I got a Wii recent and I thought that a neccesary evil for the system would be to max out my resolution with the component cable, when in reality it really isnt enough of a noticible difference to spend the money. Save your money unless your a strickler for max settings. I honestly wish I had known that the difference would be as marginal as it was and Im hoping to save other consumers the same pitfall. This is also similar to the component hdmi cables for the xbox 360. The shades of shadowing are slightly better contrasted but the overall improvement is not as large as the different between s video and component cables. It really all depends on what kind of tv you have and how willing you are to spend the extra change to make the slight difference in the picture
