Nintendo Wii High Resolution AV / HDTV / EDTV Component Cable

Comments

1. Lucas Hardy says:

   December 4, 2009 at 6:49 pm

   With the wii not being a HD gaming system I didn’t feel the need to buy these cables. My wife however did, I can say on a 52′ 1080p Samsung there is no difference even after the settings were tweaked to what is supposedly the optimum settings. The problem is not the T.V., it is not the Cables, it is the wii whose maximum output is 480p. This product receives 1 star because for this application it is as useful as snake mittens, and even at the low price of $3.58 it is a waste of money.
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. Just a Regular Guy says:

   December 4, 2009 at 9:09 pm

   I rated this a one star based on my perspective only, but can understand why some people would rate this product much higher.

   This cable has digital video output in the form of Component (HD) Video Cables (red, blue, green), and Composite (Analog) Audio Cables (red, white).

   The Video and Audio cables are bunched together. I have an old home theater receiver with no Component Video inputs. Therefore I split the audio directly to my receiver and video directly to the TV. This works well with my PS3 and HD Cable box. Unfortunately, these cables are closely bunched together and too short to split the video directly to the TV and audio directly to the Receiver.

   The cable is good for people:
   
   a) who use receivers with Component Video inputs
   
   b) who hook up audio directly to the TV

   The cable is bad for people who split video directly to TV and audio to a receiver. It’s just too short.

   The Video quality of the Component Cables is a small but noticeable improvement over the original Composite (yellow) Cable. Personally, I’d rather stick to the original cables that came with the Wii and sacrifice a small picture improvement for the ability to send the audio to surround sound.

   But don’t expect dramatic improvements with video. The Wii does not output in HD, so the best you can do is 480p anyway.
   
   Still, it’s a pretty cheap cable even with shipping charges, so you may want to give it a try if it suits your home theater set up.
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. Ken says:

   December 4, 2009 at 11:29 pm

   The cables are in very good quality. I noticed a little improvement from 480i to 480p. The price is extremely good. I am glad I didn’t get the Nintendo one from the store.
   Rating: 4 / 5
4. Brian Recchia says:

   December 5, 2009 at 1:17 am

   This is the difference between a hard-to-see picture and one that’s extremely high quality. I suggest buying from eForcity because they have by far the best price. It works perfectly, just as good as the official cable, and it’s a hell of a lot cheaper. Really, if your TV supports it, you NEED this. You’ll be amazed at the difference, even before you switch to progressive scan mode.

   Please note some older CRT displays with component input don’t support progressive scan, so they’ll get a black picture if you use them with it, but you’ll still get an excellent picture WITHOUT progressive scan. It’s just not as good.
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. Anastasia Beaverhausen says:

   December 5, 2009 at 3:04 am

   I bought this thinking it really wouldn’t make much of a difference, boy was I wrong! I have a 32″ flat screen Phillips HDTV, with the standard cables I couldn’t read the text on the screen, after it was clear as day. For the people saying it doesn’t make a difference, you have to go into the Wii Settings screen and choose the EDTV option.
   Rating: 5 / 5