What's the best option for playing GBA games on a TV?

I've seen GBA to SNES adapters, but they seem very hackish to me, with their separate A/V cables. But I do like the idea of using SNES controllers to play GBA games.

I don't own a GameCube, but have considered buying one just so I can use the GameBoy Player addon - but the idea of using GC controllers to play GBA games isn't too exciting.

Right now I just emulate GBA on my Wii. It works fine, but I prefer hardware to emulation. I guess the GameBoy Player will be the most authentic, since it contains the guts of an actual GBA, but I would have to get over the controller issue...

Anyway, what are your thoughts? Are there any options I haven't considered?

Thanks!

 

I have a gamecube with a gba adapter and the controller works very well with it. I use to play all my gba titles using that awesome little device.

 

For K1's clone GBA's, I do believe you can acquire a TV Out cable.

 

There used to be an adapter you could buy to connect your original gameboy advance to the television. Here's a review from IGN:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/22/gba-tv-review

I actually own one. It really wasn't that hard to install, and while the picture is blocky, what else can you expect when you're taking a game that was meant to be played on a small screen and stretching it to fill a big one? And I really don't think it's that bad. You can find one on eBay if you search for "gba tv". There are also adapters that let you watch tv on your GBA, which I have done as well. It's pretty cool, but now that all the tv signals have gone digital I don't think any of them will work unless you're hooking up the gba as a display for something else.

Here's a listing for a gba that already has the converter installed, so you don't even have to mess with installation:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271375395763

And yes, I actually used my gba as a portable display for my original xbox once. Was small and hard to play on but all the kids at school thought it was hella cool.

 

That butt-ugly SCART port though... and the fact that it can't properly 2:1 scale the pixels... yuck.

 

Thanks. I got the idea from Pokemon Emerald, and sure as shit, it worked!

 

Never seen that clone. It plays roms? Wow! Can it handle GB/GBC as well? Does the brightness of the screen compare to the newer SPs?

 

I have emulation set up on my PSP and never thought of using that. But if I'm going to emulate, I might as well just use my Wii. Maybe that's the best way to go in the end, as it sounds like hardware options are limited.

I'm disappointed to hear that the GameBoy Player option suffers from input lag, I was really oping that was the solution.

 

Well i've found a guy in Canada who makes adapters for using SNES controllers on a GameCube. I figure $30 for a GameCube, $35 for the GameBoy Player with a disk, and $20 for the controller adapter. Not a cheap setup, especially since I don't have a flash cart for my GBA! Hmm...

 

garbanzox, if you can afford it I'd go the route you last mentioned. I use a Game Boy Player as my main console of choice (it's like a Super, Super Nintendo!) and I've never noticed lag with a Game Boy (with cable) or a wired GC controller. The Wave Bird, yes, but not a wired first party controller but since you have the opportunity of using a SNES pad that shouldn't be an issue. I'm lucky enough to have one of the Hori pads and they are fantastic but even if I didn't I'd still love my Game Boy Player. The picture out is gorgeous and can be output in composite, s-video and RGB. It even outputs fine through component (though I don't think it's a full component quality picture from the GBA Player).

TL;DR - Buy a Game Boy Player. You won't regret it!