Tellyn Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I've played my Wii upright since launch and have had no problems. :/ You haven't knocked it whilst the disc has been moving have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-project Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I've played my Wii upright since launch and have had no problems. :/ You haven't knocked it whilst the disc has been moving have you? No, it's well out of the way of everything so no chance of knocks or anything. Besides which, it's been kinda funny since day one (I've only had it a few months), but I expected it wouldn't be a long term problem. Then it went away, but now it's back I guess. I'm going to keep it upright for a while and see how things go. It's still doing it, but nowhere near as much as when it was laid flat. I expect it'll be going back after Christmas though. Thanks for your replies people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Got a little question here so hopefully you guys can help. Basically yesterday I got my new TV that i'm getting for christmas and naturally I 'tested' it out so I stuck on the Wii and Twilight Princess to see what it was like with a scart. But i'm wondering whether to get component cables or not for a better picture. Is it worth buying them and is there much of a quality difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 If you're using a HDTV I would strongly recommend it, so that you can use the progressive scan. And it's one of those things that you will be enjoying till the end of the console's lifetime, and it's not that expensive either, specially if you go with some 3rd party ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Is the picture sharper and does it look better? I've been looking into some cables now, but want to know if it looks better, cause I oggled at it in a big screen and want to drool over it more. Thanks for the help Ninja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fex Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 (edited) Ok. So I went to play SMG today, (I always unplug the power to the Wii) So I pushed the plug into the mains, which normally powers up the Wii, As the Red power light comes on, but no light came on. I thought it was strange so I tried again, no luck. Changed sockets, again no luck. It seems as if my Wii doesn't seem to be receiving any power at all. Anybody got any suggestions? ________ M2B15 Edited April 28, 2011 by fex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 When the Wii disc drive glows to tell you have mail mine no longer lights up smoothly and the fades away smoothly. Its very, not stuttery, just kind of not as smooth fade as it used to be. Obviously this is not really a problem that upsets me, it would just be nice to have it work as it used to. Has anyone had this happen and know how to solve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 thanks to colin for the heads up. Finally a VGA cable is out and about; http://www.vdigi.com wonder how good it is and will the red and white cables just plug into the sockets on my tv as normal and then the cable into the PC link socket?! EDIT; ooops just looked up and saw others have written about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Yeah, the VDigis work great. Got the sound going too. I can post pictures if anyone's still interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Yeah, the VDigis work great. Got the sound going too. I can post pictures if anyone's still interested. yeah I want to know how much better it really is. How long did it take to come to you btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 ^ There's an option on the Wii menu somewhere were you can choose between Dim and Bright so maybe it has something to do with that. Try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Wii Menu: Metroid Prime 3 opening shot: Metroid Prime 3 title screen: Metroid Prime 3 in action: Doubt you can judge well from these shots (poor camera and photography skills), but the colours are just excellent. I don't know if they're better than component cables (probably same quality), but it looks great. The stuff has to ship from China so it takes more than two weeks to arrive, but it's worth the time and money, especially now the dollar being so weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Is the picture sharper and does it look better? I've been looking into some cables now, but want to know if it looks better, cause I oggled at it in a big screen and want to drool over it more. Thanks for the help Ninja Some time ago I posted some comparison pictures that showed the difference between composite (the ones that come with the console) and RGB on my GameCube and HDTV. Since Component>RGB>Composite the difference will probably be even bigger than the one you'll see on these pictures: http://www.n-europe.com/forum/showpost.php?p=290562&postcount=185 But note that it can change depending on the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimternet Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Hi there, Is there anyway I can connect a Wii to a monitor? I haven't been able to find the correct wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyson Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 When the Wii disc drive glows to tell you have mail mine no longer lights up smoothly and the fades away smoothly. Its very' date=' not stuttery, just kind of not as smooth fade as it used to be. Obviously this is not really a problem that upsets me, it would just be nice to have it work as it used to. Has anyone had this happen and know how to solve it?[/quote'] You mean it kinda fades and blinks? They changed the way the LED light works in one of the first firmware updates, that could be it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Ah that could well be it, it hadn't been on in a while and I'm sure its different to how it was originally. I'll have a play with the settings but if they altered it with firmware then that could well be it. Oh well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Can anyone offer me some help with connecting, I managed to connect my Wii to the internet once when I was in Leicester and all was lovely. I get back to Nottingham and finally having enough Wii Points to buy something I try logging on using my Wi Fi USB connector. Now it's giving me some horseshit about how it can't connect to the internet [Error 52142] but the registration tool shows that it's connecting to the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ok, so I just got a Wii and wanna connect it up to the net. Also I don't currently have wireless setup, so... Can't really wanna use the Wii's official wired connector as the Wii would be really far away from any phone line. So I'm looking at buying the DS Wi-Fi USB Connector, which is fine right? How does it work though? With the connector plugged into my computers USB port, do I then connect to the internet with my broadband connection to activate it or, how does it work exactly? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I used to use the USB connector Retro and heres how it works. You plug it into a USB port on your PC. Install the disc on your PC that you get. Switch on your Wii so the USB connector can register it and thats basically it. The only downside to using the USB connector is that you have to have your PC on while playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'll try again: When I use my LAN adapter for internetconnection, I keep disconnecting, maybe every 15 minutes. It always happens, and I can't play Charged Football normally because of it.. I have to use my DS USB connector when I really wanna game online. I's prefer to use my LAN adapter though, it's faster, less laggier, easier, and I don't have to bother my brother for use of his computer. So... Does anyone have any idea what may be the problem? Does it have anything to do with my routersettings? Or the settings of my Wii? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I imagine it has something to do with your router seeing as it works fine with your USB. I cant say what as I havent a clue about all of this techno stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I used to use the USB connector Retro and heres how it works. You plug it into a USB port on your PC. Install the disc on your PC that you get. Switch on your Wii so the USB connector can register it and thats basically it. The only downside to using the USB connector is that you have to have your PC on while playing. Cheers Hero'! What do you use now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 When I do go online with my Wii ( very rare ) I use official Wii LAN adaptor as I have a wired connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Wolf Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I've got a problem with the official component cables. I'm using them on an HDTV. A few things I should say: 1. They are all plugged in the right sockets and firmly in 2. My Xbox 360 does not have this same problem (at 480p or higher) Now the problem: 480i through component looks great (no problems) but when I switch to 480p there seems to be some sort of interference. In the Wii settings menu the text looks like it "wobbles" (actually they are transparant wavy lines but give this effect). The same problem appears in Wii games. This is so frustrating and I can't find anyone with the same problem. Thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwii Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 When can I buy a Wii points card from the shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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