fossil-bit8439]

About time someone made some of these cables! Carby made a set but stopped because there wasn’t enough demand. (That’s what they told me in an email) I did here from a few comments in other videos that these prism cables weren’t as good as the OEM ones. I’d be interested to see if My Life in Gaming does an in depth detailed video on these cables.

[@CaptainK9231]

Closest I can offer is I have OEM component cables for Wii, and a backwards compatible Wii. I can't tell a difference between the OEM Wii cable playing GameCube games and these cables.

[@Shinynyancat213]

@@CaptainK9231 so are they the same or better?

[@Eva_H]

RGB scart (I’m from the UK) From N64 to GameCube, I’ve never liked Nintendo‘s inconsistency when it comes to video output. I mean, the PAL N64 didn’t even have scart, yet the NTSC model (both U/C and J) had at the very least S video. Even though I enjoy the modern community, I do enjoy dealing with the limitations of video output, mainly because I’m a bit of a purist of sorts, even if I have no issue playing on a modern display with an XRGB mini framemeister. The other thing about GameCube that I don’t like when it comes to PAL versus NTSC is the 480 progressive scam got stripped out of all PAL games, we only got PAL at 60hZ/FPS. The most interesting GameCube game for video output, though I find personally interesting when compared to NTSC-U/C and NTSC-J is bloody Roar Fury, this game only goes up to 480i on the NTSC-U/C version and 480p on the NTSC-J version. My question is is how does this cable compare to the official Wii component cable for those people who have backwards compatible Wii’s

[@stoneagegamer]

I have the official Wii component cable and I honestly can't tell the difference between these two cables on any of my TVs. That said, subtle differences in cable quality aren't all that perceptible to me. So while I personally think it stacks up just fine, others might not. Sorry I dont' have a definitive answer for you. Best I can say is that to me, it looks great.

[@Eva_H]

@@stoneagegamer I’ve always thought the official component cables were minuscule to the official Wii component cables. Thank you for answering the question to the best of your ability, it was more of a curiosity killed the cat question from myself.

[@CastleManiaGames]

A lot of people are buying these to connect to a modern display via RetroTINK 5X

[@JohnyTheWizKid]

Hey, any update on the composite/component auto switch box? Last I checked, I ordered mine on December 11 I think and I believe it is scheduled to ship late July.

[@SwiftGames_]

Hey! quick question, what microphone do you use? quality is great

[@stoneagegamer]

I'm using a Shure SM57

[@BigHead2615]

My main question is, is the Prism component cable comparable to the OEM Nintendo (expensive as hell) one? In other words, is it worth the $60?

[@Nextgengrim]

Any options for the newer gamecube?

[@MGX666g]

How would you say I works with progressive scan mode on a pvm or hd cry? I'm planning on using this with my Sony hd crt I've used my Wii component cables on it and the picture looks amazing but would like these for Gameboy player and sd tv

[@majorgear1021]

Did they fix left and right audio channels being switched yet? left is on right and right is on left.

[@stoneagegamer]

I hadn't heard of that issue, but I'll ask about it.

[@Arasec-hs3cm]

Its Compatible with n64 ???

[@stoneagegamer]

No, only GameCube.