Nintendo WII and HDMI cable

Domokun

There is no HDMI cable for the Wii. It does not support the technology. Your only option is Scart or Componant.

h4zel

Hi.... can someone help me with this component cable? sorry for being stupid but is it possible that my tv won't accept a component cable or is it that I just don't know where to plug everything in?? I want to get one for my Wii but not sure if it'll work with my tv. thanks

Marty_J

h4zel wrote: »

Hi.... can someone help me with this component cable? sorry for being stupid but is it possible that my tv won't accept a component cable or is it that I just don't know where to plug everything in?? I want to get one for my Wii but not sure if it'll work with my tv. thanks

You need a TV that has separate red, green and blue inputs, like this:



They're outputs in that picture and not inputs, but they'll look the same.

aliEnRIK

The supplied lead with Wiis is COMPOSITE ONLY (not a proper RGB scart)
THIS lead will be a step up
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Official-Wii-SCART-Cable/dp/B000JJRV8Q
(Read the comments on people that have used it)

wiiwii

If you're still looking for a solution for a Wii To HDMI there is a Wii to HDMI converter for sale from PacificCable.com

http://www.pacificcable.com/Wii-To-HDMI-Converter-The-DigiWi.html

JUNIOR

I use one of theses http://www.game.co.uk/Wii/Hardware/Accessory/~r329931/Official-Nintendo-Wii-Component-AV-Cable/
These do improve picture quality :T if you have the connection on the tv

savemoney

You do realise this web site is UK based

You dont happen to own that web site do you

wiiwii wrote: »

If you're still looking for a solution for a Wii To HDMI there is a Wii to HDMI converter for sale from PacificCable.com

http://www.pacificcable.com/Wii-To-HDMI-Converter-The-DigiWi.html

streather

clarkz wrote: »

, but if you will be using it with a hd dvd player then you would want to get a better quality one because the quality would be noticeable.

Sorry for nitpicking but HDMI cables use digital signals, it doesn't really matter how much you spend on one the resulting picture will be identical, the expensive cables are just manufacturers getting extra money from you because cables that use analogue signals used to be better if you spent more on them.

A good explanation of HDMI cables


but the wii doesn't support hdmi anyway, but you can buy componant cable to hdmi cables on ebay for the wii that go from the wii to the hdmi socket in your tv, although whether or not they actually enhance the quality is another matter.

gjchester

streather wrote: »

Sorry for nitpicking but HDMI cables use digital signals, it doesn't really matter how much you spend on one the resulting picture will be identical, the expensive cables are just manufacturers getting extra money from you because cables that use analogue signals used to be better if you spent more on them.

By that logic then mobile use digital signals, so all calls should be perfect. Or Freeview is digital so that should always give you a perfect signal. Both are not true.

Better quality cabling *can* make a difference, better quality cables are usually better constructioned and shielded. Whislt you cannot "corrupt" a digital signal as such, you can drop out a section of the digital signal. Usually the recieving device will try and compensate by re-creating the signal, and that can lead to noticable errors and drop outs. Better quality cabling means the recieving device does not have to do as much error correction to the incoming signal.

However for most people they equipment they have will not be good enough for them to notice or care about drop outs. Don't buy the cheapest ones, but certainly don't spend a fortune on cabling. Just moving to reasonable brands of component or HDMI will result in a significant increase over composite or SCART, and that will be enough for most people.

Back on topic my Wii is connected to the TV by a component cable from an amazon reseller (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000LWDCO8). Cost me £6 at the time. Works fine, great picture and I haven't spent £30 on the official Nintendo one.

cfbc

gjchester wrote: »

Back on topic my Wii is connected to the TV by a component cable from an amazon reseller (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000LWDCO8). Cost me £6 at the time. Works fine, great picture and I haven't spent £30 on the official Nintendo one.

Look around you can get them for half the amount you have stated and less... Does not take much, a quick type into Google and there you go. Managed to get mine from Amazon around Xmas for £12.00, Game had them nearly half this, but out of stock..

Worth looking around.