Component video cable Provides superior video quality over the RF modulator, composite video cable and s-video cable (at 576i/50Hz or 480i/60Hz) and enables the use of
progressive scan (
480p/60Hz) in
supported games. The connector plugs in to the Digital AV port rather than the Analog AV port used by other cables, and contains a tiny Macronix CMPV-DOL video chip (a digital to analog converter). This converts the
YCbCr digital video coming from the digital port to the
YPbPr analog format used by component video equipment. While CMPV-DOL's reconfigurability allows it to carry out unusual functions such as YCbCr to
RGBHV conversion, it cannot take advantage of the digital audio from the console’s digital port. This means that a cable which uses the Analog AV port must be used in addition to the component cable in order to get audio. These cables were later discontinued by Nintendo due to lack of interest. However, over time demand for these cables increased, causing cables to go for many times their original value on such auction sites as
eBay. This cable is only compatible with DOL-001 models of the GameCube, as Nintendo omitted the digital AV port in subsequent models .