bit-tech Shopping: Sony Component AV Cable for PlayStation 3

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2 Months

Strengths: Great price, Good picture quality in High Def

Weaknesses: The cord is too long for me, better to have a short one with optional extension cord included.

Summary: I am using this component cable for my Samsung 940MW LCD monitor. The pictures from games and movies look great. It would be great if it is already included in the console package.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2

Strengths: First party, nice design works with Ps2 or Ps3

Weaknesses: cables are cables

Summary: The Playstation component cables are a nice set of cables. They look a like nicer than the boring design for the PS2 era versions. And best of all these cables are compatible with both the PS2 and PS3.If you had a HD setup and are out of/don't have and HDMI ports, or need it for your PS2, definitely pick these cables up.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1 Month

Strengths: high quality cable with extra length

Weaknesses: little too long for my needs

Summary: very good cable made for the ps3, but can be used with the ps2. i use this with my ps2 and a small hdtv and get a resolution of 480i, which is still much better than with composite or s-video. the colors appear much more vibrant and with much less artifacts. i'm sure with a ps3, the quality would be even better and a higher resolution. the cable itself is quite long - good for people with their systems away from their tv, but i have a personal setup in my room and have my ps2 right under the tv, so it's a bit long for my needs. though, if i were sony, i would air on the side of a longer cable than a shorter one.

Rating: 10

Time with product:

Strengths: Provides the best picture quality for the PS2 on an HDTV.

Weaknesses: None

Summary: Like other reviews have stated, these cables can be used with a PS2 as well as a PS3. I got these cables for my sister's PS2 which was previously connected using S-video to a Sony LCD HDTV. The picture not only looks sharper and the colors more vibrant, but much more detail is visible in dark scenes. She showed me some scenes from Final Fantasy 12 in which via S-video the ground and walls were basically dark with no detail, but via these component cables the bricks that make up the ground and walls are now clearly visible. Note that I calibrated both the S-video and the component connections using Digital Video Essentials, so the lack of detail on the S-video connection was not due to improper settings. If you have a PS2 connected to an HDTV, these are the cables needed for the best picture quality.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3

Strengths: Low cost, gold contacts, works both with PS2 and PS3

Weaknesses: Should've been packed in the box for the PS3

Summary: The Sony Component Cables for the PS3 are a set of component cables that work with the PS3, as well as the PS2, as they have the same connector for non-HDMI connections. They retail at $20, though can be found for cheaper at some retail stores. They're good quality cables with gold-plated contacts, though they should have been packed in the PS3 box like MS does with the 360. They do the job well enough, and use with the PS2 and PS3 gives them some extra value.