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[bheemer]

I went to six stores today from walmart to best buy to ebgames and no one carries the High Definition AV PACK anymore. The guy at ebgames said they had the product removed from their inventory and taht its going to be included from now on in future xboxs

is he full of shit like usual eb employees? also online i cant find the hd pack at ebgames or gamestop.

anyone know anything?

 

[BeOnEdge]

i see it at best buy all the time.

 

[Wario64]

Included in new Xboxs? I think he's lying.

Was it available in stores before? I assume you'd have to order online directly from Microsoft

 

[jedimike]

It was discontinued and MS removed all HD capabilities from the Xbox to save money because less than 5% of customers used it... oh wait, wrong company.

 

[Wario64]

It was discontinued and MS removed all HD capabilities from the Xbox to save money because less than 5% of customers used it... oh wait, wrong company.

zing!

 

[ge-man]

It was discontinued and MS removed all HD capabilities from the Xbox to save money because less than 5% of customers used it... oh wait, wrong company.

That was 1% IIRC.

That HD pack thing doesn't sound right. A move like this would've been all over the internet just like the GC digital out issue.

 

[Naked Snake]

It would funny and ironic if MS included it in a future XBox consoles, exactly the opposite of what Nintendo did with the GC.

 

[shuri]

They should included it by default.

 

[xsarien]

They should included it by default.

Why? Standard composite inputs still outnumber HD connections by far.

 

[Minotauro]

Try Sam Goody. A few weeks ago, after failing to find one anywhere else, I stumbled upon a Sam Goody that had 4 or 5 of them...for 25% off to boot!

 

[mosaic]

Locally, I've never, ever seen the Xbox, PS2, or GameCube component cables at Target or Wal-Mart. Those two stores only seem to stock the RCA and S-Video cables.

I also haven't seen the Xbox or GameCube component cables at my local EB Games or Gamestop -- just the PS2 ones.

But, Best Buy around here DOES stock PS2 and Xbox s-video and component cables. I check out their game section every couple weeks, and they had dozens of 'em at least as of a few weeks ago.

Now, the only place I've ever seen a damn GameCube component cable is on Nintendo.com. Cha ching.

 

[FitzOfRage]

Locally, I've never, ever seen the Xbox, PS2, or GameCube component cables at Target or Wal-Mart. Those two stores only seem to stock the RCA and S-Video cables.

I also haven't seen the Xbox or GameCube component cables at my local EB Games or Gamestop -- just the PS2 ones.

But, Best Buy around here DOES stock PS2 and Xbox s-video and component cables. I check out their game section every couple weeks, and they had dozens of 'em at least as of a few weeks ago.

Now, the only place I've ever seen a damn GameCube component cable is on Nintendo.com. Cha ching.

Well yeah, Nintendo never sold them in stores.

 

[manngc]

A co-worker had the same exact problem. Go to CompUSA, they should have plenty

 

[DopeyFish]

Why? Standard composite inputs still outnumber HD connections by far.

IMO they should have packed the Advanced AV pack default with Xbox.

 

[Pachinko]

So nintendo took out the HD cables in newer gamecubes becuase less then 1% of GC owners used them... ? Maybe if you didnt' require a credit card to pay ridiculous mail order prices for them directly from their warehouse , this kind of thing wouldn't be happening.


I actually do own some even though I don't have an HD tv because component still looks better then Svideo and composite. I think next gen, gaming consoles should just have one outlet on the back, you use the included composite cables just like always or you buy a single adaptor with svideo, component , co-axial and optical outputs , then buy the cords yourself.

 

[ge-man]

I actually do own some even though I don't have an HD tv because component still looks better then Svideo and composite. I think next gen, gaming consoles should just have one outlet on the back, you use the included composite cables just like always or you buy a single adaptor with svideo, component , co-axial and optical outputs , then buy the cords yourself.

That was Nintendo's main mistake. They went with a digital out as opposed to having every thing go through the analog out. Thus we ended up paying more for cables with DACs as well as not seeing any 3rd party alternatives available at brick and mortars.

 

[Vormund]

Well I might as well ask here.

I just got a TV with component inputs, is it worth getting a component cable for the PS2 and Xbox?

I'm currently using S-Video for both those and using (eep) composite for my GameCube since PAL cubes don't support s-video.

 

[jedimike]

Well I might as well ask here.

I just got a TV with component inputs, is it worth getting a component cable for the PS2 and Xbox?

I'm currently using S-Video for both those and using (eep) composite for my GameCube since PAL cubes don't support s-video.

HDTV = most definitely, 480P

Otherwise, only if your a home theater enthusiast. The improvement for component 480i over s-video 480i probably isn't worth the price of admission.

 

[KingV]

I bought one at the gamestop down the road last week. That gamestop is barely 6 months old, so I doubt it's some kind of legacy HD packs just sitting around.

 

[Particle Physicist]

I'm currently using S-Video for both those and using (eep) composite for my GameCube since PAL cubes don't support s-video.

s-video on the GC sucks.. so no loss there.. but component is amazing.. GET IT. NOW

 

[Vormund]

ok will do...i've been meaning to.

 

[golem]

yeah i had to go to half.com to get another hd pack... couldnt find any online

 

[GamePnoy74]

A co-worker had the same exact problem. Go to CompUSA, they should have plenty

Word. Found mine there after going to a Fry's, 2 Circuit Cities, a Best Buy, and calling a bunch of local GameStops and EBGames earlier this week.

I was very close to buying either a 3rd party no-name XBox component cable or bling it with the too-expensive Monster Cable one at Fry's.

 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

I couldn't find the HD adapter anywhere I looked so I broke down and ended up buying the monster cable one. I'm not sure if it was worth the extra 30 bucks or not but MS's HD pack was nowhere to be found. Normally I probably would've just ordered the cheaper MS version but I just got a new 51" HDTV and I was a little too eager to get home to try it out. Speaking of which, I never new Amped 2 looked so fucking gorgeous. 720p baby!