I got the cable this week and when I turn on my Dreamcast the screen flickers everyone so often. Is the cable I got defective?
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Sounds like it, but do make sure you have a good, secure connection with the dreamcast and your TV/Monitor. And if you have a different TV/monitor you can try it with, that will help rule out a faulty input.
536336
I'm thinking defective. I used both inputs switching between DVI & VGA and both worked fine. But if the problem exists on both monitors when used as analog then you may have another issue.
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Mine is sitting in the junk room. Most of the time the audio came through just fine for me. My issues was that sometimes the audio was so far out of sync it wasn't even watchable. It's a great concept, but a total POS in reality. Like Clayton said, try updating the drivers and see if that helps. I gave up on mine though. A 15' HDMI cable is cheaper and way more reliable.
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I don't have this specific cable (yet), but I do have a Dreamcast and I know what VGA looks like. Looking at the system itself I can tell you that I'm not seeing anything that comes even close to looking like a VGA port. So I'm going to go with no.
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I had the same problem, ended up returning it. I couldn't get anything to display at all, not even the menu, so it wasn't a game compatibility issue.
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It doesn't work on mine, not sure what the problem is, but it doesn't appear to be wired properly to work. I've tried swapping the cables around that I attach to it with no luck even. No video, no audio, only static when all three are connected to my RetroPi Emulator and a TV
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Make sure the cable is pushed all the say into the hdmi converter. For more info see my review of the product.
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One I got is VGA, but I got it in 2013. I'm somewhat concerned about the durability of the cable too. No major issue yet, but my screen flickers when the cable is bent.
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The one I originally bought from east coast LCD didn't work correctly on my HOUSE so I asked them for an exchange as I knew that my display cable inside was not damaged (plugging in the old shattered one still displayed partial desktop and colors). East Coast lcd didn't even provide replacement, just refunded my money and I had to cough up additional shipping for the return.I then bought one from a different seller and it worked perfectly. Hope this helps as I'm just sharing my experience with them as I fell for the lower price as well. I then ended up buying one for around $49 & shipping The one I originally bought from east coast LCD didn't work correctly on my HOUSE so I asked them for an exchange as I knew that my display cable inside was not damaged (plugging in the old shattered one still displayed partial desktop and colors). East Coast lcd didn't even provide replacement, just refunded my money and I had to cough up additional shipping for the return.I then bought one from a different seller and it worked perfectly. Hope this helps as I'm just sharing my experience with them as I fell for the lower price as well. I then ended up buying one for... » Read More The one I originally bought from east coast LCD didn't work correctly on my HOUSE so I asked them for an exchange as I knew that my display cable inside was not damaged (plugging in the old shattered one still displayed partial desktop and colors). East Coast lcd didn't even provide replacement, just refunded my money and I had to cough up additional shipping for the return.I then bought one from a different seller and it worked perfectly. Hope this helps as I'm just sharing my experience with them as I fell for the lower price as well. I then ended up buying one for around $49 & shipping « Show Less
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Double check your settings on the monitor. Mine didn't come with DisplayPort 1.2 enabled by default. You may be getting a 30 Hz refresh rate. Similarly, if you're using HDMI and not DisplayPort, you'll be stuck on 30 Hz not 60 Hz. I just turned mine way down and didn't notice any flicker.
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I don't know, Christian. I don't know what connections a Sega Dreamcast has, but the WikiPedia page tells me that the Dreamcast was prepared to connect to both TVs and computer monitors. IF the way to make the latter connection, is via "component video signal" from three RCA plugs on the console, to one VGA plug on the monitor, then this is the cable for you. Make sure that the console's type of "component video signal" (RGB or YPbPr) can be handled by your monitor.
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try to see if its you hdmi cord you have plugged in with it, that happened to me or well something similar and it was the cord, went and got a high quality one and it worked perfect
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First I would see if it works with another device like a bluray player. If it does then you know your TV/laptop settings are off somewhere. If not then you know it's the cable.
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I am sorry that I can not be of help, I have not noticed the flickering with mine in my setup. As others have suggested it may be defective and you may want to return it or exchange it.
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Make sure connection in the back of the dreamcast is in all the way. I had the same issue. I disconnected it and rreconnected and then it worked great ever since.
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My cable goes through the wall. I tried re-plugging it in, restarting it, using connections in other rooms, etc. I also use my Wii through the aux cords and occasionally I plug in my Wii U through the HDMI port. No matter what I was using, the screen was still messed up. I'm not sure if that's what you were trying to get at with your question? I hope I answered it fully though. =]
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it was plug and play for me, no issues at all for the last 6months+. I'd say just keep exchanging the unit, or look for different seller with a different batch; and also make sure that your LCD cable is really securely connected to the panel, and that it hasn't been damaged from disassembling in the first place.