Wii/PS3 VGA HDTV AV Cable
Experience mind blowing, high-definition brilliance gameplay with the High Definintiion VGA Cable for PS3 and Nintendo Wii. Designed for HDTVs, LCD TVs, projectors as well as PC monitors, you can now play your PS3 at 480p, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p high resolution, or you can play your Nintendo Wii at 480p resolution. Don’t settle for your standard component cable when you get the best output quality for your PS3 or Nintendo Wii with the High Definition VGA Cable for PS3 and Nintendo W (more…)
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SUMMARY:
Purchased this cable to avoid buying a tv so that I could play a Wii. Tried first on an old generic lcd monitor, and had many problems adjusting the image location on the screen. Factory reset finally centered the image, but image was still dim with full brightness and contrast.
Next tried on my main monitor, a Samsung 2253LW. Looked excellent. Audio connectors are short, but included it an extension (female rca to FEMALE 1/8 inch.) Could not get widescreen mode to show up as widescreen, input showed up as a squished widescreen image, this is more likely an signal/monitor-issue than a cable-issue. One flaw is during Mario Kart Wii, whenever someone uses the lighting weapon, the screen goes black, as if the cable cant deal with the flashing. Other than that no problems.
IN SUMMARY:
Pros:
Works well over on a newer, higher end monitor. No other options for vga input at this price. Picture clear, bugs don’t disable enjoyable play.
Cons: If you plan to plug the audio through your computer’s sound card, you will need an adapter (female rca to male 1/8″.) Screen goes black during Mario Kart when lighting weapon is used (suspect flashing disagrees with the cable.)
Overall works well with a new monitor if you can deal with some minor bugs, if you don’t have space or money for the tv, and have a nicer monitor I would recommend it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Product is Ok
When i use it for PS3 i get blinking ever 30 mins or so and when used for the wii it didnt will work well
2.0 out of 5 stars
Look elsewhere
I got this cable to play my PS3 on a regular 1680×1050 LCD. I was very unhappy of the fact that it only went up to 720p and had no scaling whatsoever like the x360 cable.
5.0 out of 5 stars
WORKS GREAT!
I bought these cables to use the Wii game system on an existing computer monitor we had laying around (it is about 4-5 years old). These cables work perfectly!
GENERAL:
(PLEASE NOTE: this review is for the cable while using a PS3, I did not have a wii to test it with)
I bought this because I am deployed and I didnt want to have to buy an hdtv when I already have a 19′ monitor I use for my laptop. I was pleasantly suprised at all the subtle features included with this cable. It came with a gender adapter for the cable which was a lifesaver for me because I didnt want to have to unplug the cable everytime I switched between my PS3 and Laptop. Also notable is the extension cables for the audio which even includes a headphone jack! (brilliant inclusion as far as im concerned because I can play my PS3 without waking people up!) And now the bad parts: Right away my biggest peeve was the installation. It requires you to hook the cable to a tv and your pc monitor silmantaneously when you first install it. This is frustrating mainly because they give you very little cable slack between the av plug and the vga plug. I was forced to hold the tv up with one hand and adjust the settings because I couldnt make the cords reach between the tv and monitor otherwise. And now the Ugly: Theoretically this adapter can support all the way up to 1080P. But because it is only a cable and it doesnt have its own dedicated box your images look a little washed out, the picture was also dark on both monitors I tried even after I adjusted brightness and contrast, and worst of all you have to adjust the screen with your monitor controls to make the image fit properly… something you will be doing almost every time you insert a different game or movie. 720p Gave me the best results on the two monitors I tried this cable with. (19 and 21 inch lcd monitors)
PROS:
-Cheap Solution For a Hi-Def Experience
-99% Artifact Free Image
-Inclusion of gender adapter was a nice courtesy
-Headphone jack a much appreciated add-on
-Great Value Considering you can use this for PS3 and WII
CONS:
-Image appears a little washed out, Though still noticeably improved over the regular AV cable.
-Lack of Dedicated box means you will be rescaling the image manually…often…
-Initial setup is clunky and frustrating.
-Even after adjusting you are sometimes forced to let parts of the screen be cut off.
OVERALL:
I was slightly dissapointed with the overall package. I have owned a vga adapter for Dreamcast as Well as XBX360 and both would beat the snot out of this cable. The fact that I had to manually adjust my picture every time it changed resolutions wasnt just frustrating but seemed ridiculous to me. However on the same token I am enjoying my ps3 games in high def without having to spend moolah on an hdtv. With this cable it was easy for me to switch between my stereo system or a pair of headphones which is convenient. Overall it was a decent buy for the price, but I hope some other company (or god forbid Sony themselves!) will step up and release something better in the future. Get it if you cant afford an hdtv or are short on space, etc. But if you have an hdtv handy, just spring for the official Sony Component Cables, youll be much happier I promise.
1.0 out of 5 stars
It’s a great idea, but….
I bought this product several weeks ago and have not been able to get it to work. I have called Mayflash (the manufacturer) and emailed them.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Contrast ratio reduced
Update:
Somehow, I don’t know why, now it works with 480i too. I got black screen in the past at 480i, but now it work with both, 480i and 480p.
I got this to hook up my ps3 to my 22 inch acer computer screen. it took me a little while to get it to work and at first i though it wasn’t going to work. but after messing with the settings on the ps3 i got it to work and it looks good. it’s a little on the dark side and sometimes messing with the screen settings doesn’t help at all. but the cable does work and do what its meant to do. i rated it 4 stars cause it works fine and its easier then having a box converter with a bunch of wires all over the place.
Pros: it works and it’s just one cord
Cons: it’s a little on the darkside with my ps3(haven’t tried a wii yet)
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don’t buy it
Warning: this product may not work.
I saw this product used on a friend’s 60gig. It worked pretty good- it displayed images fine on his monitor, and he had a…
2.0 out of 5 stars
good only for a selection of games
For most games, for example, Wii sports , Wii kart and so on, the screen will black out from time to time, which makes the game almost unplayable.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent HD solution for non-HDTV owners
Looks good, easy setup. Might be my monitor, but the screen goes black every few seconds. Box has instructions on the back, but no paper manual or troubleshooting guide.