Wii Component Cables

What are Wii Component cables?

Wii Component cables allow you to connect your Wii to the current crop of HD (High definition) TVs and other displays with a component video input (three phono jacks). Audio is supplied on two other phono jacks.

Why would I want them?

The Wii gives its highest quality output in component mode, allowing you to enable EDTV(enhanced definition TV) output, providing a 480p (480 line progressive scanned) signal. Almost all devices that have component inputs will support 480p signals. It provides a noticeable boost in graphics quality in games that support this mode. In addition, with larger screens the limitations of the other signal formats become more obvious. For a projector, component should be the only game in town – the flaws in every other output will become obvious with very large screens.

In general terms, the Wii output quality hierarchy can be considered to be (in order of increasing quality) – composite, S-Video, RGB-Scart, Component.

If you have a display that supports it, component is the way to go.