I purchased one of these component cables to improve the quality of my Wii on my Hi-Def Television. The cable had a defect in the "red" component (one of the three colors output), hence it had no red and looked terrible! Hard to believe that the cable passed inspection, but I assume that it sometimes happens, so I returned it and ordered a second one of the exact same type. It worked perfectly as it should. I'm satisfied now and the seller sent the replacement cable quickly.  I'd recommend one if you are looking for a slightly better picture from your Wii. It seems that a number of other customers had the same bad luck on the quality of the cable that I initially had. YMMV!