Wii Component Cable Deal
By .ed. Thursday, 11. January 2007, 17:53:51
After posting the bitGenerations post below, I was doing some additional shopping and found a sweet deal: 3rd party Wii Component Cables for $9.99!? Loyal readers may remember when I got mine from Nintendo (for $40:left: ); the difference is better in all games I own, Virtual Console games even appear richer (thanks to the progressive scan and no interlaced black lines).
I'm glad I ordered mine when I did, having them last month was worth the extra $26+, but for those of you worried about price, there is no excuse now. Ha, it's like getting a bitGenerations game free,
And Nick, if you're reading this, you should return your $60 component cables from Best Buy.









Anton # 12. January 2007, 08:01
.ed # 12. January 2007, 13:02
Honestly though, even the most basic component cables are better than the best RCA (composite) cables. For those unaware, simply put Component cables split the single video signal into 3 seperate colors, so there are 3 feeds of information for video that travel independently from the Wii to the TV, never mixing or getting "muddled". So even if they don't know what they are talking about in their reviews they were more than likely impressed with the visual difference and really that's all these cables are about.
also if you have a progressive scan TV, this will allow you to take advantage of that setting, which offers a sharper picture over the standard of an interlaced signal (which to me looks like a screen door on your image compared to progressive scan).
Anonymous # 12. January 2007, 14:08
I placed an order yesterday for them. I'll drop a review in this thread when I get them for my 32" 720p LCD TV (Widescreen of course).
Anonymous # 25. January 2007, 22:17
This is "Xoder" again. Just played some Zelda, some Internet Channel, and some general futzing about. I've noticed a distinct increase in the sharpness and readability of text (especially noticeable for text within each channel in the main screen). Un-zoomed-in web pages are nearly readable at 7 feet away.
.ed # 25. January 2007, 23:23
Anton # 11. March 2007, 15:58
Anonymous # 23. April 2007, 05:11
I know that cable will be a step up fron composite cables, but what about its quality compared to Nintendo's first party cable?
.ed # 23. April 2007, 13:20
I have the nintendo ones, but I paid 40 for them. I would have rather paid 10, but i did get mine early... so it was a trade off...
a few people had bought these, and comented that the quality is excellent. i think it's just a matter of how much money a person is willing to drop on them. no matter what, any component will look much better than the best regular composite, so for 10$, it's a deal.