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12-01-2006, 03:12 PM
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The UPS driver just delivered the Nintendo Wii component
video cable. 
Not sure why I paid for overnight shipping, since I ordered
it more than 10 days ago. But oh well... 
I am surprised at how big the box is... see photo below. 
Not only was the cable's box big, Nintendo of America also
used a LARGE 24x16x10 cardboard box for UPS shipping.
Now, I'm not a tree-hugger, but it seem like a big waste
to over-package something like this...
(may need to click to see larger version)
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/480...xmediumoy2.jpg
Last edited by SoupCamera; 12-01-2006 at 03:15 PM.
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12-01-2006, 03:14 PM
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Can I ask what the need for component video cable is when it doesn't support HD? Maybe a dumb question
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12-01-2006, 03:17 PM
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It supports ED (480p).
That box is huge! Mine shipped last night and I can't wait to get it!!!
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12-01-2006, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Sabin
Can I ask what the need for component video cable is when it doesn't support HD? Maybe a dumb question
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What? You don't appreciate all the nice colors of the cable?
Red, white, light red, blue, green.... 
Just kidding...
I wasn't planning to order it... but after borrowing one from
my friend and trying it on my front projector, I decided to
order one. It made a real difference in 480p when the
game is projected to 120-inch. Still nowhere near HD, but
every little bit helps! (on my Sony 46" LCD TV upstairs,
the component cable made no difference, 480p and 480i
looked about the same) So, I guess it will depend on the
display device.
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12-01-2006, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Inspire
That box is huge!
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I know..... it seem to contradict the compact design of the Wii...
I just opened up the box. The cable is definitely very high quality, unlike the Nintendo Gamecube component cable that I had.
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12-01-2006, 03:24 PM
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Nice cables! I hope to get those as well. 
Ha, you have the same headphones and iPod that I had; sold the mini and lost the headphones. 
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Can I ask what the need for component video cable is when it doesn't support HD? Maybe a dumb question
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If you have a TV with component inputs, you will notice a major difference from the picture you see when using the Wii's standard composite cables. I have an Xbox and when I switched, blacks were blacker, colors were more vivid, jaggies were much less visible, etc. Also, if you have a widescreen TV, component cables are the only ones that will give you true 16:9 widescreen and I believe they are also the only cables that give you true Dolby ProLogic II if you have a surround sound system.
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12-01-2006, 03:34 PM
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My 32" Tube TV has component inputs but does not support 480p. Do you think the cables will help at all?
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12-01-2006, 03:43 PM
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Great stuff, my component cables have been flagged for delivery on the 9th... whereas all the rest of the order will be arriving a day earlier.
Oh well, guess i can wait an extra day
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12-01-2006, 03:48 PM
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My 32" Tube TV has component inputs but does not support 480p. Do you think the cables will help at all?
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It will improve the color detail, so you'll probably notice a slightly sharper picture with better color.
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12-01-2006, 03:57 PM
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Just agreeing with Inspire. I have a 27" tube TV with component inputs and it doesn't support 480p either, but my Xbox games look quite a bit better regardless compared to how they looked with the standard composite cable.
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12-01-2006, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by NateTheGreat
Nice cables! I hope to get those as well.
Ha, you have the same headphones and iPod that I had; sold the mini and lost the headphones.
If you have a TV with component inputs, you will notice a major difference from the picture you see when using the Wii's standard composite cables. I have an Xbox and when I switched, blacks were blacker, colors were more vivid, jaggies were much less visible, etc. Also, if you have a widescreen TV, component cables are the only ones that will give you true 16:9 widescreen and I believe they are also the only cables that give you true Dolby ProLogic II if you have a surround sound system. |
Component is video only. It still uses the same crappy av cables for audio.
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12-01-2006, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Remax Realtor
Component is video only. It still uses the same crappy av cables for audio.
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I believe you'll need to plug the audio into a Dolby ProLogic II a/v receiver to get the surround sound. I don't know of any TVs that can decode ProLogic II.
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12-01-2006, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Remax Realtor
Component is video only. It still uses the same crappy av cables for audio.
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Well, since Wii has one unified audio-video cable, I'm guessing it does both audio and video. I thought I had heard that the component cable was the only one that supported Dolby ProLogic II. Does anyone know?
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12-01-2006, 04:21 PM
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Post pictures of the Wii on your projector 
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12-01-2006, 04:23 PM
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they package things like that in bigger boxes so that when they are in the stores they are not easy to walk out with.
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12-01-2006, 04:57 PM
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Someone should really take screenshots of composite vs. component in 480i and post it - I have the TV to do it, but I don't know how I'd take a Screenshot other than using my digital camera.....
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12-01-2006, 05:38 PM
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I have any EDTV flat screen so I'll need to get one of those when they are available.
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12-01-2006, 06:35 PM
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