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Wii HD Component Cable | 
| From: MadCatz
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $14.48
You Save: $5.51 (28%)
New (7) Used (2) from $12.49
Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 1596
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10 x 4 x 7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 05755
Model: MOV057550/04/1
UPC: 728658057558
EAN: 0728658057558
ASIN: B000LWDCO8
Release Date: December 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High resolution graphics | | • | Ideal for standard or HD TVs | | • | Stereo sound through left and right RCA cables | | • | Supports screen resolutions up to 480p | | • | 9.8FT [3M] |
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Product Description
If you're connecting your Nintendo Wii to a progressive scan television, then these component cables are a must have. The Nintendo Wii is capable of two graphic resolutions, 480i for basic TVs, and 480p for progressive scan TVs. The switch to progressive scan gaming on the Wii will result in a marked improvement in overall image quality, and you can only enable 480p on the Wii with a set of Wii Component Cables.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 99 more reviews...
Decent alternative to Nintendo brand Wii component cables January 5, 2007
Andy Kim (Madison, WI USA)
71 out of 90 found this review helpful
Although the Nintendo Wii does not support high-definition video (720p or 1080i), the picture quality on my set is noticeably improved when using these MadCatz cables over the composite cable that came with my Wii. If you're not a believer, check out the Composite vs. Component cable comparison of several Wii games here: http://www.gamespot.com/features/6162297/p-2.html
I would recommend these cables as they are solidly built for the price you pay. The Wii cables from MadCatz are 9.8 ft long and are gold-plated. Unfortunately there is no description of what kind of shielding is used, and the package itself is pretty non-descriptive. There are more expensive Wii component cables out there made by reputable companies like Psyclone or Belkin, but you'd have to shell out $60 or more for arguably only a marginal difference.
The cables are color-coded, gold-plated, and have a decent build quality to them. Only giving a 4, however, as component cables should have been included with the Wii in the first place, and as consumers we're still being gouged on a price markup for third-party cables that cost far less to make!
Works as Advertised January 4, 2007
S. Nycz
26 out of 30 found this review helpful
Well, it does what it says it does for $10 less than the official Nintendo cable. The only ding I give this product is that the audio connectors are attached close to the video connectors. The result of this is that you can't, for example, plug the video into a TV and the audio into a receiver unless they are located very close to each other. Perhaps the official cable suffers from the same issue. Additionally, you'll only get a resolution of 480p from these cables, which is not really HD. This is a shortcoming of the Wii itself, not the cable.
 Extra long just perfect for Hi-Def screens January 14, 2007
James Hatsis (Greensboro, GA USA)
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
This cable performs just as well as the other more expensive options, save your money and buy this cable for your HD TV. The Wii detects this cable and you can then change the display type to HD in the Wii setup menu.
The extra long length allows you to place your Wii nearly anywhere.
I love the quick shipping from amazon.
buy this cable now!
 They work March 8, 2007
Chris Putman
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
In short, the cables work. The downside is that in an effort to make the back of your entertainment center more clutter free, they bundle all the cables into one solid cable. Now this would normally be great; the bummer is that they don't split out all the cables until the last 5", this means that if on your receiver (like mine) if your audio inputs are not right next to the video inputs, you may have a problem. They should have left at least the last 8" of cable separated.
Sturdy cable, hard to tell the difference in qualtiy January 14, 2007
Harold R. Schatz (Raleigh, NC United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Wii runs in 480i mode when using the included composite cable. Once this component cable is attached, a new menu option appears in Wii Setup which allows you to select 480p mode. I really couldn't tell that much difference between the old and new cable using Sports, Rabbids and Zelda, but I'm going to keep the cable anyway. Perhaps it's just that 480i and 480p don't look much different on a large LCD monitor (which I have) or my set is somehow up-coding it to 480p already. The cable itself is quite heavy and sturdy and this price is about half of what it is offered for on other sites.
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