I want to be able to play my gamecube on my computer....what is the add-on that I am looking for?....or is it a feature of the video card? I need those red/yellow/white audio-visual sockets so i can plug my gamecube in.

thanks for your help guys,
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Sounds like you are referring to a tv capture card

Are you trying to play the Gamecube on your PC's monitor? Or actually use your PC to run Gamecube games?

oops. yeah i want to run my gamecube through my PC monitor, not on the computer itself.

Ooh, good question. I'm not too familiar with the outputs of the GameCube, though, did it come with any special cables? Does it use a standard type of output port on the back or is it a special GameCube output port? I have no doubt that this is somehow possible, since I believe all the latest consoles support HD-type signals. It's just a matter of figuring out the details.

I'll look into this further...

yes, the gamecube is fairly standard, i think. It plugs into a normal TV through its red+white+yellow audio/visual cables.


thanks for all your responses so far

Hmmm... I think the easiest way to do this then is to buy a PCI TV tuner card. A tuner card has ports on the back for accepting standard analog TV cables and turning them into a signal that the computer can use. A TV tuner card will not only let you view GameCube games on your PC monitor, but it can also let you watch and record TV on your PC! :D

TV tuner cards can run for as little as $20, but spending more is always better. ;) Newegg has a good deal on a Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-122-181&DEPA=1) for $36 with shipping. You'd have to use different cables from your GameCube to the tuner card (either coax or S-Video) but this seems to be the cheapest method of what you want to do.

You'd have to use different cables from your GameCube to the tuner card (either coax or S-Video)

Or, you could do what I do. My TV only has 1 RCA input, so I use an old VCR. I was just going to throw it away because it eats tapes, but it works good as a switch, seeing as how I have a TiVo, Xbox, regular satellite tuner, and computer to hook up to it.

Have you been to the Nintendo Store? HERE (http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&currency=USD&ignoreCrumbs=N&crumb1=&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527X%2527%252C%2B%2527ChooseView%2527%252C %2527%2527%252C%2B%2527%2527%2529%253B%2522%253ENi ntendo%2BGameCube%253C%252FA%253E&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C8%C9%C7&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=&searchText=&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=&categoryId=44009&lastAction=CategoryDisplay&orderTotal=null).
I know I rear somewhere that you could connect Gamecubes to your computer by way of a cable they sell. I see they have a "Broadband" adapter they are marketing to connect multipul units for lan gaming and this should work to connect to your comp as well, but since I have never done this, I can not be completely sure how it works.

Not trying to shoo you away but one of the Nintendo forums or sites would be better able to answer this question. I just want to see you get the best info available ;)