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Re: Calling all HDMI experts - MacMagus - 12-08-2008
Lux Interior wrote:
[quote=MacMagus]
The Wii does 720p if you have a component cable. I'd try it.
Are you sure? I did order the component cable from monoprice, but I thought it was still a 480p output.
If you want to get technical, it's supposedly scaled anamorphic 480p.
Even so, my tv pops up an info-window when I select a source and it's interpreting the component input from my Wii as a 720p signal.
In addition to being widescreen, the image is vastly superior in quality to the composite display (which may simply be due to the component cables), so I think it's well worth the $15 bucks for the component adapter.
...Especially if you're playing Mario Kart.
Re: Calling all HDMI experts - mikebw - 12-08-2008
MacMagus wrote:
[quote=Lux Interior]
[quote=MacMagus]
The Wii does 720p if you have a component cable. I'd try it.
Are you sure? I did order the component cable from monoprice, but I thought it was still a 480p output.
If you want to get technical, it's supposedly scaled anamorphic 480p.
Even so, my tv pops up an info-window when I select a source and it's interpreting the component input from my Wii as a 720p signal.
In addition to being widescreen, the image is vastly superior in quality to the composite display (which may simply be due to the component cables), so I think it's well worth the $15 bucks for the component adapter.
...Especially if you're playing Mario Kart.
Agreed, I would also recommend the component cables for the Wii.
Re: Calling all HDMI experts - JJ - 12-08-2008
Lux Interior wrote:
I feel your pain.
I bought a Philips LCD before moving to France. It had a dual voltage power supply, so I thought I was set. I wasn't planning on watching any PAL sources (eg DVD players or analog TV). I thought that digital TV had done away with all of the 480 vs 576 nonsense. I bought a PAL/NTSC region free DVD player and I was getting my TV through Neuf and would connect to the TV box with HDMI.
Then I got worried and did some research. I found out that there was STILL the 50 vs 60 Hz signal frequency (nothing to do with power supply) and I confirmed that my TV would ONLY take the 60 Hz signal. I bought an expensive contraption that was supposed to take any signal and convert it to any other signal. I figured I was still ahead vs. buying a TV in Paris (not cheap!).
So I get to the moment of truth and try to connect my Neuf box to the TV w/o the converter gadget. To my relief, I am offered the option of a native resolution (1080i/60), so I don't need to worry about the converter.
BUT, out of curiosity, I try the 50 Hz signal and it works too! Although the manual explicitly states that my TV only takes the 60 Hz signal! This is all via HDMI.
Fast forward to this month and I want to get a Wii. But all the boxes clearly state PAL on them. Again, I am worried. I connect the Wii to my AV receiver and then... A crappy picture! Fortunately, this is due to some problem going from the composite video on the Wii, to the component out on my AV receiver, which is too old for HDMI. Luckily, using the composite out on the AV receiver and connecting it to another input on the TV solved the issue (I could just hook it to the TV directly, but then I have to use the TV for sound). So, my TV is taking a PAL signal again! However, I believe the Wii only does 480, so I'm not sure it really is PAL.
Maybe I'm just rambling, but you should be fine. I think the key here is that all HDTVs in the EU are required to support NTSC and PAL. At least that's what I read a year ago when doing my research.
Thanks Lux. Sort of a reversal for once in my case. Due to the devalued pound, I can get a "better" deal on a TV sold in the UK.
My best option seems to be to take my PS3 and XBOX 360 to a retailer and ask if I can "try them out".
I think they will both be fine since the TVs in the UK accept both 50 Hz and 60 Hz, like you said.
JJ