Wii Monster Cable GameLink Component Video and Stereo Audio A/V Kit
Wii Monster Cable GameLink Component Video and Stereo Audio A/V Kit
All-In-One, High Performance AV Interconnect for Ultimate Wii Gameplay Unleash the 480p Graphics in Your Nintendo Wii! With its revolutionary new controller, the Wii plunges you into the action like never before. But total immersion requires the right video connection, one that maximizes the Wii’s 480p graphics capabilities. That cable, unfortunately, doesn’t come in the box with your console. To experience the best you Wii has to offer, step up to high-performance GameLink Component Video and Stereo Audio. Exclusive Monster Technologies for Action You Can Feel Monster GameLink features heavy-duty double shielding and a gas-injected dielectric for optimum signal integrity and true 480p* performance with rich color and sharp detail. Plus, GameLink Stereo Audio boasts SingleHelix construction for added rejection of interference, enhancing the realism of your game audio. Get closer to the action and always play at the top of your game.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Good cable, does what it’s supposed to.
The picture i’m getting from this thing is better than the one offered by the Wii branded product. Wii video quality isn’t the full 1080, so those looking for the absolute best video compared to a PS3 or Xbox 360 will probably be disappointed, but that’s not a function of the cable.
5 Stars What else do you expect from Monster
Exactly what you would expect from Monster. Great quality product. You’ll see a lot more jaggies with your Wii games, but that’s just because the picture is so much sharper and clearer. Nice crisp, clean colors. I bought this cable to replace a Nyko Wii component cable that kept dropping colors. Will go with Monster first from now on.
4 Stars Helps improve picture on HDTV
I bought the Monster component cable for Wii at Target for $26 and I did notice that there is now a wider color range, colors are not oversaturated or muddy as before. A lot of the jagged black lines are gone. I know that its not HD, but it is a lot closer to HD than before.
I played Super Smash Bros Brawl and the graphics are sharper with a wider color range. Muramasa and a Boy and His Blob NEED the component cable just because of the amount of colors on the screen.
I had been playing these games for a few weeks so I noticed a difference. But yeah there are a few people who don’t notice. This could be because they were playing on small screens to begin with — but I’m playing on a 46″ Sony Bravia so I noticed a difference in resolution.
ALSO, I did notice that the sound improved. I wasn’t sure if it was the cable, but according to the Amazon description, the cable helps improve the sound too.
5 Stars Monster is overpriced, but….
Ok if you notice in ANY Monster cable review, people will always say “I’ve been ripped off!! Get the $2 cable, it does the same thing!!” Monster doesn’t claim that this cable is going to do your laundry and clean your house. But here’s a fact, you will NOT find a higher QUALITY cable. So it says it has “heavy-duty double shielding and a gas-injected dielectric for optimum signal integrity” This is not a false claim !?? It IS heavy duty, It IS heavily shielded (shielding makes a difference in analog cables people) What else… “SingleHelix construction for added rejection of interference, enhancing the realism of your game audio” See the part that says rejection of interference??? This is what most cheap cables have!!! Interference!! It’s not BS!! (if we’re talking about Monster’s HDMI cables, they are all BS..)
Bottom line: Get good quality analog cables. Always.
3 Stars Okay Cable
The video quality of this cable is not much better than the composite video that comes with the WII even when I changed the WII settings to 480p resolution with this cable. I’m using a 32″ Sony Bravia 1080i LCD HD TV, and I didn’t notice much (if any) difference. However, I like the construction of this cable more than the standard cables that come with the WII. Overall, I’d get the cables again, but don’t expect to be wowed by the improved resolution, unless you have a large HD TV where small improvements in resolution will show.
There are some reviews of this product that say you cannot run the audio cables to an amplifier. This is likely true since the cables leaving the bundle are short and can probably only reach the TV (if you’re connecting the video directly to the TV like most people). However, most TVs have audio outputs that you can run to the amplifier. Another option would be to buy a female-to-female RCA coupler and have short audio cables to run to your amplifier.
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