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Hi there, I'm new to the dreamcast scene. I recently got a system off of a friend without a set of AV cables. I bought the RetroBit Retrocast cables in hopes they would work, but alas, I bought a faulty product. I know there's not an issue with my system as I was able to test it at my friend's house with his cables. What do you guys recommend in terms of a set of AV cables, and if you could please link me to where I can buy them? I'm using a 24" LCD TV.

Does your TV have a VGA input? Most people recommend getting a VGA box/cable over AV cables since it provides the best PQ.

Yes, but I heard it was incompatible with some games.

The VGA thing is interesting because I had various results with the same DC/VGA cheap cable combo. One of the tv's shifted the image to the left (Haier). Another would not play it until I connected it to a very old Altinex VGA switcher with a 5-BNC output that I then used a 5-BNC-to HD15-pin VGA adapter to make it work (my first Seiki only). All other tv's worked great. The brands I tested were Haier, Venture, Sanyo, Vizio, Sony and two different Seiki models.

DrAwesome821 wrote:Yes, but I heard it was incompatible with some games.

A very small list of games. And have yet to play any in my collection that didn't work with vga. They all look amazing.

I use the same cable combo Bob Dobbs has and works well for me. On my Vizio tv the image is a little shifted to the right. Maybe 2 inches on a 42" screen. So nothing is cut off.

The-Amazing-Mr_V wrote:

DrAwesome821 wrote:Yes, but I heard it was incompatible with some games.

A very small list of games. And have yet to play any in my collection that didn't work with vga. They all look amazing.

I use the same cable combo Bob Dobbs has and works well for me. On my Vizio tv the image is a little shifted to the right. Maybe 2 inches on a 42" screen. So nothing is cut off.

Thanks! Will look into getting one as soon as my paycheck gets in!

ouch it seems soul calibur is incompatible

Soul Calibur is compatible with VGA if I remember correctly. Even if you have to do the swap trick, it works.

DrAwesome821 wrote:ouch it seems soul calibur is incompatible

I'm pretty sure I've played soul calibur on vga. I'll have to try it after work today.