Retro-Bit Prism Component Cables For Nintendo GameCube

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[@rob062388]

Luckily, I have the official component that I also run through the retrotink 5x, and if these cables are anything similar, I can attest that these two items (the cables and the 5x) are GORGEOUS together. If I didn't already have the official cables, I think these would be what I'd get.

[@RoXolid]

Agreed, if you have the official cables you don't need to change to these.

[@RobertPendell]

I know this is a couple of years late. If you are using a RetroTink 5x through an Elgato capture device (or anything else for that matter) and it drops during resolution changes then try pulling up the settings in RetroTink and go to HDMI options. Set V-Sync to Triple Buffer. It adds a small amount of lag but the benefit is that now you won't get that drop. I got the component cables being reviewed here specifically so I could run it into the RetroTink.

[@jamesduran3804]

Looks great! I am happy that everyone can now get component cables at a fair price.

[@RoXolid]

Totally agree! And for many the HDMI solutions are still the way to go. Many options to choose from!

[@doug960]

Just picked up a set on Amazon. Very happy with them for $60. I'm running them into my OSSC. I compared these to my friends O.E. Nintendo cables he's had since he was a kid, and they're pretty close. The Retro-bit cables seem just a touch darker? If I hadn't compared side by side I wouldn't have noticed. I don't have an Insurrection set to compare to.

[@danielshottopics8187]

I Miss the Nintendo Gamecube That was the Best Nintendo System in my Opinion it was the Most Fun and Had the best Games.

[@ralex3697]

Agree, but the Switch is amazing too and keeps getting better.

[@keithinator5874]

Another great video…thanks! I originally found your channel when I was comparing NES clone systems.

[@RoXolid]

Thanks! I was doing a lot of those, but as I was saying to someone else earlier today, there really hasn't been anything new on th ebudget clone scene in 2+ years

[@GamingDelight]

I would've picked a set up, but by the time preorders started, I'd already put the GCHD on my Christmas wish list, and I ended up getting it, as well as HD Retrovision Wii component cables and the RetroTINK 5X. Too little, too late for me to get my hands on those cables (except maybe for research).

[@RoXolid]

Retro-bit did not make a huge announcement with these, but they did actually announce them before Christmas of last year. That being said, you already have a great solution

[@ralex3697]

Wave race, one of my ultimate favorite games

[@Distortion360]

Might pick these up because the changing resolutions bubble of the Carby annoys me when playing Rogue Leader and other games with cutscenes.

[@EdGrudzinski]

I noticed in the official comparison video that the picture quality of these component cables seemed much darker and a little red shifted from the standard av out. Any comments on this?

[@RoXolid]

I don't have the originals to compare to, and you see the results for yourself in these videos. Videos. I will say I didn't see anything that I thought looked off or that was visually unappealing, but that doesn't mean that it may not be as accurate as the originals. As I say, I have no experience with the original OEM Nintendo cables, I've never owned them. I think these do a pretty good job

[@LifeWithMatthew]

I'd love to see a follow up showing side by side for the cables going straight to the TV, through the 5x, and finally comparing it to the prism going into your TV. It's hard to compete against the 5x.

[@RoXolid]

No good way to capture going straight into the TV, this is why I showed the 240P and 480P Footage from the RetroTink 5x, which basically recreates this. And stay tuned....

[@HoennMaster]

I know I’m a few months late here, but how does the component cables compare to the Retro HDMI adapter? Is one better than another? Also curious, I see people talking about the Retrotink all the time. What does the Retrotink do on top of the component cables? I know you talked about it a little in the video but I’m still slightly confused. I just want to be able to play my GameCube and Wii games on my 4k tv without them being too jaggy.

[@RoXolid]

You can go from the component video cables into something like a retro tink 5x which will actually give you a cleaner picture and better overall looks. But you're looking at almost a $400 solution to do that. For most people the HDMI dongles are going to be good enough, and they're really quite good

[@kendunn5131]

Thanks for the review. It's very informative. Can these cables be updated similarly to the Prism HDMI dongle?

[@RoXolid]

No, there's no update process for these. I don't think you'll need to update as there's no upscaling going on here.

[@Oceanandskylinevidss]

I have the mark 2 gchd with the M classic but if I ever get a pvm that can do 480p this would be a must buy.

[@kcat80]

hmm not sure personally. bit soft, colours are a bit over saturated and it looks a bit dark overall...

[@reygamingchannel1505]

Great Video what I really wanted to see is the quality on a Sony Triniton CRT or a PVM. My set up is the hdmi alliexpress adapter to the m classic to a PC CRT and it looks great! Also to record gameplay I use the same set up for 130 USD but I want to get these cables to connect to my gamecube kiosk CRT TV input through component cables and then output through the crt TV AV output to a Retrotink 2x mini to stream/record while playing in component crt TV. Hahaha hopefully I explain myself! Thanks and have a great day.

[@RoXolid]

I do not own any CRTs or PVMs, I'm not a fan actually.

[@benjaminrichards6334]

I am a firm believer than the wind waker had the best art style of all the Zeldas up until botw

[@RoXolid]

While I don't like the gameplay of BotW, I thought the art style was awesome. That being said, I hated the look of Wind Waker. I was not a fan of Celda

[@jimmneedle]

@@RoXolid Ive tried to get into BOTW like 4 times - each time I have to start over because I can't remember where I left off and I just can't get into it, but WW I can hop into at any time-

[@RoXolid]

@@jimmneedle Yeah, I just am not a cell shading graphics fan.

[@slimsyparfaits5493]

@@RoXolid L TAKE

[@RoXolid]

@@slimsyparfaits5493 Just personal preference. If you like cell shading, terrific, that's great. I just don't care for it

[@RetroGameRarities]

Wario World is an amazing title. The environments are wild and well designed. 👍

[@RoXolid]

I've never played it before, definitely need to spend more time with it!

[@TucBroder]

It does look a little darker in the colours, but it's nothing that would affect me.

[@mindscan420]

I bought one to replace my Carby Component cause 360p GBI didnt work on that to use with RT5x. But after some testing and comparison, its definitely softer and less vibrant than Carby Component. Guess i'll be keeping both and only using this one for GBI :(

[@FranklinIrelan]

Running these cables through my retro tank 5 and only getting a black and white output. Any suggestions?

[@syncmonism]

So, if I understand correctly, a lot of the PAL versions of the Gamecube could get component output from both the analogue multi-out AND from the digital out port, with the right cable?

[@mlance1777]

is the retrotink 5X paired with these cables visually better than enon GCHD paired with the mclassic?

[@niko111987]

Hello! So my eyes are crossed after all the research I've done. Here's is my question. I'm mainly trying to play all my old star wars GameCube games. I have a 1080p HD tv ( it has HDMI and component inputs in back). Do I go with a prism HDMI adapter? If I go with the prism component cables will I still need a retrotink to improve image quality? If so is a retrotink 5x necessary or will a 2x do? I mainly want to get the visual quality I remember having on GameCube. Plugging it into an HD TV with an analog converter has made the image choppy and muddy and a complete mess. Any help appreciated thanks!

[@Mainsterr]

Hello, I've recently been playing around with my Gamecube graphics on multiple different TVs. The thing that I found that helped the most, was getting a TV from Goodwill thats max output was 720p resolution. I went from playing Gamecube on a 1080p tv to my new 720p and the graphics looked way better on the lower resolution tv. I only payed 8$ for the 720p at Goodwill, they are very easy to find. Everyone wants 4k TVs nowadays, so these older resolution TVs are easy to find for cheap! Hope this helps you

[@spaztask]

Any comparisons vs the original Nintendo component cables? Just curious on how they are pulling the audio, does the digital port naturally have audio out and Nintendo just didn't utilize it?

[@RoXolid]

All of the HDMI Dongles that plug into the Digital Output also transmit audio, so I figure they're doing the same thing. I don't have the OEM Nintendo cables to test, sorry :(

[@spaztask]

@@RoXolid Do you know if the support brace from Retrofrog works with this it looks similar in size to the prism hdmi adapter?

[@RoXolid]

@@spaztask I do! I actually use his Retrotink Stand, he makes awesome stuff! It should work without issue, but double check with him on Twitter to verify

[@spaztask]

@@RoXolid ty I'll reach out.

[@RoXolid]

Todd's a great dude

[@tonymiranda917]

Question, probably a dumb question but if I don't have a RetroTink, what's the resolution that these cables can get u? I have an HDTV LCD TV with Component and also 2 CRTs with Component hookups.

[@GeorgeArthurJr]

480i, 480p, 576i, 576p depending of course on your displays and what it supports itself. Most likely 480p max.

[@kennethd4958]

Natively the GC only outputs up to 480p.

[@2tailedfox711]

How do you have this already when castlemania doesn't estimate getting them until April?

[@RoXolid]

I received a sample from Retro-Bit

[@chateauluouxmont]

another review said that the audio trips a bit after a while.. did you experience that? they said that the solution was just to use a separate av cable to replace the 2 inputs that the component had. ?!

[@RoXolid]

No issues at all

[@jimmneedle]

on my original carby HDMI with older firmware that happened all the time but it doesn't happen on a new version-

[@MrSolidtiger]

GameCube over composite on a crt is terrible and the official component cables were never in the cards. So when they released the Carby I pulled the trigger on that. Metal Gear, Star Wars and Luigi’s Mansion look new over HDMi on my Samsung led TV. I’m glad so many people and companies keep bringing us new ways to play our games. And for informants on KZbin 👍

[@RoXolid]

Agreed, there are so many options, it's fantastic

[@GeorgeArthurJr]

I use a Carby myself, but preordered one of these to use with my CRT since I redid my game room and wiring and think it'll be awesome over component on my CRT since it's my main gaming TV anyways for these older systems.

[@RodMurray777]

Sir could you please tell me what switcher box you are using with the retrotink 5x to switch back and forth to your different system thanks

[@spaztask]

I’m getting some sort of interference when plugging into the retrotink 5x when upscaled to 1080p fill, any idea or maybe setting change to fix it, it like lines going horizontally on the black and mains part of the screen, you can’t really see them to bad on the main area but it’s bad in the other. This is using the ones your testing on the video.

[@gamerstimes127]

What do you think of the Bitfunx Component Cable for Nintendo Gamecube?

[@RoXolid]

I don't use Bitfunx products. They have routinely been accused of stealing designs from others and produced knockoffs. They may have the best products on the market but print to their business practices i will use or feature them

[@gamerstimes127]

@@RoXolid D: I didn't know that, I'll never buy their products D:< Thanks for the reply.

[@rfmerrill]

@@RoXolid The product featured in this video is made by Bitfunx. It's just rebranded as Retro-Bit. Or at least this was the case a few months ago when Extrems opened one up and found the board inside was identical.

[@RoXolid]

@@rfmerrill But what's unclear and I'd really like to know is whether or not Bitfunx is the vendor or of they copied the design which they have most certainly done in the past.

[@rfmerrill]

@@RoXolid the Bitfunx branded one released first. Extrems compared one he already had to a Retro-Bit Prism that he got as a sample in May. I don't remember exactly how but he is very confident that Bitfunx makes the Retro-Bit product. Retro-bit may or may not be aware that that's who it is because they do business under different names, but there is a "BFX" stamp on the metal shroud of the plug on the unit he has.

[@luiscortazar6291]

My PVM's max resolution is 480i. Even if I can't do 480p, can I do 480i through These cables?

[@RoXolid]

Compatibe resolutions are discussed at about the 2:30 mark of the video.

[@dumbdickler670]

Yes

[@cyprusmiraque]

Hey I really cant figure out how to change the resolution running it through my OSSC, do you have any tips?

[@LifeWithMatthew]

What app are you using to do those quick translations??

[@RoXolid]

Google... translate?

[@b3nner]

Can this cable output 240p via Gameboy Interface Homebrew app onto a CRT?

[@RoXolid]

I don't use SWISS and I don't own a CRT, sorry. I would say that if the OEM cables could do it these should as well

[@b3nner]

@@RoXolid Thanks for the reply, although it's not stated that it supports 240p, it would really surprise me if it didn't. Regardless, I will still be purchasing this. :)

[@huangaga6923]

@@b3nner yes, 240p support and can use for gc games and gbi.

[@mariokart8715]

Is that orange GameCube a Japanese one?

[@RoXolid]

Yes it is

[@cbk12]

So I just received mine and im having an issue? Im using on my crt but im getting a dual screen on my crt? any ideas to fix this? happens on gba or gc games

[@RoXolid]

And you're not having any issues whatsoever if you use the composite cables?

[@jeremyrobertson9718]

I have the same issue with the Nintendo branded component cables. Not sure what crt you are using, but mine is a flatscreen jvc. Leaving the prog. scan mode off the pic is fine. Turning it on causes dual images. From what I have read online most flatscreen crt's do not like 480p. 480i no problem. It works fine on my curved crt though. This tv also does not work with lightgun games.. ps2, saturn, ps1.

[@cbk12]

@@jeremyrobertson9718 ah yes . You nailed it. I do have a flat-screen crt, and 480i did the trick just had to go through Swiss to change it. There was no other way to change it. Would of been nice if they would have made 480i to start at least for the componet cables I understand the hdmi version. Because then I could have least seen the screen better to change it.

[@onetwo6039]

Will these work on a CRT tv with component inputs?

[@RoXolid]

100%!

[@james17raider22]

FINALLY

[@ralex3697]

I like retro gear, but too many wires for me.

[@mariokart8715]

WabeBird controllers don’t have the turbo feature.

[@RoXolid]

Correct, did i day it did? If so that was a mistake

[@mariokart8715]

GameCube controllers back in the early 2000s didn’t have the turbo feature.

[@RoXolid]

Did I say it did?

[@mariokart8715]

GameCube controllers didn’t have the turbo feature until very late in their lifespan (late 2000s).

[@RoXolid]

Ok, you keep saying the same thing without providing any new information. Did I say they did??!!??!!