HD Pro Component Cable for Wii

by Mycarryingcase

Product Features

• BRAND NEW, NOT REFURBISHED, NOT MADE BY NINTENDO, QUALITY 3RD PARTY PRODUCT
• Connect to your HDTV (High-Definition TV) or EDTV (Enhanced-Definition TV) and enjoy the most stunni
• Component-video connection from Wii to TVs or receivers with compatible inputs
• Offers high quality signal

Product Details

• ASIN: B000M4KIME
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 2.7 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (378 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #1 in Video Games > Wii > Hardware > Cables & Adapters > Cables
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Brand New Wii HD Component Cable. This 3rd party high definition AV cable connects the console to most TVs with interlaced component video inputs including high definition ready TVs that support 480i and either 480p, 720p or 1080i component video signals. Look for HDTV support on Wii games packages. Movie playback is in 480i only. High definition ready television required to enable high definition features. Enhance your video experience with these high quality Component Cable.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

187 of 191 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for me: makes a small but noticeable improvement. Will it work for you?, April 21, 2009

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Mark Colan "duke-of-url" (Medford, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HD Pro Component Cable for Wii (Video Game)

Summary: made a small but noticeable improvement for me, and worth the small investment

For this to work for you:

1) you need a TV capable of displaying the 480p resolution using component video inputs (three jacks that look like stereo jacks but usually marked blue, green, red). Most LCD and Plasma TVs should be able to do that. Possibly some older high-end sets will.
2) you need to switch the TV input to use the component inputs
3) you need to change the Wii Settings to use 480p after completing 1 and 2.
4) your TV probably has stereo input jacks, which will help avoid a problem discussed below.

My Sony Bravia LCD TV meets these requirements, and I care about small details and subtle improvement, so for me paying seven dollars with shipping was definitely worth the modest improvement. If I bought the official Nintendo-made component cable for thirty dollars plus tax, I'm not sure the improvement would be with the money.

With this cable, the picture looks slightly more sharp, crisp, vivid, which I like. The ugly "jaggies" are more clearly ugly, as expected. (Jaggies are staircase edges for diagonal lines and circles that are mostly visible in low-resolution graphics where smooth tones / anti-aliasing is not used to hide them.) The Wii already has jaggies with the standard cable, but they are sharper and thus more obvious with the component cable cable.

Another change (for me) is that the picture appears a bit brighter. The colors are vivid, as before, and a bit lighter, especially the whites. You could get a similar effect with the standard cable by adjusting your TV's controls, and if you don't like the brightness with the component cable, you could tone it down the same way.

Using either the standard or component cable, you will get the same actual graphics resolution (480 lines), which is all the current Wii can do. You will not get HD (which is 720 or 1080 lines). Still, progressive scan (480p) does look a bit sharper and more vivid than interlaced scan (480i), and that is the main reason for getting this cable.

My cable is new, so I can't say how it will last (will update if it fails), but it seems very well made and I expect no problems. I bought it in April 2009 from eForCity. Quality may vary, judging by some of the other reviews I found for the same product page. I see no reason to buy the considerably more expensive Nintendo-made cable unless you cannot otherwise find a quality generic cable.

The cable I received is close to six feet long (have not measured). Some cables are "extra long" at eight feet. I prefer a shorter cable so I don't have to coil it up, because that can cause video distortion problems.

POTENTIAL WIRING PROBLEM. In addition to the component picture plugs (3), there are also two (stereo) audio plugs. You can plug these into your TV, and run a cable from your TV audio output to your amplifier like I did, or use the TV speakers. The audio connectors are meant to be plugged into the TV near the component video inputs; they won't reach much past that. If you want to connect directly to your amplifier, you will need a stereo extension cable (female on one end, male on the other) or a stereo female-female adapter and an extra cable.

My four-star rating means this cable does exactly what it should do very well, with no particular benefits over similar products, and I'm totally satisfied. I reserve five stars for products that excel the others or exceed my expectations.

93 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super deal, super product, January 24, 2008

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ChrisB. - See all my reviews

This review is from: HD Pro Component Cable for Wii (Video Game)

I had a pair of Monster Wii cables before my dog chewed through them. I decided to give these inexpensive cables a try and they delivered the EXACT same picture on my LCD HDTV. There was NO DIFFERENCE between the two. Save some cash and get these. I highly recommend them.

45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wii HD Cord, November 21, 2007

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Lisa M. Roller (MN, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: HD Pro Component Cable for Wii (Video Game)

I have my Wii connected to a 52" 1080P LCD TV. Although the Wii does not put out an actual HD signal, The picture quality with this cord is very good.