There's only one way to get 480p out of a Gamecube (GCN), and that's a component cable. Not to be confused with composite (one yellow video input vs the red/green/blue of component), component was one of the most important video inputs of the 6th and 7th generations of video games. It was the original means for viewing HD material, before HDMI. A gamecube outputs 480i standard definition usually, but this is bumped up to a crystal clear 480p Enhanced Definition (EDTV) with the OEM component cable. HOWEVER...there's just one problem. Its back against the wall with the PS2, nintendo, just to make sure the cube would be $199 at launch, left out the processing chip for component output, and instead put the chip inside the cable itself! the chip was proprietary, so no 3rd party cables were ever available. on top of that, the cable itself was discontinued in 2004. not to mention that the cable was only avaialbe at nintendo.com in the first place. Bottom Line: this cable is hard to find (at least locally) and therefore worth alot. Once available for $20 on nintendo's website, ebay prices have soared into the $300 range in recent months. Does this price have a sealing?
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