Hooking up a Wii to your HDTV? Preorder cables now
by Richard Lawler 
posted Nov 15th 2006 at 5:56PM
The Nintendo Wii might max out at a 480p resolution, but plenty of HDTV owning gamers will be picking one up at launch. Unfortunately, component cables for the console (not included -- although even some high priced consoles don't have them either) won't be available on store shelves at launch either. With the cables not listed as arriving until December at popular videogame retailers, the only sure option is to order now from Nintendo's website and spend extra on shipping. If you're asking yourself why cables are so important when the system is at best EDTV anyway, remember the lessons learned from the last generation. PlayStation 2 and Xbox games (and other sources) are considerably clearer on HDTVs when using component connections as compared to S-Video or composite cables, and early reviews of the Wii show the same trend. Remember, friends don't let friends game in 480i.Read - Wii component cables available online now, in stores December 5
Read - PSA: Use the right cables for your TV
Filed under: Cables, Other hardware
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
henning @ Nov 16th 2006 10:40AM
Yup, tis true. When I bought my HDTV I also had to buy component video cables for my PS2. Because while my PS2 looked great on my SDTV with SVideo, it looked terrible on my HDTV. I was actually shocked by how bad it looked. This is mostly the TV's fault, I think, because other SD sources didn't look as bad. At any rate, I now have a component video cable that I can use when I get my PS3 tomorrow.
Tonypsx @ Nov 16th 2006 10:53AM
Does anyone know if the GameCube component cables will work on the Wii??
Sherlock @ Nov 16th 2006 11:56AM
The Gamecube cables won't work, you need to get new component cables for the Wii.