Can a normal HDMI cable be plugged directly into a Wii?

Asked by g33s0n6656 (98

) April 24th, 2008 from iPhone

I have a Wii coming in the mail and would like a better picture than what the standard Wii a/v cable can offer. If I can save money just using a hdmi cable I already have instead of spending money on a real component video cable for Wii that would be great.

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To answer your question directly: No – The back of a Wii has its own proprietary connection so a basic HDMI cable will not work.

Good news is that you can buy a Wii Component cable which is cheaper!
your best bet is to buy this cable:
http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=117711&currency=USD&catalogId=10001&tranId=0&lastAction=setCurr&storeId=10001&languageId=-1&categoryId=62707&ddkey=http:SetCurrencyPreference

You can also find the Wii Component cable at your local electronics store, (BestBuy, CCity, etc.) that will enable you to play the Wii in 480p/1080i and get the HD experience.

And as far as quality of picture goes, the answer is Yes the Wii component cable will show a significant difference in quality over its analog RCA counterpart.

Hope this helps, Peg

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hahahaha… no. the Wii can’t output anything better than 480p, so there is no point to buying an expensive HDMI cable. If you’re looking for HD gaming, two weeks ago i would’ve said go with the 360, but now that blu-ray is the clear winner i’d get a ps3.

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