InFocus video / USB cable - 26.7 cm

Official Wii Component Video Cable

Advantages: Far better picture than standard composite, better looking games
Disadvantages: Expensive, Only needed for larger screens 32" or greater

two weeks of looking. Prices certainly differed between retailers but I just wanted it and was willing to pay for it due to the shortages. I have a 42" LG Plasma TV - I plugged in the component cable and the first thing I needed to do was set the video output in the Wii setup menu to 480P. This is something of a let down by the instructions as the box didnt contain any!. The first thing I noticed was the Wii start menu was overly bright - not a great start to be honest, but what about the games? Zelda was transformed by the cable,all of a sudden the game had extra clarity, the brown tinged game became very vibrant and and morenext gen than the original Gamecube looking visuals. The other Wii games looked better, clearer and crisper but their improvement was not as startling as Zelda. This may be something positive though as ...

tungst3n 20.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Nintendo Wii Component Video Cable

StarTech S-VIDEO to USB 2.0 capture cable

Advantages: Small, cheap, does what it says on the box
Disadvantages: none

I had to transfer some old VHS into DVD for convenience so I did browse the internet looking for something really good yet easy to use and most important not expensive. I found a lot of very good reviews about this product, so I decided to give it a go and bought one, well I have to say that it works beautifully, the manual is very clear, the installation was a breeze, the software bundled is very useful and whilst I'm writing the device is currently helping me to transfer my 10th tape and counting... The video output is surprisingly good in particular using the composite input, I checked with "graphedit" the directshow codecs used and they are the one provided by the bundled software, however because the device is a WDM compliant device you can use any capture software that will convert to MPEG2 with better codecs, again this is just ...

routerunner 24.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of StarTech.com S-Video to USB 2.0 Video Capture Cable

Wii component cable- Well worth the money

Advantages: sharper/brighter picture, opens up more ports on TV, saves hassle.
Disadvantages: quite expensive for a simple console improvement

The Nintendo Wii component video cable really is a sound investment if you are the owner of an HD/ LCD TV, and obviously a nintendo Wii. Before i bought it, i had trouble with the picture quality and contrast on many of the games. Games such as Wii Sports were fine, but more of the action/adventure games such as Zelda or Splinter Cell give a very dark picture which can sometimes be hard to make out what was happening. The only way i could combat this problem was to adjust the contrast on my television which did help, but was alot of hassle. With the component cable, the picture is not only much brighter, but much sharper and defined. It gets rid of the hassle of having to turn the contrast back down after playing on the Wii and improves the overall gaming experiance. Another bonus is that on your HD TV, this cable plugs into ...

Mattletcher 10.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Nintendo Wii Component Video Cable