RBG still higher quality via scart splitter ? (for Wii)

[Medic-one]

Ok, so i've bought a new black Wii for xmas and am just reading the manual about setting it up and everything.

This is a page from the manual about connection it to the tv :



The last line states "for higher quality use a Wii RGB cable", so i've had a look on ebay and found several of these :



However, i've only got 1 scart lead on the back of my tv, to which i've connect a 3-way scart splitter, on goes into my old NES, one into the playstation, and one is still free.

What i'd like to know is if i'd buy this RGB cable and connect it via the scart splitter, will that still be a higher quality or will it probably not matter much ?

[Ultraviolet]

Yes, it will be higher quality - you don't need the splitter, just connect the SCART plug on the lead straight into the SCART socket on your TV and, if necessary, select RGB as the input on the TVs settings.

UV

[_dobbo_]

What TV is it? If you've got a flat screen with component inputs then get one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Official-Componen...

(edit - there are cheaper ones available, dunno how good they are though)

That will get you the best quality picture as you can set the Wii to 580p which whilst not HD is much better than you'll get with a scart. Just remember to set the Wii to output the higher quality picture.

RGB scart will be OK but not close to a proper RGB signal down component cables.

Edited by _dobbo_ on Sunday 19th December 17:36

[Medic-one]

Ultraviolet said:

Yes, it will be higher quality - you don't need the splitter, just connect the SCART plug on the lead straight into the SCART socket on your TV and, if necessary, select RGB as the input on the TVs settings.

UV

Cheers,

However i use the other 2 consoles as well, hence i've got the splitter. If i would plug this Wii scart lead straight into the scart socket on the tv i can't use the other 2 any more, or i'll have to quiet swapping scart cables.

_dobbo_ said:

What TV is it? If you've got a flat screen with component inputs then get one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Official-Componen...

It's a 42inch HD LCD tv from LG.

I just saw one of these "component converter" thingies on ebay, would they be better or similar to the RGB ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Component-YPbPr-HDMI-Convert...

Edited by Medic-one on Sunday 19th December 18:14

[headcase]

It depends on the Splitter. A cheaper one will only use the composite video so will make no difference at all with the RGB lead, if its a decent one then you will notice the difference..... the difference between composite and RGB being the removal of dot crawl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_crawl). Component video is by far the best connection method for the Wii (technically) but in real life you will be hard pushed to tell the difference between RGB and Component.

[_dobbo_]

Medic-one said:

It's a 42inch HD LCD tv from LG.

I just saw one of these "component converter" thingies on ebay, would they be better or similar to the RGB ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Component-YPbPr-HDMI-Convert...

If it has component input then you don't need the converter - have you checked? You'll see a Red, Green and Blue phono plug on the back - hence RGB...

Edited by _dobbo_ on Sunday 19th December 18:56

[headcase]

That is for converting Component to HDMI, you would need one of those if your TV did not have a component input. So you would need to buy a Wii Component lead, one of those boxes and a HDMI lead then that would let you plug the Wii into the HDMI input.

[headcase]

_dobbo_ said:

You'll see a Red, Green and Blue phono plug on the back - hence RGB...

Erm no.... the Red Green and blue phonos in Component video are Red=Pr Blue=Pb Green=Y

RGB is an entirely DIFFERENT signal although very easy to confuse because of the colouring of the component input.

Edited by headcase on Sunday 19th December 18:58

[_dobbo_]

THanks, I learned something today!