What's the Difference Between the HD Fury Gamer Cable and the Wii/PS3 VGA Cable?

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Both of these cables output to VGA, meaning that they let you use your LCD, CRT or plasma flat screen monitor. Display projectors and all kinds of other screens which have VGA connections can also be used as the output device with either of these cables. The biggest difference between the two is that the Wii/PS3 VGA cable is a component video to VGA cable, while the HDFury Gamer cable is an HDMI to VGA cable that takes an input of a 1080p high definition HDMI signal.

The Wii/PS3 VGA cable will work with either system; it has separate signal input ports for the Wii and for the PS3. With the Wii, the maximum output resolution of the Wii/PS3 VGA cable is 480p, while with the PS3 the maximum output resolution is 1080p.

The HDFury Gamer cable is an HDMI only cable, which means that it won’t work with the Wii. However, you can use the HDFury Gamer cable to get an output resolution of 1080p from your Playstation 3, Xbox 360 Elite, Blu-Ray / HD-DVD or DVD player (with upscaling), making any VGA compatible display that you connect it to into an HDCP compliant device. It also solves the black screen issue on the Playstation 3, and supports a wide range of resolutions from 480p to 1080p ensuring that it will be compatible with any device that has HDMI output.

With this in mind, your choice of the Wii/PS3 VGA cable or the HDFury Gamer cable should depend on what systems you’re using. While the Wii/PS3 VGA cable is the only one of the two that will handle the Wii, the HDFury Gamer cable lets you get the best HDMI image quality out of the PS3 and Xbox 360 as well as a host of other media devices. If image quality is your biggest concern, then the HD Fury Gamer is the one for you.

PS3 on the Mayflash 1080p RGBHV to YPbPr Transcoder (Component to VGA Converter)

In the follow up to our guide on how to setup the popular Mayflash 1080p YPbPr to RGBHV Component to VGA Converter with the Nintendo Wii, we now present a step by step guide to getting the Playstation 3 to work with the Mayflash VGA Transcoder. If you're having problems setting it up, just follow our simple ten step guide. This tutorial works with all types of monitors - LCD, TFT, CRT etc.

Please note: not all monitors support 480\ progressive/interlaced so you may find that PS2 games/DVDs won't run on your monitor, as they display in 480p/i. It will play all your PS3 games perfectly in 720p/1080p High Definition though..

The advantage of using this type of component to VGA transcoder over a HDMI to DVI cable
is that your monitor doesn't need to be HDCP (High Defintion Content Protection) compliant, as the PS3 only enforces this when played through HDMI cables.


Anyway, on with the tutorial:


1. Connect your PS3 to a conventional TV using either a SCART, Svideo or composite cable.

2. Turn on your PS3. In the main menu, scroll across to 'Settings' and then select 'Display Settings' and 'Video Output Settings'.

3. You're offered various choices of connections. Select 'Component / D-Terminal'. The screen will go blank for a few seconds while it recalibrates and you'll be asked whether you want to keep these settings. Select 'Yes.'

4. The next screen will ask you what resolutions you want to select. Working within the parameters of your individual monitor, check each box.

5. Press right on your controller's D-Pad. You will hear a 'click' sound and the screen will go blank. You won't be able to see the screen, but press left on the D-pad and then press X.

6. With your PS3 still turned on, unplug the video cable from the back of the PS3 and plug in your PS3 Component Cable where the AV cable was before.

7. Plug the red/green/blue ends of the component cable into the approprioate sockets of the Mayflash VGA box.

8. Plug your monitor's VGA cable into the 'VGA output' socket on the Mayflash VGA box and plug in the AC power adapter. A yellow LED should come on to indicate it's receiving power.

9. Make sure the switch on the VGA box is set to "YPbPr".

10. The PS3 will now be displayed on your monitor in glorious High Definition. You should be at the 'save settings' screen, which will then lead you onto the audio output options. The spare red/white phonos on the component lead will provide your speakers with analog audio.

Getting the Wii and the Mayflash Component to VGA Converter (YPbPr to RGBHV) to Play Together

Component to VGA transcoders are very useful devices. Amongst other things, they'll let you play your next get consoles on your PC screen in full HD glory.

To use the Mayflash 1080p Component to VGA Converter (YPbPr to RGBHV) box with your Nintendo Wii, you need to set your Wii to 480p progressive scan mode. Unfortunately, if you don’t have access to a HDTV it’s a little more tricky to set your Wii to display 480p.

Follow this tutorial and you’ll learn how to set your Wii to 480p mode without a HDTV so that it will work with a VGA converter on your monitor. This guide only needs to be done once:

1. Plug the component cable into the Wii

2. Plug the green plug from the component cable into the yellow phono input of a regular non-HDTV. This will give you a black and white screen from your Wii.

3. Navigate to the Wii Setup Menu.

4. Select ‘Screen Resolution’

5. Select 480p.

6. Insert the green plug, along with the other component cable plugs into the VGA Box

7. Switch off the Wii.

8. Power the AC adapter on at the mains and connect your VGA cable to the VGA box and the PC monitor.

9. Enjoy 480p Wii games on your PC monitor!