If I get this for the Wii U, will the quality be significantly worse than using an HDMI cable directly? (my hdmi port is broken on the wii u)
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I got it for my wii. When the wii is off the light on the hdmi adapter keeps it warm for some reason. It should work on the wii u though. I would do some more research on it on the net first if I was u
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Thanks for your input...I think I'll just keep my HDMI connection for now though.Have a blessed day sir....
485802
I have tried this with the Wii U, the Xbox 360, and AppleTV. They all worked equally poorly, so I think the Wii U is "supported". My problem was that the picture dropped out about once a minute, regardless of source. So it was unusable. Maybe some problem between this device and my projector. I got another hdmi audio extractor (KanexPro) which does work perfectly for these three devices.
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i had no trouble i hooked it into the wii used my hdmi cord to my tv made sure my tv was on hdmi and whatever port hdmi1 hdmi2 and it worked no issues. do you have it plugged into the right spot on the wii where the connecter with the regular hook up would go and than the hdmi cord into that .
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yeah, i got myself a $5 HDMI cable on amazon too, it works greatbut i will give you a short comparison between component and HDMIcomponent: transmits 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i signals (no 1080p), and videos only - no audio. and it does not support up-converted SD-DVD content, so SD-DVD can only be outputed as 480p maxHDMI: transmits both audio and video in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p/24. it supports up-converted SD-DVD video (and trust me it actually does look better). in all the above output format. so go for HDMI. it is also the future connection, in about a decade (very possibly a lot shorter) all connections will be in HDMI, or a more advanced connection. yeah, i got myself a $5 HDMI cable on amazon too, it works greatbut i will give you a short comparison between component and HDMIcomponent: transmits 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i signals (no 1080p), and videos only - no audio. and it does not support up-converted SD-DVD content, so SD-DVD can only be outputed as 480p maxHDMI: transmits both audio and video in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p/24. it supports up-converted SD-DVD video (and trust me it actually does look better). in all the above output format. so go for HDMI. it is also the... » Read More yeah, i got myself a $5 HDMI cable on amazon too, it works greatbut i will give you a short comparison between component and HDMIcomponent: transmits 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i signals (no 1080p), and videos only - no audio. and it does not support up-converted SD-DVD content, so SD-DVD can only be outputed as 480p maxHDMI: transmits both audio and video in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p/24. it supports up-converted SD-DVD video (and trust me it actually does look better). in all the above output format. so go for HDMI. it is also the future connection, in about a decade (very possibly a lot shorter) all connections will be in HDMI, or a more advanced connection. « Show Less
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When I tried using the composite upconversion for the Wii, the picture looked terrible! It was very grainy and there were bars on all 4 sides. I have since bought a componet cable for the Wii and the picture quality is much better but there are still bars around the picture. When the Wii is connected directly to my 55" Sony LCD, it looks perfect. I called Sony support and they thought the receiver was defective so I exchanged it for a new DH820, and had the same results.
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It works great using an HDMI cable. I haven't tried bay other method of connection. No trouble, no time, no worries. It just works. ; )
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It doesn't specify so I think it'd 've safe to say no. I do not own a wiiU, but the ports do look similar. However, WiiU is an HD system so I doubt they have the same ports, and this converter would NOT allow for your WiiU to display in HD.
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If you connect your Wii U to your TV using component (yellow, red and white) cable then yes. I don't personally have a Wii U but this capture device only has ports for the component cables and S-video (think Sega Genesis era), no HDMI ports on this. It captures at about 360p, which is SD video. You might want to get a better tier card if you want HDMI, such as the Black Magic Intensity Pro. I recommend this for older systems since you won't get many people complaining about quality for older games. Hope this helps!
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Yes, it will work with the Wii U provided the audio output is LPCM. From what I have read, most current games for the Wii support LPCM audio output.David
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Hi Paul, device has not been tested on Wii/Wii U. if you have any problems installing we will be happy to refund. I would be intrested to see if the adapter works on these consoles . thanks . SolTeck
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I plugged it in to my Wii U and it recognized it and I was able to transfer data over to it. I have't tried playing off it as I'm going to try to use a Y cable for that.
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I had an issue where the switch would randomly change away from the active input even when no other inputs were powered on. Support said that adding power can help with that and sent me a plug for free. It didn't end up fixing my issue, but at least they were pretty willing to help. I ended up finding out that the Wii U was apparently sending a little something over HDMI even when powered off causing it to switch away from my active input. I removed the Wii U from the switch and put the Xbox 360 in its place and haven't had the issue since (with apple tv, 360 and PS3 as the sources)
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I'm using it to output from Plasma TV with only a fiber optic output (so I had to use a Toslink converter) and from my wii console so I can get TV sound and game sound to my sound bar which only has the RCA input (no fiber optic or HDMI inputs) I don't lose any sound quality at all. I can't guarantee you won't because I'm using it for a totally different use. This is a toggle..so only one circuit works at a time.
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Many TVs have a component input location the is made up of five ports. There are 3 for the 3 colors the tv displays and 2 for audio of course. If your TV does not have a place to plug in the component cables, you will need to get a converter. Your TV probably has and hdmi input. If not, just stick with the composite cable. The wii isn't a high definition device anyway so you won't display in 1080p ever with it. These cables do work for Wii U.
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I have this and the directions state "This converter is designed for Wii only ! Pls do not connect with other devices" So it's not to be used with the WiiU.
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Yes, That is exactly what I use it for! The picture would certainly be no worse than whatever TV you use to play Nintendo on.