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SnesTea on 10 May 2010
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sieanr said:
Snesboy said:
sieanr said:
Snesboy said:
sieanr said:
Almost all of those systems support RGB out, which would be the best output in all cases.

Too bad systems such as NES don't support RGB because of their hardware restrictions.

 

And for all intents and purposes, you need to do some more research because RGB = component.

No it doesn't. RGB sends the signal as three color channels, component sends it by a black and white image with two chroma signals. The two aren't compatable in any way.

Apparently, they are two sides of the same coin:

To answer the question is there a difference between RGB and component, the answer is both yes and no. Yes there is a difference between RGA and certain types of component video. RGB is considered one type of component video, so in that respect RGB and component video are the same with no differences. However, RGB is just one type of component video, and there are differences between RGB and S-video, which is another type of component video. One difference in RGB and S-video is that S-video uses two separate signals and RGB uses three signals. Component video is not the same as RGB. RGB video puts the horizontal/vertical sync information in with the color information. RGB colorspace, even if it is carried only on three cables, is not the same as component video colorspace.

http://www.abccables.com/info-rgb.html

 

They both use the same color cable anyways. It's not possible to use component/RGB/S-video with the older systems. The highest video feed they utilize is composite.

You can get scart RGB cables for everything SNES on, and the SMS if iirc. I have my SNES, Genesis, N64 and Saturn all hooked up that way. Hell, even wiki backs it up "The MULTI OUT connector (later used on the Nintendo 64 and GameCube) can output composite video, S-Video and RGB signals, as well as RF with an external RF modulator.["

If you want to get technical then RGB is component, but its a completely signal that is not compatable with the component imputs on the back of your tv unless you use a converter box.

EDIT: just click this http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/gotRGB/screenshots.html

Too bad SCART isn't the standard in the US. Never was.