Is anyone still selling these? I'd like one for my NESRGB mod im going to be doing in the coming weeks. I can't seem to find anyone selling them anymore
I bought one for my NESRGB mod. Definitely worth it in my opinion, and in the short term it meant being able to use the same RGB cable as the one I have for my SNES. I will probably buy a coaxial shielded on in the future but it's a really nice clean way to install the RGB out on the system.
I decided to just go and buy a faulty Gamecube on ebay for £14 and just remove the multi-out port from that. Works out half the price since im in the UK.
If someone designed it in a CAD program we could use 3d printers to make them for $1-2. PLA and PCBs are really cheap these days. Just need someone to invest the time doing the 3d model. It can't be hard just need to make lots of measurements.
So many people have ruined perfectly fixable GC's just for the multi-out. This makes me sad. db Electronics has already done that. The quality won't be as good, but if you already own a 3D printer, might as well give it a try: http://db-electronics.ca/wiki/wikis/projects/snes-av-multi-out/
My opinion would be seen as biased because I worked on the sockets that Retrofixes sells, but I need to point out that home 3D printer quality isn't the same as what you would get from industrial 3D printing. Mechanically speaking, Retrofixe's part would be more precise and durable than the average home printer. Yes, it's cool to have a printer at home that print interesting stuff for you at home, but the nature of extruding printers create the layering effect that doesn't look so good look aesthetically but also create stress raiser on the part itself.
I totally understand what you're saying. Honestly, if Gamecube's weren't a dime a dozen, and those custom made multi-out ports weren't so expensive, I wouldn't bother sacrificing the Gamecube. (If it's any consolation, the Gamecube I bought, doesn't output any video signal at all, so it's likely that the GPU has failed on it.) Also, since im pretty handy with a soldering iron, I can use its other parts to potentially repair other Gamecube's down the line...
