paintba||er
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@Zarogan: No, there are CRT HD and ED TVs and they generally have a better picture quality than LCD, in fact I have a 30" CRT HDTV in my living room.
480i or 480p?
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Brawny
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w0000tttttt... CRT's OWN all others so far. You just have to know how to configure them.....
fatalorgasm92
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Some HDTVS have trouble displaying certain reolutions so 480i might suck at your tv. The cable is only like $10.....
paintba||er
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Yes. Mine is, and most HDTVs are. There are also some SDTVs that are 16:9.Zarogan said:
yer sorry
didn't realise that the cable was about £20
mixed up the chip with the cable
got mine this morin after ordering it yesterday
only cost £7
including postage
one pointer
the mii's look pixelated in High Def,
but that's coz the normall picture is in bad quality when made,
so HD makes it look worse as it has amplified the small pixels
didn't realise that the cable was about £20
mixed up the chip with the cable
got mine this morin after ordering it yesterday
only cost £7
including postage
one pointer
the mii's look pixelated in High Def,
but that's coz the normall picture is in bad quality when made,
so HD makes it look worse as it has amplified the small pixels
A digital projector would be a good investment for that. It is compatible with all resolution and it is size adjustable depending on your party size. I saw one XGA projector on sale for $499 last weekend. Not sure if it comes with component ports/adapter cable or not.
480p
IF your TV has an extra component input, it's certainly worth hooking up your Wii with that input. I just bought the Wii component cable setup for around $10 on the web and it does improve the picture although it's nowhere near Playstation 3 or Xbox360, it is better than the 480i mode. The only game I presently have is the Sports package, but maybe regular games (like Tiger Woods) or future games will take advantage of better definition with the 480p mode.
However, it's also certainly not worth buying another TV with HD just to run the Wii in 480p mode. Most of the early HD tv's had limited high definition inputs. My Sharp 37" is about 4 years old and it only has a HDMI and a component input. I am using the HDMI for my cable and I was using the component input for my Tivo recorder. Since I seldom use the Tivo on this TV, it has now been downgraded to A/V input for now.
sl2obel2ts said:
IF your TV has an extra component input, it's certainly worth hooking up your Wii with that input. I just bought the Wii component cable setup for around $10 on the web and it does improve the picture although it's nowhere near Playstation 3 or Xbox360, it is better than the 480i mode. The only game I presently have is the Sports package, but maybe regular games (like Tiger Woods) or future games will take advantage of better definition with the 480p mode.
However, it's also certainly not worth buying another TV with HD just to run the Wii in 480p mode. Most of the early HD tv's had limited high definition inputs. My Sharp 37" is about 4 years old and it only has a HDMI and a component input. I am using the HDMI for my cable and I was using the component input for my Tivo recorder. Since I seldom use the Tivo on this TV, it has now been downgraded to A/V input for now.
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sl2obel2ts
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ok guys
i got my component cable for 6 bux including shipping from amazon. works great.
i stated my question wrong when I started the thread. the question would be is there difference between composite and component cables...
There is a significant difference between composite and component cables as I experienced for last 5 hours. wow... on my 32" 720P lcd, it looks very good with component cables.
however 480i and 480p on component cables, I can barely notice any difference. maybe my eyes are just bad. oh boy, everything looks clear with component cables. definitely worth getting it if you got HD set up!:lol:
i got my component cable for 6 bux including shipping from amazon. works great.
i stated my question wrong when I started the thread. the question would be is there difference between composite and component cables...
There is a significant difference between composite and component cables as I experienced for last 5 hours. wow... on my 32" 720P lcd, it looks very good with component cables.
however 480i and 480p on component cables, I can barely notice any difference. maybe my eyes are just bad. oh boy, everything looks clear with component cables. definitely worth getting it if you got HD set up!:lol:
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sl2obel2ts said:
Ok I think you are a little misunderstood on what you are seeing. Even though you LCD is 720P your Wii is only capable of displaying 480P with the component cables. Regardless I think you answered your own question. Remember every TV is different and some look good and some look normal. It all depends on the TV.
