Reddit reviews Component AV Cable for Nintendo Wii to HDTV

>What is the best place to buy a Wii U?

Wherever has the bundle you want and price you want!

>Can I connect it to an Asus monitor and Creative T20 speakers?

You'll need to make sure you have your audio set up properly - depends on the input your speakers require. If they need traditional stereo input you can buy a wii component cable and set the Wii U to ouput sound through there in the settings. If your monitor accepts an HDMI audio signal and has an audio out of some kind, you should be fine. You may need an HDMI audio splitter (which I'm not familiar with, but gets recommend a lot).

>Are there any new bundles coming out this christmas or after?

They will likely be created by retailers, not official bundles from Nintendo. Things like buy this Wii U and get an eshop card.

>Will prices drop after christmas?

Hard to tell, but retailers may have sales.

I have these component cables and they work really well. Can't go wrong for $6. Never tried the hdmi adapter though.

These are what I got and they work great
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OFSBL6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Not sure on the difference between the Nintendo ones and these

could use this component cable and here is my little girl Lily

I think it still depends on the LCD. Game Mode generally just cuts out all the extra post-processing things the TV normally does to the image right before it displays it, so it helps the lag tremendously.

The next biggest improvement you could make to an LCD is to use component cables instead of the composite cables included with the Wii. Component cables transmit data much faster to HDTVs, while CRTs can usually only work with composite cables. If I am remembering correctly, component cables transmit a digital signal while a composite cable transmits an analog signal.

Furthermore, composite cables (and CRT TVs) cannot send a higher resolution than 480i. Component cables can send 480p up to 1080p (i = interlacing; p = progressive). Using a component cable with an LCD in 480p is optimal.

I can't quite remember as much detail as I would like, but I'm just regurgitating everything I learned from this page: http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/wiki/lag

That's a fantastic article, and I recommend you read it as soon as you get the chance.

With Wii you should buy some Wii component cables for like $6, then using those, go into your Wii's settings and set your resolution to 480p. Play this on your HD TV - component cables in 480p look much better than the yellow composite cable that comes with the system. You should also play your GameCube games on your Wii to take advantage of its component cables. Note that GameCube games will not automatically play in 480p, so you'll need to hold B when starting up a GameCube game and "activate progressive scan."

N64 games are a bit more complicated. There's no cheap way to play them well on an HD TV, so if you think it's worth it you might look on Craigslist for a CRT TV. Try to find perhaps a Sony "Trinitron" flat screen TV that isn't an HD CRT TV. You'll also want to find an s-video cable for N64 if your CRT TV supports it. S-video gives a better picture than composite.

I think it makes a noticeable difference. It mainly makes all the colors brighter and the blacks blacker. I bought this one on amazon for $5; definitely worth it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OFSBL6/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This will fix your issue: http://www.amazon.com/Component-AV-Cable-Nintendo-Wii-HDTV/dp/B000OFSBL6/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1422401637&sr=1-1&keywords=wii+component+cable

http://www.amazon.com/Component-AV-Cable-Nintendo-Wii-HDTV/dp/B000OFSBL6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=141707620 720p or 1080i

The most common high quality capture card you can use would be the the Elgato Game Capture HD. You would want 2 component cables, at least 5 splitters, and a component connection to a Wii. There is free software called OBS that you can use to stream and record and there are a number of options if you are looking to just record (there is even software that Elgato offers) but most like to use VirtualDub. This of course can be very expensive. If you are looking for cheaper options there are cheaper capture cards available such as the Dazzle and the Diamond. Both work fine but you won't achieve as crisp as a picture. These are the cards that I have had experience with but I have also heard good things from the Avermedia.

Hey guys, noob question here. Long story short, I need to know if Wii HD component cables would work for the wii u? The rest of this comment is background to the problem I am trying to solve.

I am trying to connect my wii u to my television and soundbar separately. Currently, I am using the HDMI cord to connect the wii u to the tv, and then an RCA audio output cord to connect the tv to the soundbar. For the most part, this setup works fine, EXCEPT for netflix. For some reason, I get scratchy audio output from wii u's netflix app when it is connected to my television. When I just watch on the gamepad, though, the sound/video quality on netflix are fine, which leads me to believe that my television is screwing with the netflix audio signal. This now leads me to my question.

On the back of the wii u, there is a video out port, right? Has anyone tried purchasing original wii HD cables and hooking it up to their television? Here is a link to what I was thinking of getting:

http://www.amazon.com/Component-AV-Cable-Nintendo-Wii-HDTV/dp/B000OFSBL6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406827513&sr=8-1&keywords=wii+hd+cables

My plan would be to stream the video to the television, and then purchase an HDMI to RCA converter to send the audio directly from the wii u to the soundbar, which would hopefully end the problem.

Anyways, would a cable as the one I posted in the amazon link work for this? I appreciate any insight into the problem, thank you!

Here is a cheap memory card too:
http://www.amazon.com/Block-Memory-compatible-Wii-Gamecube-Nintendo/dp/9861019731/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395895298&sr=8-2&keywords=gamecube+memory+card


Fuck it here is a component cable too:
http://www.amazon.com/Component-AV-Cable-Nintendo-Wii-HDTV/dp/B000OFSBL6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395895372&sr=8-1&keywords=wii+component+cable

Everything I sent you is cheap as dirt, brand new and you can have it to your house in 2 days for free with Prime. All you need besides that is to go to a local pawn shop for the wii itself. oh, and gamecube games!

Most of the time VGA inputs on projectors will also do component video as well. So some simple cable adaptors will work.

First you need to output from the Wii component video. So get something like this if you don't already have one: https://www.amazon.com/Component-AV-Cable-Nintendo-Wii-HDTV/dp/B000OFSBL6/ (no idea if this one is good, just an example)

Then you need to change that to VGA. So a 3RCA Female to VGA adaptor like: https://www.amazon.com/CableWholesale-Component-Video-Adapter-30H1-50200/dp/B00JMC9CLK (again just an example) Just be careful to get a RCA female or you will also need to get RCA couplers because both ends (Wii and adaptor) will be male.