mk_south_london
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but i heard its true that the jagged lines are more apparent with the component cables...........would the gold plated ones change this?
Component VS composite, does it matter?
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Drizzt Do'Urden
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FYI , composites cables are 480I , while component goes 480P on the Wii (components can go up to 1080P on other devices) .
the I and the P are for the picture refreshments . so , technically , there's not suppoed to be a difference when you take a PICTURE of the game . but when you PLAY it , it's a lot more fluid , as the pictures refreshments are progressive (P) , instead of interlaced (I)
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the I and the P are for the picture refreshments . so , technically , there's not suppoed to be a difference when you take a PICTURE of the game . but when you PLAY it , it's a lot more fluid , as the pictures refreshments are progressive (P) , instead of interlaced (I)
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Drizzt Do'Urden
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mk_south_london said:
gold plated stuff is only for the signal , and it's not better when it's new . gold doesn,t degrade over time . so the image will stay perfect as long as you have the gold plated cables . the metal ones will wear (cuz of the electric signal) and the image will be less precise .
The only way to see a real difference between a gold plated and a regular cable , both new , would be to take a 200' cable of each , and see what it's like when you change them.
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Andrakis_Scarr
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I am using component cables on a non-HDTV. It does make a difference even then, colours are sharper and generally the picture looks better. Probably not worth running out and paying $50 (Aust) for them though for an Interlaced TV (I got them for $10 though through KMART as they were incorrectly priced and had to give them to me for that amount - then they're worth it).
Only negitive I have with them though is that Zelda OoT (GC Version) doesn't look as good - its too sharp and the textures just don't look that good that way.
Only negitive I have with them though is that Zelda OoT (GC Version) doesn't look as good - its too sharp and the textures just don't look that good that way.
When I got my cables the $60 (which I returned a month later LOL, I much rather get the $25 ones) I really didn't notice a HUGE difference.. until I noticed the mask Midna wears, if you look at the one without component, you can barely tell that there is any markings at all on it (very blurry/smudged like)... But when I changed it to component cables, it was crystal clear, I never noticed the details before...
Component makes a huge difference, maybe not at first, but if you look closely, the colors and sharpness increase dramatically. Zelda looks a hell of a lot better.
- I play on a Sony 40inch HDTV LCD Widescreen brand new ( with incredible quality picture, thats where my $2.5k went for Christmas :lol: )
In my opinion get the cables if you have an EDTV or HDTV... Its worth it, specially for $25
Component makes a huge difference, maybe not at first, but if you look closely, the colors and sharpness increase dramatically. Zelda looks a hell of a lot better.
- I play on a Sony 40inch HDTV LCD Widescreen brand new ( with incredible quality picture, thats where my $2.5k went for Christmas :lol: )
In my opinion get the cables if you have an EDTV or HDTV... Its worth it, specially for $25
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Bought component cables at Best Buy last week. Television in our gameroom is a 27" standard interlaced TV (that does have component inputs).
Picture is much higher quality even at 480i. Much less sparkly noise in text. On the Wii menu with composite the images are not as stable and crisp as with component.
Recommend component cables for any TV that has component inputs (regardless if not 480p or widescreen).
Picture is much higher quality even at 480i. Much less sparkly noise in text. On the Wii menu with composite the images are not as stable and crisp as with component.
Recommend component cables for any TV that has component inputs (regardless if not 480p or widescreen).
