The Wii console is a great video games system, but adding a few extra pieces
of kit will turn your Wii system into the ultimate entertainment experience.
Here are 4 key items that will take your Wii console to the next level...
High Definition (HD) TV Although the Wii doesn't have High Definition (HD) capability, its graphics are still great to look at. Even though there's no HD, you can dial up the quality of the Wii's graphics a few notches by connecting your console to a High Def television.
When looking for a HD TV, the ones to look at are the newer 1080 pixel High Definition TVs. These 1080 TVs are marketed as "true HD", and offer the best picture quality for watching TV shows, DVDs and playing video games.
Although the original HD TVs in the US only offered a resolution of 720 pixels, 1080 pixel HD has been around Europe for a few years already. If these numbers sound confusing, the most important thing to note is that the higher the number, the better the picture quality.
Another important part of buying a HD TV is choosing the right size TV set. HD TVs come in different sizes, from 19 inches to 112 inches. The size of the TV you buy is determined by the size of the room you're putting it in. Talk to an expert at your local electronics store. They'll be able to recommend the right TV size for you.
No matter what size TV you buy though, hooking up your Wii to a 1080 High Def TV will absolutely take your Wii's graphics to the next level.
Wii Component Cable
You'll notice a dramatic difference in the Wii's graphics when you plug it into a High Definition TV, but you can still squeeze a little bit more out of the graphics by using a Wii Component Cable.
The Wii system comes with a standard audio visual (AV) cable packaged in the box. This standard AV cable has a single video cable to carry the Wii's picture signal to your TV.
A picture signal is made up of 3 different colours - red, green and blue. These colour signals travel to your TV and combine to make up a full colour picture.
With the standard Wii AV cable, all 3 colour signals have to fight to travel through the single video cable. This causes a loss of picture quality as the colours battle their way through to the other end.
The Wii Component Cable, though, has 3 separate video cables. Each cable carries its own colour signal from the Wii console to your TV. This means that the signals don't have to fight to get to the other end of the cable, and results in a higher quality picture on your TV compared to the standard AV cable.
The Wii Component Cable is relatively cheap. You can buy either the original Nintendo Wii Component Cable or one of the good quality 3rd party cables, which are usually a little cheaper than Nintendo's version.
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Here are 4 key items that will take your Wii console to the next level...
- High Definition (HD) TV
- Wii Component Cable
- Home Theatre Surround Sound
- Wii Internet Channel
High Definition (HD) TV Although the Wii doesn't have High Definition (HD) capability, its graphics are still great to look at. Even though there's no HD, you can dial up the quality of the Wii's graphics a few notches by connecting your console to a High Def television.
When looking for a HD TV, the ones to look at are the newer 1080 pixel High Definition TVs. These 1080 TVs are marketed as "true HD", and offer the best picture quality for watching TV shows, DVDs and playing video games.
Although the original HD TVs in the US only offered a resolution of 720 pixels, 1080 pixel HD has been around Europe for a few years already. If these numbers sound confusing, the most important thing to note is that the higher the number, the better the picture quality.
Another important part of buying a HD TV is choosing the right size TV set. HD TVs come in different sizes, from 19 inches to 112 inches. The size of the TV you buy is determined by the size of the room you're putting it in. Talk to an expert at your local electronics store. They'll be able to recommend the right TV size for you.
No matter what size TV you buy though, hooking up your Wii to a 1080 High Def TV will absolutely take your Wii's graphics to the next level.
Wii Component Cable
You'll notice a dramatic difference in the Wii's graphics when you plug it into a High Definition TV, but you can still squeeze a little bit more out of the graphics by using a Wii Component Cable.
The Wii system comes with a standard audio visual (AV) cable packaged in the box. This standard AV cable has a single video cable to carry the Wii's picture signal to your TV.
A picture signal is made up of 3 different colours - red, green and blue. These colour signals travel to your TV and combine to make up a full colour picture.
With the standard Wii AV cable, all 3 colour signals have to fight to travel through the single video cable. This causes a loss of picture quality as the colours battle their way through to the other end.
The Wii Component Cable, though, has 3 separate video cables. Each cable carries its own colour signal from the Wii console to your TV. This means that the signals don't have to fight to get to the other end of the cable, and results in a higher quality picture on your TV compared to the standard AV cable.
The Wii Component Cable is relatively cheap. You can buy either the original Nintendo Wii Component Cable or one of the good quality 3rd party cables, which are usually a little cheaper than Nintendo's version.
Read more....
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