A question about Wii component cable + plasmas

[the klaxon]

Hi, finally got round to buying a Wii a few weeks ago, I absolutely love it, it's providing a nice change of pace from my intense PS3 experiences of late, anyway, back to my question.

I am a firm believer in getting the right cable for the best display possible, so I got an official Nintendo component cable to hook upto my brand new 42" Panasonic plasma.

The difference is amazing stepping up from 50 to 60hz alone but when I select the now newly un-shaded EDTV/HDTV box on the Wii settings, the picture doesn't look as crisp and vibrant as the middle 60hz option, it looks a little washed out on it.

Why is this?

I know the Wii outputs in SD but why have a 3rd option for HDTV's over component when it doesn't seem to add anything to the picture. Is this 3rd option only really noticeable on LCD tele's?

Cheers.

[Daniel Taylor]

Yeah the menu looks bad compared to the other settings.Don't know why, looks fuzzer on my t.v compared to the other settings.But it does look the best when playing in game.

[NekoFever]

I think it adds some kind of filter to the menus when running in 480p for some reason. But yeah, rest assured that it doesn't look like that when you're playing a game in progressive scan.