I have a Nintendo Gamecube and a TV that supports high definition output. I’d love to get the component cables that enable my Gamecube to look so spiffy, but I can’t help feeling I’m getting ripped off: the adapters for the PS2 and XBox are each $7.00, whereas the adapter I think I need to buy is $35.00! Is there any chance that two of these three proprietary consoles have used some common interface for video-out, so that I could use one of the cheaper cables with my Gamecube?
Or do I have to suck it up and pay five times as much for a minor improvement in picture quality?
Bonus Question: Dopers who have their Gamecubes running to component output, how much is the picture improved over the S-Video version?