Mayflash Wii/PS3 VGA HDTV AV Cable

MONITER: HP 2010i 20" Diagonal HD Ready Widescreen LCD Monitorthis is a great product for the price, it does what it says and is easy to use**YOU MUST PLAY IN 480p**1. OPEN PACKAGE AND PLUG THE CABLE INTO YOUR TV2. GO TO WII OPTIONS > SCREEN > RESOLUTION > 480p3. SETTINGS SHOULD SAVE, YOU CAN NOW BRING IT TO YOUR MONITER--------------------------THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS PRODUCT IS THE FACT THAT THE SCREEN WILL GO BLACK FOR 3 SECONDSEVERY 20 MINUTES OR SOi like this product too much for it to be a problem to me thoughi play animal crossing so it's whatever for me, after a day i got used to itit does happen a lot during games with big bangs or flashesit happens a lot during call of duty for example, but that shouldn't be a problem if you're a pro like me ;)great product, i dig it 5/5 because i read previous reviews and was aware there would be black screen bug and it's not a problem to me

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 WIICONS:-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.

I don't have a television set, so I needed an adapter cable that would allow me to play Wii games on my monitor. This cable does the job just fine! I plugged it into the VGA port on my computer monitor, and get a nice, colorful image.~Setup~Setup is a bit of a hassle - if you plug the cable into your monitor while the Wii is set to Standard Television output (480i), it won't display at all. So you need the change the Wii settings before you try to use the cable. Change the output to HDTV while the Wii is hooked up to a television:Wii settings > Screen > TV resolution > HDTV (480p)When I set it up, I used the cable to attach the wii to my friend's television and my monitor at the same time. Some of the other reviews suggested this may be necessary to "calibrate" the cable. However, this is difficult because of the short length of the cables. I think it would work just as well to hook the wii up to just the television, and change the settings then. I didn't have to do any additional calibration other than changing the output to "HDTV."*Note - Don't worry if you get a black and white image on your Television when you hook up the cables to it. This was only something I saw during setup. The image on the monitor is always in color.~Image~Pro: Image is what I would expect for the Wii, which doesn't have as much resolutions as other consoles such as the PS3.Overall, it maps to the screen just fine - good details, and spot-on colors!Con: Occasional screen flicker to black, but very brief/instantaneous. Infrequent and subtle enough that it is easily ignored.~Sound~The cable does not come with a sound adapter cable. I bought the "Manhattan 6 inches Stereo Splitter-3.5mm Jack to 2-RCA Jacks Audio Adapter " to go with it, and that worked wonderfully with my external speakers. Very cheap supplement.