[Wii] Component / S-video cables

Originally Posted by Sepharite

I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to TV cables so please help me on this one. I have a Sony Trinitron. This is probably obvious but I have S-video labeled on the back, that means I can only play S-video cables, and not component? And how old can the TV be to play component? HD-tvs only?

The cable sockets are: Video Red/Blue/Green, with Audio Red/white, which are exactly the same as the component wires. Maybe I can play with component?

Yeah, you can use component cables with that set as what you're describing is basically the component input on countless television sets, HD or not.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Sepharite

Hehe. Re-opened. xD If you're going to argue, please use Private Messages, even if you think you're helping.

Anyways, I just got ASID component cables. (It was $20 less than the official and I can return it anytime I wanted for store credit, so why not.) And... I see absolutely no difference at all. Maybe a 10% clearer picture but that's it. I guess it's my TV, cause I can't enable 480p. If I do, the picture gets jumbled.

I'll check later on my step-dad's HDTV if he allows me .___.

Thanks for the help again.

Well the improvement often depends on what cables you're upgrading from and your television. If you're going from composite (or RF) to component the differences are pretty obvious. The image becomes clearer, there's less color bleeding and the colors themselves are often more vibrant. Also, it's a bit brighter. One downside is that due to the improvements, you can see aliasing that was blurred or minimized with the other connections.

And yeah, it was mentioned before that you'd need at least an EDTV to take advantage of 480p, so it'll probably work on your step-dad's HDTV. Hell, I can't think of an HDTV that doesn't support 480p unless we're counting defective units.

There's nowhere I can't reach.