Super cheap Duo (and PCE, I suppose) extension cables

[Mobius]

I was in dire need of an extension cable for my Duo, since playing games sitting on the floor with my neck craned back gets old.  But I was a little skeptical of cables branded specifically as Duo/PCE extension cables.  I mean, the connectors look an awful lot like standard old PC connectors, right?  $15 or $20 seems like overkill.  Someone here confirmed that they are just standard 8-pin Mini-DIN connectors, so I hit up trusty monoprice.com and found exactly what I was looking for:

$1.53 Duo/PCE extension cables:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10215&cs_id=1021501&p_id=534&seq=1&format=2

I just did a quick search and found one other mention of this from last year, but I wanted to give it a little more attention to make sure everyone was aware of these.  Plus I just had a couple arrive today and can confirm that they do, in fact, work perfectly.


Edit: Hmmm... Maybe this should go in the sales forum.

[SignOfZeta]

Yeah, its an old Apple Desktop Bus connector. That looks exactly like the one TZD sold for years. $1.53 is super cheap though. Excellent find.

[Sparky]

6 feet of extension cable for a $1.53!!!!… that is one sweet ass find man, thanks for sharing!!!

[Turbo D]

THats a great deal! It beats that massive chunk of change I paid to the old tzd for one 

[TR0N]

Damn i didn't know monoprice sold those and i have a account there too  :oops:

Oh well guess if i ever need another one i'll buy it there then.

That's where i got my component cable for the wii.Yeah it's third party,but it works well plus it's better then paying $30.00+ for the official ones 

[Keranu]

I want to get one just because they're so cheap, even though I already have one! Actually I could use it for my PCE.

[COUNT SMRIFNACK]

I'm going to order one of these for my Duo R.  The TG cable isn't a generic cable like the Duo/PCengine one is it?  That would be nice if there was a cheap alternative for it too.

[turbokon]

Awesome, I'm gonna order me a couple to so that I can actually play the turbo duo comfortly in my loft on my 50" projection TV.

[COUNT SMRIFNACK]

Yeah, I'm going blind from playing so close

[COUNT SMRIFNACK]

Got my cable in today.  It works perfect and makes playing much more comfortable.  No more worrying about yanking the controller port out of my duo!

[vestcoat]

Remember these cables won't work with your Duo Tap.  Of course, when they're this cheap, buying five of them is an even easier solution than Nat's extension-Tap mod!

[guyjin]

Remember these cables won't work with your Duo Tap. 

Seriously? why not?

[turbokon]

Remember these cables won't work with your Duo Tap. 

I just play it thru the duo tap using this cable and it seems to work.  However, I only had one controller plug into the duo tap.

[termis]

Remember these cables won't work with your Duo Tap. 

Yeah, I've heard of this too.  I wonder what the technical explanation would be for that problem? 

[vestcoat]

Remember these cables won't work with your Duo Tap. 

Seriously? why not?

I don't know, they just don't.  I received two different versions of these cables from TZD between 2004-2007 and they mess things up every time I try to use them with a Tap for multiple players.  Either use these cables for individual controllers before plugging them into the Tap or cannibalize an extra controller for Nat's mod.

IIRC, I also had strange problems when using these cables with a 6-button pads.