Wii Component Cable - Near HD-like gaming for the Wii!

Compared to your standard/included composite video out cable for the Wii, using a component cable with make text, textures, and just about everything look a whole lot better. There are cheap cables that you can get at places like Game Stop or Walmart, but you do get what you pay for.

Usually, you'll get 480i with composite. With the component cable, you'll get 480p. It's not HD, but the picture quality is amazingly better than composite.

This cable, available for $17.99 (free shipping) from http://optimization-world.com provides a thick 5 foot cable that is guaranteed to deliver the best possible video quality from a Nintendo Wii.

READ OUR FULL REVIEW HERE: http://gumballtech.com/2009/11/29/wii-component-cable/

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[killerzwad80]

Im getting a 720p hdtv for wii and ps3 but it only has component video inputs does that mean ill ahve no sound or what? is there a way i can fix it? like can i sound the left/right audio cables into the composite audio and whatever the hell the red input is? :P cuz i cannot play games without sound lol

[gumballtech]

@killerzwad80 You'll still have sound...

[killerzwad80]

@gumballtech how do i have sound if if theres no l/r audio inputs?

[gumballtech]

@killerzwad80 Sounds like you have a really weird TV.

[KevinArcade]

Does the brand really matter? Heard the official ones give better picture then the others. But got a feeling its bull

[gumballtech]

@KevinArcade Doesn't matter. A cable is a cable IMO.

[ninenine909]

Thanks mate. Hope Skyward Sword looks awesome with this component cable. Getting both tomorrow! :)

[Paperclown]

@metroidcypher: interlace mode has interference and the white/red pixels bob together. with a modern set these problems are really made obvious when you don't have RGB color separation.

this system plays much better on an old CRT tv anyway. The image is much crisper and doesn't become muddy from lcd/plasma upscaling due to native resolutions.

[MyThomazP]

is th differecne really great? also with a lowgraph game like mariokarts? grtz Thmas

[Irma0Ferzet]

Hi, I just bought a HDMI cable for my Wii and a new tv and when I tried to connect the HDMI cable the screen is black and white. The TV channels are just fine, just the Wii is in black and white. I'm going to get another cable just in case but what could it be?? also I tried to put the Wii settings to 480p and the screen look "double"... anyone can help me out???

[video166]

@Furbotz Good luck with that. even if you connect ever little wire correctly, It still won't look as good as a actual factory make component cable.

[Furbotz]

@bamazudi

Yeah, I take your point. I didn't really think it through.

However in the case of the PS3 I think my comment is still valid to a certain extent. Most people buy PS3 for its blu ray HD capabilities and HD gaming yet many are unaware that they need to buy another cable for it to work. Still, at least the PS3 has a standard output so the cable can be got anywhere.

[bamazudi]

@Furbotz As of now hdtvs aren't what everyone has. HDTV's started getting popular around 2006 I believe. I didn't get an HDTV until mid-2011. So HDTV's haven't become the standard household electronic yet. Wait some more years, I would say 4-6 years until HDTV's become the standard television everyone has for HD cables to be included with the console and not as an add-on. That is just a theory I am proposing.

[Furbotz]

@KevinArcade

You're right there. There's a chance some cheap cables are a bit shittier quality but it really shouldn't make much difference. It's definitely not worth paying Nintendo price for one!

[Furbotz]

Can't understand why Nintards and others like Sony don't supply these proper cables in the box as standard. I'm not paying almost 20 euros for some cable I could knock up myself by cannibalising the one supplied and splicing it with a regular RGB.

[saljon8589]

so you can't buy these in stores?

[DarkTurboFrost]

@Asingh1645 yeah mine too...did you figure it out yet?