Psudo-Hi Def on the Wii

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#1 PadowanHobbit
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I've just bought a Wii and understand that there is a separate set of cables available for purchase that enhance game graphics on HD TVs. As the Wii is not HD in the true (i.e. PS3) sense of the term, is it really worth getting these cables or would my cash be better invested elsewhere?

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#2 gonzales1
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Yes buy component cables at a good price ($10-15....possibly less)
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#3 Vriess
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While not true hd the component cables do let you output in 480p which is a must for any HD TV.
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#4 TheColbert
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Yeah get the Component cables. Their not that expensive and they do improve the picture.
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#5 noi07
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There is no such thing as "psudo-Hi Def." There is such thing is Enhanced Definition Television (480p), which is not an HD format. 1080i and 720p are the official HD formats, while 1080p is not official.
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#6 Rocky32189
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Yes, it is worth it. It will make the picture look a lot better.
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#7 presto7640
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They're worth it. You'll get a sharper picture and more vibrant colors. The tradeoff being that the extra sharpness also makes jaggies more apparent, which most Wii games have. I still recommend them though.

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#8 PadowanHobbit
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Thanks folks, good intel!
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There is no such thing as "psudo-Hi Def." There is such thing is Enhanced Definition Television (480p), which is not an HD format. 1080i and 720p are the official HD formats, while 1080p is not official.noi07

Where did you pull that from? That is absolutely not true. That is the opposite of true. Have you ever heard of TrueHD? When companies talk about trueHD they are referring to 1080p (right or wrong as it may be). 1080p is an official HD resolution, but I personally feel it is stupid to say 720p is not TrueHD (but I could actually see where they are coming from, because 1080p gives the most resolution possibly).

And to the op. Yes get the component cables. You can get these ones (grey): http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=3490&seq=1&format=2 or these ones (white): http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=3566&seq=1&format=2 The white ones are 1 dollar cheaper and monoprice has quality cables.

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#10 gt737
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[QUOTE="noi07"]There is no such thing as "psudo-Hi Def." There is such thing is Enhanced Definition Television (480p), which is not an HD format. 1080i and 720p are the official HD formats, while 1080p is not official.shark2k6

Where did you pull that from? That is absolutely not true. That is the opposite of true. Have you ever heard of TrueHD? When companies talk about trueHD they are referring to 1080p (right or wrong as it may be). 1080p is an official HD resolution, but I personally feel it is stupid to say 720p is not TrueHD (but I could actually see where they are coming from, because 1080p gives the most resolution possibly).

And to the op. Yes get the component cables. You can get these ones (grey): http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=3490&seq=1&format=2 or these ones (white): http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=3566&seq=1&format=2 The white ones are 1 dollar cheaper and monoprice has quality cables.

-Shark2k

I agree, Monoprice makes quality cables and are very cheap. I get all my cables from them.

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#12 Rocky32189
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but I personally feel it is stupid to say 720p is not TrueHD

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I agree. Especially considering on small televisions you can't even tell the difference between the two.

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actually the whole true hd is a marketing term more then anything to push tvs over others, while their are difference some big and some small, most manufacturers are still using the same companies to manufacture their hd compenents and as such there are second and third tier (cheapos) manufacturers whose tv sets will match most any first tier manufacturer on pure performance alone, as such, second and first tier companies are adding feature sets hardware and software-wise to give them an edge over the cheaper sets, this so called true hd marketing term is one such way, at 720i the information cannot be processed by a normal television (resolution/scale/color), also some companies are offering much cheaper tvs now which offer much better performance then some of the newest most improved and most expensive sets. (DLP chips / texas instruments) DLP is probably the most commonly mispercepted, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a dlp, there have been cabinet (tvs casing/trim) issues which cause the screen to bend giving bowing effects but its the casing and nothing else, these tvs seem to be the most affected by the whole true hd thing, these tvs offer some of the best blacks, consume very little power, and are very cost effective for both consumer and manufacturer seeing as the entire hd process has been reduced mostly to a single chip with hundreds of tiny mirrors per pixel sorry long post i know but ive been reviewing/repairing/calibrating hd sets for a few years now, professional and consumer
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actually the whole true hd is a marketing term more then anything to push tvs over others, while their are difference some big and some small, most manufacturers are still using the same companies to manufacture their hd compenents and as such there are second and third tier (cheapos) manufacturers whose tv sets will match most any first tier manufacturer on pure performance alone, as such, second and first tier companies are adding feature sets hardware and software-wise to give them an edge over the cheaper sets, this so called true hd marketing term is one such way, at 720i the information cannot be processed by a normal television (resolution/scale/color), also some companies are offering much cheaper tvs now which offer much better performance then some of the newest most improved and most expensive sets. (DLP chips / texas instruments) DLP is probably the most commonly mispercepted, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a dlp, there have been cabinet (tvs casing/trim) issues which cause the screen to bend giving bowing effects but its the casing and nothing else, these tvs seem to be the most affected by the whole true hd thing, these tvs offer some of the best blacks, consume very little power, and are very cost effective for both consumer and manufacturer seeing as the entire hd process has been reduced mostly to a single chip with hundreds of tiny mirrors per pixel sorry long post i know but ive been reviewing/repairing/calibrating hd sets for a few years now, professional and consumerOmatron

You really gotta put a paragraph in there somewhere, that is just too cluttered to read. As for true hd being a marketing term, I know that but it is still stupid and confuses the "regular" consumers (and by that I mean the ones that are not into technology like people on these forums might be). Also, there is no such thing as 720i, 720 is only progressive scan. 1080 is the only HD format (right now, possibly ever) that comes in interlaced and progressive.

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#15 jatly0
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I got the HD cables and for some reason i get flashing pixes :(