Component Cable Question

landsleaving · 16-11-2010 03:12PM #1

Looking to pick up a compnent cable for the wii, and I'm wondering if the dirt cheap ones on ebay are any different to more expensive or official ones. I know with HDMI cables it makes no difference to pay less, but is it the same for compnent?

Was going to get this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AV-Audio-Video-Component-HD-Cable-HDTV-Nintendo-Wii-/320508310592?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item4a9fc8b440

Retr0gamer · 16-11-2010 05:54PM

Depends on the cable. I find when it comes to nintendo cables the third party stuff is alot higher quality than the official ones which can be shockingly bad.. If the connectors are gold plated you are usually on to a winner, have a madcatz one which is very good quality.

landsleaving · 16-11-2010 06:20PM

Cheers Retr0, gonna take a chance on the one in that link. Worth the risk I think.

CrazyTalk · 18-11-2010 12:00AM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Depends on the cable. I find when it comes to nintendo cables the third party stuff is alot higher quality than the official ones which can be shockingly bad.. If the connectors are gold plated you are usually on to a winner, have a madcatz one which is very good quality.

Is this the one you're referring to?
http://www.amazon.com/Wii-HD-Component-Cable-nintendo/dp/B000LWDCO8

I looked online but I really can't see that much of a difference from the screenshots alone. You really reccomend it for playing the Wii on a HDTV though?
Also, silly question, but it wouldn't make a difference in ordering from the States would it? Like differences in region?

Retr0gamer · 18-11-2010 02:20PM

Yeah that' the one. I'd only recommend playing a wii on a HD TV if you are using either a component cable or an RGB scart cable. With the pack in yellow red and white cables the image is going to look absolutely horrendous. it's terible on an SD TV but even worse on a HDTV. RGB and Component give much better visual quality.

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