
These models are extremely rare as they mostly came as replacement units from Nintendo, but the revised AV model was also found in stores such as Meijer and Radio Shack. These versions were replacements for those who sent their original NES-101 systems to Nintendo with a poor quality video complaint.

The other looks exactly the same as the rest with the RF video output jack and channel select switch, but with excellent video output quality. The first has a Nintendo AV multi-out port (the same used in the Super NES, Nintendo 64, and GameCube) that replaces the RF jack completely. There are two known revisions of the NES-101 both have redesigned circuit boards that improve video output quality. The New Famicom requires the same AC adapter (HVC-002) as the original Famicom and the Super Famicom. Like with the Super Famicom, Nintendo did not package an AV cable or AC adapter with the New Famicom - both were sold separately. Nintendo also sold an external RF modulator (HVC-103) for users who wanted to connect the New Famicom to a TV set which lacked a composite video input.


The Super Famicom's S-Video (SHVC-009) and RGB (SHVC-010) cables are not compatible with the New Famicom, despite having the same connector type. Thus the New Famicom requires either, the monaural (SHVC-007) or stereo AV cables (SHVC-008) that the Super Famicom uses for output (however, the New Famicom is only capable of outputting mono audio, even when using stereo cables). This also represented the biggest selling point the New Famicom has over the original Famicom, which only has RF output as well. The biggest difference between the North American NES-101 model and the Japanese HVC-101 model was the replacement of the RF modulator output with the same multi-AV output port that the Super Famicom uses.
