I know 133Mhz seen this a year ago, but for the rest of us, HOLYFRIGGINCRAP!
I saw something truly crazy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz7T5lWmGDE
This guy has modded an NES Toaster to output not only S-video, but also friggin' component video!
He does it by using a Play-Choice 10 PPU and then built a converter board. This is something I very much want to buy.
Unfortunately the dude hasn't responded to my messages and his page seems rather dead.
I know it's a slim chance, but still, does anyone here have the technical skill to build such a system? What would be the overall cost of such a project? I'm guessing this would be rather pricey.
He doesn't mention it in his video, but what would be the quality/resolution of NES games in component? Even at 480p, that's still rather incredible.
Anyway, let me know what you guys think.
I'm doing a commissioned rgb nes job right now for someone and I've already done the mod very successfully on my own system. My rgb is converted to s-video externally from my nes but I could easily build a s-video/component converter pcb inside of the nes running off of the nes power.Here's the thread where I was discussing my work
http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=5408.0
I can rgb mod a famicom or nes (preferrably toaster nes since it's got lots of space inside) if you provide me a system AND a rgb ppu and I could also add a converter board that takes the signal and makes it s-video/component. I think I know the guy you're talking about we've pmed each other a few times. He's shown me his system and he's using a jrok encoder board in his nes. So I could install one of those boards if you'd like. The quality of the component signal should be dependant on what format your encoder board outputs. I've never worked with a jrok but I can e-mail them from their site and ask what format the component outputs in.
if you don't have a rgb ppu they can be a bit hard to find and maybe cost some extra $$$. But if you do have the ppu then the rest of the required parts will be easy to find.