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Do bad Wii component cables exist or is my Wii busted?
Lord Jezo
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So I ordered some Wii component cables online from Hong Kong, $7 total price after shipping. I plugged them in today, changed the Wii to run in 480p mode, and then noticed that there was a static running through the screens. On the Wii menu screen where it's a lot of white I could see flicks of black, almost like there was a static showing up on the screen. I went into a game and on one screen where there is a bright blue thing on the ground the blue was breaking up and not really holding it's shape.
I always thought that with cables it was not worth it to get big fancy expensive Monster things for $60, in this case I might have gone a bit too cheap. Do you think my Wii is broken or are these cables so cheap that they can't even keep the signal?
I always thought that with cables it was not worth it to get big fancy expensive Monster things for $60, in this case I might have gone a bit too cheap. Do you think my Wii is broken or are these cables so cheap that they can't even keep the signal?
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I think those are the ones I got... no static problems or anything for you?
Maybe I will try them out on a different TV later this week to see if it's my TV that is having issues.
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I've never heard of the problem that the OP is having.
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Nope, I haven't had any problems with my set.
That's happening to me now with Twilight Princess
Sorry to break it to ya man, but this makes me almost 100% sure it's your Wii. Defective cables usually produce a consistent problem, no matter what you're looking at. If only one part of a certain game is buggy, there's pretty much no way it's the cables.
Don't get hasty. It's important to troubleshoot. First things first, buy or borrow some component cables that you know will work without problems. Second it's important to realize that component connections are just that, a video signal broken down into components. Since the signal is an analog transmission, interference caused by other devices or just poor shielding on the cables themselves can lead to problems during transmission. Since your cables are the cheap variety most likely the problem lies with them.
Get some decent cables, if that fixes your problem great! If not, return the cables and get Nintendo support on the phone. I would also take some time and try another device with component output on your television. There are many links in the chain of video and the Wii itself is only one of them.
Good luck!
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By all means, you should definitely troubleshoot. Supermauerbros is right.
I lost my old Wii to that problem...
The repair process went pretty well, though.
I will do the whole try everything out on a different set of cables / TV later this week when I am around someone else with a Wii.
But about all of this, why would everything look fine when I use plain old fashioned composite cables but once I switch over to component lots of black specs show up.
And with the pictures of the over heating thing, that looks just like what i am talking about.
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By all means, for the love of God, never buy Monster cables.
So yeah, Monster cables MAY actually have some merit to them, but they aren't the ridiculous crazy awesome super cable that their marketing department would have you believe.
Proper troubleshooting technique says "do not test for something that has already been shown/proven." If there's corruption in game and not just "on" the game's output, there's no way it's coming from the cables. You can't "move your camera around" interferance. Next troubleshooting step? Suggest moving the in-game camera.
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To the OP: Do you have Wiiconnect24/standby on? If so those appear to be the culprits for the overheating. I've had Wiiconnect24 and standby turned off for a few months now just in case.
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I second this advice. I can confirm that Wiiconnect24 and standby have given me nothing but trouble in relation to my component connection. When I had them on, periodically the Wii would start up, but no signal would be sent at all to output. This wasn't the case if I switched to the standard composite connection.
The way I got around the problem was to hold the power button on the Wii when turning it off. Instead of going into yellow standby mode, it actually shuts the Wii completely off - The advantage here is that the online features that require WiiConnect24 (News / Weather) still work when you power back up, but your machine won't be in standby and overheat when you're not using it.
1) No, I don't have a DLP TV. I have a monster 36" Sony Wega CRT. The 210lbs edition. The problem is what you are talking about, white background with the black spots.
2) WiiConnect24 is on and when I turn the Wii 'off' it's usually just the standby orange light off. Is there a way to shut it down completely besides holding in the power button until the light turns red?
What I don't get is why when I use the composite cables I get a fine picture but once I switch to component things look screwy.
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Don't "deal with it." Your graphics chip has overheated and will probably damage itself more over time. On the good side, Nintendo will probably replace it for free.
Extensive thread on Wii component/480p issues. There are a few different things going on in that thread, so read through most of it.
Someone mentions the same problem I have, mainly the "snow" on the wii menu.
Glad I read this thread, I, like others was just going to live with it.
Edit: I should also say...holy crap is that awesome customer service. I wasn't even on hold very long.
Crap, It's happening with my new RE4:Wii.
Do I need to replace my whole wii? ;;
Did they say anything about having to back up all your data or will they do that for you when they get it?
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They said they would do their best, and most likely everything would remain. She then said that in extreme cases there is a possibility that I would lose my save games. I have a feeling all they have to do is swap the video card, but I'm just pulling that out my ass. She also said that no matter what, they have a process to ensure I get to keep my VC games no matter what.
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They will give you a new Wii, but they'll (for lack of a better term) ghost all your user data to the new machine so it should be set up just like your old.
Remember, you can put your saved games and VC files on SD cards for backup ... and if you link your Wii Shop Channel with your Nintendo.com username there will at least be a record of all your transactions in case the backup is a complete failure.
You won't be able to edit your Miis anymore without recreating them however.
The whole process is very fast.
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edit: Son of a bitch. I bought the cheapest HDMI cable at Best Buy for $50 the other day, thinking it was about as cheap as they got. Now I see Monoprice has them for like $10. God damn it!
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So yesterday evening, I was over at a friend's house playing some Wii Sports. I noticed some black spots in the background, but didn't think much of it (thought it was his connection to his TV).
When we started playing Rayman, however, it became extremely noticable. We checked once more with Zelda and I told him his graphics chipset was probably fried... He was a very sad panda.
Now, he had Wiiconnect24/standby enabled and even worse, he had his Wii on its side, without using the stand below it, basically blocking up one fan exhaust completely.
That leaves me wondering. What position did you people with the same problem put your Wii's in? :winky:
I immediately disabled Wiiconnect24/standby on my own Wii after arriving home, as I don't want to chance it happening to me as well.
Anyone think it wise to invest in a cooler of sorts for my Wii? I really don't want to deal with customer service...ever
This looks to be half decent, albeit a bit gaudy:
Fortunately my 360 and Wii are still running fine but I do wonder how long (I also tend to void the warranties of my consoles by being a curious panda).
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