Tomee HD VGA Cable for Sega Dreamcast

Great cable! I have mine hooked up to 19 inch LCD monitor, and a pair of Logitech desktop speakers. The screen quality is probably the best that the Dreamcast is able to provide, and it does look really good. I even tried this with an IPS display, and it looked spectacular.The only downside is the audio outputs. The VGA port hooks up straight to the VGA port on your TV or monitor, and the audio outputs go to the audio inputs near the VGA port on your display. Wait, your display doesn't have audio inputs there? Don't feel bad, neither does 99% of anyone else's displays. Here's what I did.First, I purchased this handy adapter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EG1S5N8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1Then, I bough a standard pair of Logitech 2.0 speakers with a sound woofer and was good to go. I thought that the stereo sound would've been lost due to the adapter, but full stereo comes through and it actually sounds great. I have a computer monitor and desktop speakers dedicated to my Dreamcast, and I don't regret it one bit!In regards to compatibility, I have tried this cable with three games: Street Fighter Alpha 3, Mortal Kombat Gold, and Gauntlet Legends. All three look gorgeous on an LCD display and I don't think I can ever go back to a standard TV with the Dreamcast. Although I've only tried it with three games, it seems like a simple enough concept so it should work with all your games. It really does look great.So, hopefully this review helps those that are confused about what to do with the audio. Just route the Dreamcast's audio to desktop speakers using the adapter I mentioned. If you're trying to get audio to go through to your TV, I am not sure how to accomplish that as none of my HDTV's have VGA ports. But if you can find a cheap LCD monitor and some desktop speakers along with the appropriate audio Y connector, you'll be good to go!

The audio is muffled and I get no video output on any of the three monitors and two TVs that I tried it on. My Toro video box, on the other hand, outputs crystal-clear VGA and works perfectly with all of them. I really can't recommend this at all. Instead, get either a licensed (or first-party) VGA box, or a custom video box like the Hanzo or the Toro. Spend the extra money and get a quality product: your Dreamcast deserves it.

A great alternative to a VGA box. Allows you to play (almost) all DC games in glorious 480p. The picture is so crisp and defined! It makes the games I already enjoy 10 times better. Try playing Shenmue, Phantasy Star Online, or Jet Set Radio with this bad boy and you'll immediately see what I'm talking about. But of course, any game looks amazing in VGA. The clarity is really stunning if you sit back and think about when the DC was released and what was commercially available at the time.That being said I have 2 problem with this cable.1) The plastic casing around the metal connector that you plug into the back of the Dreamcast is pretty cheap. Mine actually broke and won't stay clasped together so I just ended up taping it. It doesn't effect the ability of the cable and most likely an isolated incident, but it still sucks.2) Why on Earth does it have RCA for audio out? Almost every single monitor that accepts VGA uses a single 3.5mm jack for audio. It would be nice if they would have gone the extra mile and installed a 3.5mm instead of RCA. Luckily I have all the things I need to convert RCA to 3.5mm, but if I didn't I imagine I would be rather upset.

If you take a peek at some of my other Amazon reviews it's obvious that I'm a huge fan of the Sega Dreamcast. It was the last console I believed in and felt was truly special, an experience that couldn't be replicated by Nintendo or Sony at the time on their respective machines; not for me at least. Maybe I was disappointed in Sega after their initial success with the Sega Genesis. As a company Sega was a witty and wildly eccentric, but ultimately unpredictable. They were the Mad Hatter of the video game kingdom and lacked focus, at least for a significant amount of time, always jumping from one thing to another in the blink of an eye. To say I was disappointed in Sega after the Saturn would be a massive understatement, so when they unveiled the Dreamcast, it was like seeing a blazing phoenix rising from the ashes of defeat reborn, even if it would ultimately be their last volley into the home video game console market. I never lost faith in the Dreamcast, even as far more powerful hardware because it was magical to me. Sega, for all their failures had somehow been able to capture lightning in a bottle and sell it for a modest price. It helps that the Dreamcast was ahead of its time and well designed with its online functionality, virtual memory units, or its ability to output a razor sharp VGA signal if you had the right stuff to connect it to a computer display. This is a key feature that in my opinion helps give the system a solid pair of running legs long after its unfortunate demise because even in the age of high definition, the Sega Dreamcast looks darn good and you no longer need a rare and potentially expensive VGA box to finally see it for yourself. I have a similar bundled cable that I purchased on Amazon, but it wasn't perfect. The VGA lacked thumb screws of the sides to help secure it to my television after it was connected and had a distinct homemade feel, something that never sat to well with me at the end of the day, even though it's a solid device. These VGA cables from Tomee are definitely a huge improvement with a quality fit and finish that blew away what I had and really surprised me, especially for a non-first party, or officially licensed product. Another thing that I liked about these is that it's coupled with a set of RCA cables for sound, and helps reduce the clutter and previous mess of wires I had to wrestle with every time I wanted to play my Sega Dreamcast. To sum it up folks, if you still have your Dreamcast, whether it's still hooked up to your television, ready for action at a moment's notice or retired somewhere in a bedroom closet, buy these cables now, knock the dust off and take your favorite Dreamcast games for a spin down memory lane with a fresh coat of sparkling paint. If you've only previously used an R.F. adapter, composite and even s-video cables you'll either be happy and pleasantly surprised or blown away. I know that I definitely was. I can't imagine these cables lasting to long, like the Sega Dreamcast, nothing that is ever truly does.

la qualité est juste parfaite sur ma dreamcast, je redecouvre mes jeux

Semplicemente necessario, per ogni possessore della vecchia console gloria degli anni 90 della casa SEGa, un accessorio da avere per l'utilizzo ai giorni nostri su TV LCD dotati di ingresso VGA.Addio alle immagini sfocate, nitidezza e colori finalmente degni dei 128bit della console! Consigliatissimo

Das Kabel funktioniert, zeigt aber diverse Bildfehler. Sicherlich ein Kabel mit schlechtem Design / Verarbeitung. A/V Kabel fuer Retro Konsolen sind immer ein wenig problematisch und die billig Kabel die auf Amazon etc. verkauft werden sind in der Regel nicht vergleichbar mit Qualitaetsprodukten von reputablen Spezialisten aus der Community. Kabel geht wieder zurueck, lieber 10-20EUR mehr ausgeben fuer ein richtiges Kabel / VGA Box vom Experten.

El producto cumple para su fin. Gracias a éste puedo conectar mi Dream a una OLED con el poder del HDMI.SIN EMBARGO, el conector que va al Dreamcast se quebró en cuanto lo conecté, aún cuando sigue funcional, el plastico que lo recubre se quebró y lo uní con masking tape.

perfect, did the job and now I have great graphics from this iconic games consul