I bought this nintendo brand wii component cable thinking I would get the best quality becouse it was made by nintendo. This thin skinny cable may be called component. But it is a very cheaply made low quality component cable. as mentioned above the cable is thin (not to mention even double insulated) , the RGB part you plug into your TV is not gold plated like all good component cables you see these days(it's copper). For half the price you could get a generic brand or monster cable that has better quality.