Any Dreamcast VGA (Dsub) Cable with switch for 480i?

[AaronSR]

Basically like those Scart cables where you can switch between 480i/480p with a switch on the cable but with a Dsub15 connector, I could have sworn retro-access used to have one?

[Gara]

I don't think the HD15 version ever had its own listing, but I think it might have been a possibility under the custom cable maker. I was curious and this is what I saw when I searched on Twitter.

https://imgur.com/a/KubelIm

It appears that they are not offered due to equipment compatability problems. If you're confident that you could get it working with your setup then I imagine you could still get them to make you a custom listing. If you go this route make sure the custom listing they make is correct. You have to go through the chat function to request custom cables and the process is a pain in the butt.

The silence on Twitter is a bit odd at the moment. The 9th was supposed to be the day coax stock arrived, but I noticed it has been silent and orders are closed rather than full speed ahead. Maybe it's nothing. It has been such a ride with Retro Access the past year or so that silence is now what gets me concerned.

[Hallueller]

Yeah, I remember something like that too—Retro Access did offer a Dsub15 switchable sync cable for 480i/480p, but it looks like it's no longer listed. You might need to DIY one or check with other custom cable makers like Retro Gaming Cables or Wookweng.

[AaronSR]

It seems they stopped making them around 2022ish
https://web.archive.org/web/20220122150 ... dsub-cable

Unfortunate but I will inquire about a custom cable, I know there are the "VGA boxes" like the official Sega one, but having it compacted into a simple cable is nicer. I have completely switched from scart to dsub for all my consoles at this point using an inexpensive switchbox and don't have to worry about my OCD with checking the scart cable are properly connected every time I play a console (yeah I'm a bit obsessive but its annoying when scart cables just get loose).

I don't know why more companies don't bother making dsub cables (I guess just not popular enough), but I would love it retrogamingcables and others would offer them too.

I just bought my first Dreamcast and this is the only thing I'm missing (it came with a composite cable lol).

EDIT: The custom cable builder seems broken atm, won't load at all.