Best Component Cable

[wiigirl23]

I'm interested in getting a component cable for my Wii becaue I have an HD television...is it really worth paying the $40-$50? Does it make the picture that much better (it looks pretty good right now)? Thanks!

 

[Toastie]

my god yes, the jump from 480i to 480p is more noticable than 480p - 720p in my opinion, due to the fact that the cable provides a much truer reflection of colour and contrast as well as sharpening the edges, the jump from 480p-720p retains the use of colour but just sharpens edges a little more.

You can find cables cheap but they aren't worth it go for a decent quality one you won't be dissapointed.

 

[grimmda]

Yeah but the initial hookup is standard right? The one end is the same because of the adapter on the Wii correct? So it's cable quality is like 5 out of 10 for example... then you'd hook it to something longer because it's not long enough:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8008988&st=wii&lp=8&type=product&cp=1&id=1156203388826

The standard one from Best Buy is $24 so what are you talking about 40 or 50 bucks for? What am I missing? I'd just get cheap (5 out of 10 quality) component extenders to run up to my HDTV.

 

[wiigirl23]

I've seen ones at Circuit City for $50, ones at Nintendo for $35. The cheapest ones I've seen are on e-bay (about $20)...I was just giving an average cost. The gold-plated are much more expensive than the nickle-plated. The guy at Gamstop said it doesn't make that much of a difference since most of the games are 480 anyway and not 720.

 

[cods69]

The Ebay ones are fine - mine cost ~$15AU incl. postage.
It works very well and is of good build quality.
You usually only notice the difference between good/bad quality cables with long runs (5+ meters).

 

[grimmda]

I've seen ones at Circuit City for $50, ones at Nintendo for $35. The cheapest ones I've seen are on e-bay (about $20)...I was just giving an average cost. The gold-plated are much more expensive than the nickle-plated. The guy at Gamstop said it doesn't make that much of a difference since most of the games are 480 anyway and not 720.

The Wii only does 480i/480P it does not do anything at 720 at the moment.