PS3 Component AV Cable
by Sony Computer Entertainment
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Product Summary
Brand: SonyRelease Date: 2007-01-31
Platform: PlayStation 3
Model: 98044
Color: Black
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Product features:
- New - Retail
- 1-Year Warranty
Video Game Reviews of PS3 Component AV Cable
Customer Review: For the PS2, definitely a major step up from composite cables.
Summary: 4 Stars
Since my original PS2 BC-enabled PS3 died, that means my newest PS3 doesn't have it at all, so I have to use a PS2 to play PS2 games. The PS3 did a very good job of upscaling PS1/PS2 games, and you didn't even need to use component cables as you were on a PS3, so HDMI did the trick.
These were the "PS3" version of the cables, but they were just fine on PS2 and it even says so on the packaging. Playing PS2 games over composite on an HDTV is well-known for making pretty much any game look terrible. I've experienced this first hand and was finally fed up with the abysmal picture quality. It depends on your TV as well, but it's undoubtedly horrible universally.
Composite makes everything look bad because it's just one video cable and two audio cables. The audio is the left and right stereo, which is decent, but the red/green/blue signals all get sent through the one yellow cable, which means lots of data is lost and of lesser quality. Composite can only handle a max res of up to 480i, while component can handle up to 1080p and possibly beyond. Obviously with component, all three video signals are sent individually, so this is no longer an issue.
As far as the difference it makes? Night and day. Text was nigh unreadable over composite, and tons of detail was blurred out and the colors were muddy and faded. Component makes all the colors more vibrant and poppy, and on various games with 480p support, really makes the games look 3x better than normal. Notable examples are Tekken 4 and 5, SSX 3, Burnout 3 and Revenge, and the Socom games. The picture is also brighter and much sharper and crisp than normal. Unfortunately in some titles, this helps bring out jagged edges due to the lack of anti-aliasing in most PS2 games. It's not game-ruining at all, but it's a small price you pay for superior image quality.
The cable's main plug fit very tightly into the PS2, and the cables themselves are gold-plated, which is great for preventing long-term corrosion and thus limiting the speed of the video signal slowly decreasing in quality over time. If you have an HDTV, or even an EDTV, get these cables for your PS2. Even if the game doesn't support 480p, the colors and other details such as fine lines and text will become much easier to read.
These cables are also a nice alternative to those with earlier HDTV sets which came without HDMI ports. The only reason these don't get a 5 is because while they don't really have any cons, the difference in quality isn't MIND-BLOWING to the point where you absolutely NEED to buy these cables.
Description of PS3 Component AV Cable
Sony Component Audio/Video Cable for PlayStation 3 98044 Cables. This item is not not HDMI compatible.Cables & Adapters Games
Computer and Video Games
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