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It's an exciting time to be a GameCube gamer. We all know about the elusive GC component cables going for $300 on eBay that enable that sought-after 480p you want from your system. Well coming later this year, a truly innovative mod is releasing that promises to bring that quality with an affordable price tag. It's called the Plug n' Play GCVideo HDMI-Out Mod, for now at least. You'll need a DOL-001 GameCube with a digital out port on the back for it to work. Formerly, with the GC component cables, a chip was embedded inside the plastic shroud containing the necessary processing to achieve that 480p. Only Nintendo knew how to make that cable and no one was ever able to replicate it, hence the $300 price tags on eBay. Well over a period of time in recent years, modders have reverse engineered the cable and chip to discover it's hidden powers. BadAssConsoles has offered a solution that brings the hidden processing power of the reverse engineered chip and combines it with a HDMI out port that simply plugs into the back of your GameCube via a very small adapter. Not only does this allow you to render your games at 480p, it allows you to connect your GameCube to your HDTV via HDMI. Also, since it's a digital signal, not an analog like component, quality lost & stuttering are decreased. No more opening your system, no more soldering, no modification needed. Plug n' Play. No pricing or exact release date has been announced at this point so stay tuned here at the GCN Fan Club for any updates.

(Source: http://www.retrocollect.com/News/plug-n-play-nintendo-gamecube-hdmi-out-modification-gcvideo-coming-soon.html)