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Nintendo Wii / Sony PS3 HDTV VGA Cable | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Mayflash
Category: CE
Buy New: $33.19
New (2) from $33.19
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 15101
MPN: PS WIIVGA
Model: VGA004
EAN: 8687896387983
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Separate signal input ports for Wii and PS3 | | • | One RGBHV signal output, 15 pin, can be connected to PC monitor or HDTV | | • | Red and white stereo signal output with RCA ports | | • | 160cm length VGA cable | | • | Green RCA port is a colorless video output port, which is used to adjust the output format of game consoles. |
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Product Description
1) Transfer pictures from the Wii and PS3 console that can be displayed on a PC monitor or HD TV 2) The resolution of the pictures is 480P(640*480) when connecting with the Wii game console. The resolution of the pictures is controlled through the game console. 3)The resolution of the output pictures is 480P/720P/1080I/1080P when used with the PS3 game console. 4)The product will only work properly once the settings are set up properly with the Wii or PS3 game console. 5)The frequency of the output pictures is 50/60/75HZ 6)Audio output signal port is compatible with speakers and a headphone. 7)Power consumption: 150MA-200MA, supplied by game console.
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| Customer Reviews:
 good only for a selection of games December 31, 2008
Bo Qiu
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.
Contacted Mayflash customer service, never got any solution to this problem.
Recommendation for people seeking a Wii VGA cable: try some other brands or use a TV set instead.
 Decent, a few bugs, best option at this price. November 20, 2008
Ross C. Kraybill
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Great Design, a Few Flaws (PS3) August 24, 2008
Nicholas M. Arn (Taji, Iraq)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Decent HD solution for non-HDTV owners August 21, 2008
Derek R. Chrismtan
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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. No support page on the manufacturer's site either, so if you have a question be prepared to search online.
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