i bought 3 vga cables in the past 1 and half years. 1 was from microsoft and the other 2 from third party on ebay. All 3 functioned the same, with the only difference to the apearance of the cable itself, even that was quite similar. I didnt have any problem with ghosting. Vga cables are perfect for someone with a standard television. the clear display from a computer monitor really improve gameplay. I strongly recommand the vga cable. The only issue i have some across is the fact that certain monitors do not use standard aspect ratios, images may become streched or skewed.