Wii Component Cables-Are They Worth It?

It really depends on your HDTV. Some are pretty good about upscaling 480i signals, some (well, okay, most) aren't. Still, 480p isn't great, and the only real difference you'll notice with component cables is that there's slightly less flickering and some more vibrant colours.

If you're just using composite (yellow/red/white) cables and not s-video, though, there will also be cleaner edges and less crawlies on red/black objects.

Keep in mind, of course, that even at 480p the Wii will look like ass on an HDTV. That's just the way it is.

It really depends on your HDTV. Some are pretty good about upscaling 480i signals, some (well, okay, most) aren't. Still, 480p isn't great, and the only real difference you'll notice with component cables is that there's slightly less flickering and some more vibrant colours.

If you're just using composite (yellow/red/white) cables and not s-video, though, there will also be cleaner edges and less crawlies on red/black objects.

Keep in mind, of course, that even at 480p the Wii will look like ass on an HDTV. That's just the way it is.

DJ_Lae

You've always seemed like a knowledgeable sort, so let me pick your brain for a moment. I'm picking up an HDTV this month. It's primarily going to be for movies. Maybe as the HD systems get more titles I like I'll pick one up, but for now all I have is the Wii. Is it even worth my time to hook it up to an HDTV or will overall it still look better on the my regular standard TV? The last line in your above post sort of confused me.

You've always seemed like a knowledgeable sort, so let me pick your brain for a moment. I'm picking up an HDTV this month. It's primarily going to be for movies. Maybe as the HD systems get more titles I like I'll pick one up, but for now all I have is the Wii. Is it even worth my time to hook it up to an HDTV or will overall it still look better on the my regular standard TV? The last line in your above post sort of confused me.Robio_basic

Well, by looking like ass I just mean that it's still a far cry from HD cable or satellite or any games on the PS3 or 360. I don't think it looks any worse than it does on an SDTV (though some people seem to disagree), and by hooking a Wii to an HDTV you still get the benefit of widescreen, which most games support.

[QUOTE="Robio_basic"]You've always seemed like a knowledgeable sort, so let me pick your brain for a moment. I'm picking up an HDTV this month. It's primarily going to be for movies. Maybe as the HD systems get more titles I like I'll pick one up, but for now all I have is the Wii. Is it even worth my time to hook it up to an HDTV or will overall it still look better on the my regular standard TV? The last line in your above post sort of confused me.DJ_Lae

Well, by looking like ass I just mean that it's still a far cry from HD cable or satellite or any games on the PS3 or 360. I don't think it looks any worse than it does on an SDTV (though some people seem to disagree), and by hooking a Wii to an HDTV you still get the benefit of widescreen, which most games support.

Okay that's sort of what I thought. I'm mainly interested in the widescreen capability so I guess I'll at least get something out of it.

Hell yeah. I just purchased some like 2 weeks ago due to my new HDTV and i must say theres alot of difference. The colours are more vibarant, you can see the colours more vivdly, less blur and the Wii menus looks awesome.

It depends on what cable you get though dont get the cheap ass ones get the official Nintendo ones, may cost more but it looks sharper.

my wii looks fantastic with component cables and my 42" HD TV running 480p

without a doubt get them.