Am after this cable.

triggerthat · 3 May 2006 at 22:42

Hey,

I have a dell 24" of which I recently plugged in my dreamcast using the yellow phono lead. The picture isn't great unfortunately however, I need sound. Am using a standard 3 lead connector (red, white and yellow) of which the yellow goes into my monitor. Is there some sort of connector that I can plug in lets say, my headphones into the 2 phono cables?

Whilst am here, what port produces the best picture? I believe I have s-video, comp, and another 3 (which consists of blue, black and green I believe).

Cheers

Burbleflop · 3 May 2006 at 23:04

Component (Red, Green & Blue) > S-Video > Composite (Yellow connector)

I don't know of a cable/connector that'll do what you want.

triggerthat · 3 May 2006 at 23:20

Am sure they exist. I just want something that I can connect my headphones into the white and red audio cables.

Are there any comparision photos of the type of connectors you've specifed? Am quite curious to know how they all differ and if its worth getting a different cable.

daz · 3 May 2006 at 23:22

I'm not sure if the dreamcast can output component, but I use my dreamcast through the s-video cable and the picture is much improved over the standard composite.

The red and white audio phono cables are line level signals, which means that you can't get a signal for your headphones without first plugging them into some kind of an amplifier.

El_Watcher · 4 May 2006 at 12:23

Connection wise the best picture you could hope for would be through s-video into an upscaler then into monitor with component cable. This would be quite expensive and wouldn't improve the picture hugely. Another option would be to route it through a PC TV card which would upscale the picture slightly but again there is cost and inconvienience involved.

As for the headphone idea, the problem with the composite audio cables is they provide unamplified sound, so you probably wouldn't hear much. Only option would be headphone amplifier but again there's money involved.

Nismo · 4 May 2006 at 16:25

Would this sort of thing do? (it's from a Xbox 360 thread)

triggerthat · 4 May 2006 at 17:03

Ah yes. Something just like that will do.

OV3RCLOCK3R · 4 May 2006 at 19:50

You can get the adaptor or cable that you want from ******. There pretty cheap aswell

nO}{8 · 4 May 2006 at 21:21

youve got to buy a VGA lead for the dreamcast. svideo or composite pales into comparison compared to a dedicated VGA lead. you can pick one up for under £20. Have a look around, there are loads of places you can get one from.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-h7-77-7-49-en-15-vga+cable+-70-2a-43-4.html

daz · 4 May 2006 at 23:36

Like I said before, the output will be line level and will need to be amplified before going into headphones.