Customer Reviews

Silver-Plated HDTV High-Definition TV Component Cable for Xbox

5 star:		(32)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

First, the quality of this cable really is superb. The contacts all look gold-plated and the construction is solid. There are only two problems which prevented this from getting 5 stars:

1) The shrink tubing that is supposed to keep the audio cables separated from the video cable was not heated and shrunk. This can be fixed if you have a heat gun but come on - pretty sad it was missed. This might have been an isolated incident, however.

2) More important: This cable is NOT designed to fit into a first-generation Xbox. I have two different Xboxes, one a first-release and the other a later version. The later revision model's AV port has a plastic top and a metal bar along the bottom and this cable fits and works fine. The earlier model's AV port is entirely plastic and this cable is a VERY tight fit. It took some (very careful) effort to plug it in, and once in it does not go all the way into the slot. However, if you manage to plug it in, it does work and the quality is fine. (Note I am not talking about the original Xbox versus the Xbox 360. I am talking about release versions of the original Xbox.)

Going from composite video (just the yellow cable) to this component cable really is a huge jump in quality. The image is sharper and there is none of that annoying dot-crawl so common with composite video. As should be obvious from the picture, the sound is NOT HD, but just the standard left/right audio. I've noticed no problems with noise or lines as other reviews have claimed to have.

Overall it's a great cable when considering the price. Just be careful if you have an older Xbox when plugging the cable in. You may have to wiggle it in and out several times before getting it in place.

I am very pleased with the product I bought. I looked into this a week ago and saw that some people had one experience and others had another. Maybe it has something to do with which store your item comes from, but I don't know. I ordered the one from Classic Game Source for about $7. It was the one people are talking about that has both the regular composite (yellow) output as well as the hd component (r,b,g). It also has an optional optical hookup for a higher quality audio, although the regular (red and white) cables work great. I didn't have any lines in the picture or anything. On my 32" 720p tv it makes a huge difference. Now bear in mind that you have to go to the video settings on your xbox (found in the msdashboard) and change your settings to widescreen and enable each of the HD resolutions that your tv supports. And even then few of the games are up to 1080i, although there are a good number that are 720p and even the ones that are just standard STILL look a lot better through this cable. Not every game is made for widescreen so you'll have to switch your tv between 16:9 and 4:3 for whichever game your playing but even then the picture is still great. So maybe some of the other buyers just plugged it in and didn't realize you have to change your settings. I don't know about them, but I am very happy with mine.

What needs to be said? These are component cables for the xbox 1/ original xbox (not the xbox 360). They allow your system to be viewed accurately on an HDTV. They are cheap, and they work great! No complaints here!

I found that this cord will show diagonal lines that move. They aren't extremely visible, but on a larger hdtv can be distracting especially if you are watching a movie.
the lines appear in 480p, 720p, and 1080i mode

After buying a more expensive XBOX HDTV kit with horrible results, I was very relieve that this cheap cable produce an incredible image on a HDTV.

My other XBOX HDTV kit has 5.1 sound, but this cable does not. I don't use 5.1 sound, especially for games, to even notice.

This cable produces a great image in high defination. It is a huge improvement over the composite cable included with the XBOX.

First of all, let me make it clear that the cable in the picture does not accurately represent the cable I got in the mail. But that's not a bad thing. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this cable does much more than just provide component video and stereo audio. Next to the Xbox plug is an optical output - molded into the connnector! There is light coming from the fiber connector (I can't tell you if it works or not as I haven't actually tested it) but just the fact that it's there is a plus. Also, there are two sets of cables that branch off from the Xbox plug. One is standard AV (composite, S-video, stereo audio in the form of RCA plugs) and the other is component video. Where these cables split is a plastic switch box to switch between component and standard video. This does not affect the audio though, you can plug in component video and still use the stereo audio on the other cable.

Basically, this is an all-in-one, every-output-you'll-ever-need cable for less than the price of some standard composite cables. This works great with standard-def content as well as high-def. I am very pleased with the picture quality on both games and XBMC. One thing to note - it helps if you plug in the S-video connection anyway even if you're not using it. With these non-Microsoft cables, there's usually some stray voltage running through the cable and plugging in the S-video connection makes it go away, and the HD picture quality improves greatly.

All in all, a GREAT deal! I'm planning on getting another for my second Xbox.

The cable works great and I'm very pleased with the purchase. Works exactly as described for the classic Xbox.

Got the cable today, and it works perfectly. However, not all games are truely HD but rather 480p. Not a big deal however, since I was aware of this before I bought the cable. Its still leagues ahead of the stock composite cables in terms of actual video quality. Since you can actually read smaller text and its very sharp.

It was really easy to set up. When you use the cables for the first time, the Xbox will be in 480i. If you go into the settings and then video on the Xbox Dashboard, will see some extra settings. Enable Widescreen if your TV is widescreen and enable each resolution your TV supports. As soon as you start a game, it should go into 480p. Like I said before, not all games for the Xbox are HD capable. So it may or may not appear as widescreen. You will get 480p resolution regardless of the game however.

As far as the cable goes, the build quality is solid and fit nicely in my Xbox. One thing I should point out, is that there is no differentiation between the red audio cable, and the red video cable from what I could see. So, if for some reason, the picture isn't working right, just swap those two cables.

When I received this product it was way more heavy duty than what I was led to believe in the picture...at least the ones I purchased from classic game source. These babies came with digital audio and wasn't even expecting it! They make my display look crystal clear and the colors just pop. I haven't been so happy with a purchase in a long time. Definitely exceeded my expectations! A bargain and a quality made product. If you have any reservations about picking these cables up, chuck them aside and click buy. One of the better purchases I've made!

Works great- makes the games look amazing; This was exactly what I was looking for.