I have a computer monitor that's either 720p or 1080p but it doesn't have HDMI or holes for those little white, red, and yellow plugs. I'd like to hook my Wii U up to it and I want it to look HD! Help?
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You can grab a HDMI -> DVI cable but you won't get audio. If you can find it you can use a Wii VGA cable, a quick google shows that people have been able to get it working at 720p on the Wii U. Then it's just a matter of plugging the audio into an amp.
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Well, the red, white, and yellow connections are for RCA cables - you won't get HD from of those. If you want HD, it'll need to be either an HDMI cable, or DVI cable + the red and white cables for audio.
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Just as important though: Most Wii units shipped with a composite cable that provides about the worst signal. You could upgrade to a composite out that you bought separately that provided a better picture, but the HDMI out from the Wii U simply provides the cleanest picture and sound possible.
Technically, the signal gains no new information from the upgraded signal, but the HDMI is lossless and crisp. More importantly, most people did NOT upgrade to the superior component cable and going from the old yellow composite cable to the HDMI out is a very noticeable upgrade in signal quality.
Composite - If you're still using this...you should definitely switch to Wii mode on the Wii U.
Component - better signal, best you can get with Wii alone
HDMI - best option, supported by the Wii U
Now, if it's an old CRT and this is your only in:
You will likely need some kind of signal adapter like this:
If i had these video inputs on my PC i'd use a Component cable (see @Action51's post). I didn't see much of a difference between using that and HDMI in 1080p.
For audio i'd use external speakers.
That'd be the best option. Pretty much all monitors have VGA, you can do 720p with this cable and you can plug the audio into external speakers. HDMI -> DVI is your other option but as I said I don't think you can use a standard cable for audio while you're using HDMI.
Plus splitting the audio signal out of HDMI using an adapter is not worth the expense. Once you're starting to spend something close to $100 on adapters you're probably better off just saving up for a better monitor. One that has HDMI in and built-in speakers.
Well, fortunately....if you can find the right video to video adapters and get video signal...on the bright side, Nintendo at least provides stereo speakers built into that handy gamepad there, and with headphones the gamepad outputs wonderful sound.
If i had these video inputs on my PC i'd use a Component cable (see @Action51's post). I didn't see much of a difference between using that and HDMI in 1080p.
For audio i'd use external speakers.
Component cables are NOT recommended. The picture has a green tint at 1080p (fixed with 1080i) and Wii mode is locked to 50Hz
Oh and some games won't allow splitscreen unless the source is HD, like Mario Kart 8 and Call of Duty.
I have a computer monitor that's either 720p or 1080p but it doesn't have HDMI or holes for those little white, red, and yellow plugs. I'd like to hook my Wii U up to it and I want it to look HD! Help?
I can help. What inputs are there on the monitor?
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If i had these video inputs on my PC i'd use a Component cable (see @Action51's post). I didn't see much of a difference between using that and HDMI in 1080p.
For audio i'd use external speakers.
Component cables are NOT recommended. The picture has a green tint at 1080p (fixed with 1080i) and Wii mode is locked to 50Hz
Oh and some games won't allow splitscreen unless the source is HD, like Mario Kart 8 and Call of Duty.
Must be TV dependant. I have seen one working fine over component at 1080p. More importantly most TV's have less input lag over component. (Mine is 16ms instead of 30ms for example).
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If i had these video inputs on my PC i'd use a Component cable (see @Action51's post). I didn't see much of a difference between using that and HDMI in 1080p.
For audio i'd use external speakers.
Component cables are NOT recommended. The picture has a green tint at 1080p (fixed with 1080i) and Wii mode is locked to 50Hz
Oh and some games won't allow splitscreen unless the source is HD, like Mario Kart 8 and Call of Duty.
I should add that i only plugged it into my TV back then as a quick test, so i didn't play a lot with it.
I was just impressed that the image didn't look any worse than the HDMI one.
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