Customer Reviews

Wii HD Component Cable

5 star:		(82)
4 star:		(31)
3 star:		(18)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

Well, it does what it says it does for $10 less than the official Nintendo cable. The only ding I give this product is that the audio connectors are attached close to the video connectors. The result of this is that you can't, for example, plug the video into a TV and the audio into a receiver unless they are located very close to each other. Perhaps the official cable suffers from the same issue. Additionally, you'll only get a resolution of 480p from these cables, which is not really HD. This is a shortcoming of the Wii itself, not the cable.

In short, the cables work. The downside is that in an effort to make the back of your entertainment center more clutter free, they bundle all the cables into one solid cable. Now this would normally be great; the bummer is that they don't split out all the cables until the last 5", this means that if on your receiver (like mine) if your audio inputs are not right next to the video inputs, you may have a problem. They should have left at least the last 8" of cable separated.

Wow - the image quality greatly improved through the use of this cable. I plugged in the cable, set the output of the Wii to 480p, and was impressed with the results. Images were crisper and there was a noticeable increase in color range.

I have the Wii hooked up to a large (52") HD, LCD projection TV and was not very happy with the original image. Shadows lost details and images had a blur to them. Switching from the included cable to this cable really seemed to improve things. Others noticed it too. I know others have mentioned about banding, I haven't noticed any of this. Highly recommend.

Although the Nintendo Wii does not support high-definition video (720p or 1080i), the picture quality on my set is noticeably improved when using these MadCatz cables over the composite cable that came with my Wii. If you're not a believer, check out the Composite vs. Component cable comparison of several Wii games here: http://www.gamespot.com/features/6162297/p-2.html

I would recommend these cables as they are solidly built for the price you pay. The Wii cables from MadCatz are 9.8 ft long and are gold-plated. Unfortunately there is no description of what kind of shielding is used, and the package itself is pretty non-descriptive. There are more expensive Wii component cables out there made by reputable companies like Psyclone or Belkin, but you'd have to shell out $60 or more for arguably only a marginal difference.

The cables are color-coded, gold-plated, and have a decent build quality to them. Only giving a 4, however, as component cables should have been included with the Wii in the first place, and as consumers we're still being gouged on a price markup for third-party cables that cost far less to make!

Unlike some other reviewers I definitely noticed a difference switching from composite video to component and changing the Wii setting to 480p on my 16 X 9 TV. While the cable length is good, those who might want to run the audio cables into an amp or receiver might be out of luck as they are no longer than the video cables. If you are just going from the Wii to your TV it's not a problem. Don't be swayed but other Wii component cable offers that cost up to 3 or 4 times as much.

I've seen a noticeable difference in games on my 30" directview HDTV. Also, the Virtual Console games work fine with this--I saw a review stating that they didn't, but I'm not sure why they wouldn't to begin with. Everything about this cable is fine for me. As others have said, the cables split about 1 foot from the end, so if you want to plug the audio into your stereo but your video into the TV, you will need an extension for the left/right RCA ends.

The Wii runs in 480i mode when using the included composite cable. Once this component cable is attached, a new menu option appears in Wii Setup which allows you to select 480p mode. I really couldn't tell that much difference between the old and new cable using Sports, Rabbids and Zelda, but I'm going to keep the cable anyway. Perhaps it's just that 480i and 480p don't look much different on a large LCD monitor (which I have) or my set is somehow up-coding it to 480p already. The cable itself is quite heavy and sturdy and this price is about half of what it is offered for on other sites.

I bought this A/V cable 2 months before I could find a Wii at retail price! I am very pleased with the quality of the cable and the image quality it produces. I would never know it is not an OEM product, as it looks and feels superior to most OEM products. The price was half what Nintendo was asking for their component video cable. The Wii looks great at 480p and 16x9 on our DLP set.

These component cables give a great picture and appear to be of adequate build quality. There is plenty of length to route them to your receiver, although I would have preferred more length separating the audio and video dongles.

This cable performs just as well as the other more expensive options, save your money and buy this cable for your HD TV. The Wii detects this cable and you can then change the display type to HD in the Wii setup menu.
The extra long length allows you to place your Wii nearly anywhere.

I love the quick shipping from amazon.

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