busterm Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Maybe I missed something, but are the Jaguar Svideo cables rare. I saw one ended on ebay for $40..wtf really $40 for the svideo cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Maybe I missed something, but are the Jaguar Svideo cables rare. I saw one ended on ebay for $40..wtf really $40 for the svideo cable. Bought mine brand new for $15. In 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Smeghead Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 They do seem to be rare-ish... at least the original Atari-made ones are. I've had an S-Video search set on eBay for a year now, and I think it only found like 5 or so. I did see a couple sell recently for around $13.50, but the others sold for more like $40. Also, I haven't found any Jag retailers that have the original cables in stock. That said, there is a place selling new cables... http://morethangames.a8maestro.com/prodgame/game-f1.htm I've not bought from them, but it's been discussed here in the past, and they sound like a good company. Of course, once shipping gets figured in, you're back to paying $25-31, so there ya go. Cheers, Smeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIZZARD77 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I have one of the Morethangames cables and it is very nice. It has some nice heavy cable and produces a very clean picture. In fact my jaguar has the sharpest picture quality of all my consoles. The Dreamcast is a very close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 If you know how to do soldering (or know someone who does), you also have the option of building the cable yourself, it'll be much cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredifredo Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Agree with Zerosquare ! I made my own one for about 5$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) What's even worse is the Atari brand S-video cables are prone to malfunction. I bought a brand new S-vid years ago and it started to not output sound out of one of the two sound channels. I TOTALLY Jerry Rigged it LOL. I soldered it with a freaking LIGHTER! Then wrapped Scotch tape all over it, AND IT WORKS LOL.. Edited November 2, 2009 by kevincal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busterm Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 What's even worse is the Atari brand S-video cables are prone to malfunction. I bought a brand new S-vid years ago and it started to not output sound out of one of the two sound channels. I TOTALLY Jerry Rigged it LOL. I soldered it with a freaking LIGHTER! Then wrapped Scotch tape all over it, AND IT WORKS LOL.. HAHA very Mcgyver of you to break out the pocket lighter. I already have a composit cable but was running out of ports on my tv so maybe I'll skip the svideo for now or build my own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgenthe Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I bought an official S-Video cable many years ago for around $35. They are in high demand (especially since you need s-video for these old systems to look decent on a modern TV) and seem to be pretty rare. The build quality seems excellent, they are very thick with chunky connectors that seem solid. Kevin is the first account I've heard of any malfunctions. Probably not worth $35, but unless you have the technically know how, there aren't many options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I definitely read somewhere about the atari s-videos malfuntioning for several people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I have one of the Morethangames cables and it is very nice. Likewise. IIRC it was about $16 plus shipping or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Agree with Zerosquare ! I made my own one for about 5$ HA! I beat you at it! :-) I made it out of spare part lying around. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmake Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 If you know how to do soldering (or know someone who does), you also have the option of building the cable yourself, it'll be much cheaper. I'd like to make my own S-Video and RGB scart cable, however I'd like to know where to get the Jaguar custom AV plug. I don't really want to modify the case of my Jaguar to put my own socket there. Do most make their own socket/cable or have access the the Jag AV plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Digi-key sells compatible connectors : http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=S3304-ND You can also saw and reuse an old floppy cable. More details in these topics : http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/108464-does-s-video-cable-make-that-much-of-a-difference/ http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/116593-brazilian-fan-of-jaguar/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 ... I don't really want to modify the case of my Jaguar to put my own socket there. ... Sorry if I misleaded you, but you don't have to modify *anything* in order to make your own cable: I just had to cut a very long 'comb' connector I had and solder wires appropriately on it; then I just plugged the thing into the Jag rear connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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