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VGA for Wii

That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guyRegistered User regular
edited May 2008 in Games and Technology
So I was looking around online for a VGA cable for my Wii. I was hoping to hook it up to a computer monitor to use on those slow days at work. I found the VDIGI Electronics VD-W2 Wii VGA cable for sale and was wondering if anyone uses it. We have 2 or 3 19 in Dell Moitors at work and I was thinking it would be a good investment. I have never heard of these before, so I hope to iliset opions before I take the pludge.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I don't have em but I would assume they'd be fine. Just know that any games you run that aren't in pro-scan won't display on your monitor (pretty much just a bunch of gamecube games).

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  • TetraNitroCubaneTetraNitroCubane Not Angry... Just VERY Disappointed...Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I use it on a Samsung Syncmaster 215Tw. I like it a whole lot. It's pretty easy to set up, so long as you can switch your Wii over to HD before you swap in the VGA adapter.

    Prepare for jaggies, though.

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  • HtR-LaserHtR-Laser Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I've got one. Using it on a standard Dell 1280x1024 LCD screen. Works as advertised, but of course there are going to be jaggies a-plenty.

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  • DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Another vote for "works as advertised".

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    OK, I have tv converter box, and it lets me input my Wii thru component to 480p widescreen on the monitor I have, a 19'' LCD.


    But... since it's a computer monitor, it's aspect ratio is 16:10 instead of 16:9...

    So the image is vertically stretched a bit...




    Does the VDIGI cable stretch the image as such, or does it output to the monitor with tiny bars at the top/bottom to make it the right widescreen aspect ratio?

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I have one, it works fine.

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  • meatflowermeatflower Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    AbsoluteZero wrote: »
    I don't have em but I would assume they'd be fine. Just know that any games you run that aren't in pro-scan won't display on your monitor (pretty much just a bunch of gamecube games).

    This means games that don't do 480p. Never heard it called pro-scan before, OP might not know.

    There are a few Wii games that do not do 480p, here's a list:
    Ant Bully, The
    Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The
    Call of Duty 3
    Gotlieb Pinball Classics
    Harvest Moon Magical Melody
    Metal Slug Anthology
    Rampage:Total Destruction
    Rapala Tournament Fishing
    Rayman Raving Rabbids (despite what it says in the manual)
    Super Swing Pangya Golf (pangya)
    Scarface
    Tigar Woods 07 (PAL version)

    From here: http://www.cubed3.com/topic/18769

    That may or may not be complete.

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  • BillmaanBillmaan Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    meatflower wrote: »
    AbsoluteZero wrote: »
    I don't have em but I would assume they'd be fine. Just know that any games you run that aren't in pro-scan won't display on your monitor (pretty much just a bunch of gamecube games).

    This means games that don't do 480p. Never heard it called pro-scan before, OP might not know.

    There are a few Wii games that do not do 480p, here's a list:
    Ant Bully, The
    Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The
    Call of Duty 3
    Gotlieb Pinball Classics
    Harvest Moon Magical Melody
    Metal Slug Anthology
    Rampage:Total Destruction
    Rapala Tournament Fishing
    Rayman Raving Rabbids (despite what it says in the manual)
    Super Swing Pangya Golf (pangya)
    Scarface
    Tigar Woods 07 (PAL version)

    From here: http://www.cubed3.com/topic/18769

    That may or may not be complete.
    Trauma Center: Second Opinion also doesn't support 480p.

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  • meatflowermeatflower Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Billmaan wrote: »
    Trauma Center: Second Opinion also doesn't support 480p.

    Actually it does, just not 16:9. Yeah...super retarded.

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  • BillmaanBillmaan Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    meatflower wrote: »
    Billmaan wrote: »
    Trauma Center: Second Opinion also doesn't support 480p.

    Actually it does, just not 16:9. Yeah...super retarded.

    Are you sure? I use a VDIGI to connect my Wii to a computer monitor, and can't play SO because it's not producing a 480p signal. If there's some way to fix this, I'd love to hear how.

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  • meatflowermeatflower Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Billmaan wrote: »
    meatflower wrote: »
    Billmaan wrote: »
    Trauma Center: Second Opinion also doesn't support 480p.

    Actually it does, just not 16:9. Yeah...super retarded.

    Are you sure? I use a VDIGI to connect my Wii to a computer monitor, and can't play SO because it's not producing a 480p signal. If there's some way to fix this, I'd love to hear how.

    I rented it when I first got my Wii and I remember playing it just fine without changing my video settings (which were at 480p) but the game was stretched. I also read some stuff that said the same.

    I'm reading conflicting information on the web. The IGN review echoes what I said above, some people say neither.

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  • freelancepolicefreelancepolice Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I've got a cable and it's great! .... except mine's now on the blink, not sure why it's done it but the picture keeps flicking on and off every few seconds.

    I've emailed them but don't hold out hope :(

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  • DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    freelancepolice wrote: »
    I've got a cable and it's great! .... except mine's now on the blink, not sure why it's done it but the picture keeps flicking on and off every few seconds.

    I've emailed them but don't hold out hope :(

    Have faith. Mine had some flickering and shadowing issues, and I actually managed to get a replacement from them. Took about a month from when I shipped out the broken cable, but they did actually help me.

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  • brynstarbrynstar Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Not that anyone else is playing it but me, but Target Terror also does not support 480p.

    I sort of wish that the early rumblings about the Wii having a VGA output port were true. I'm using component with mine and it works decently.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    meatflower wrote: »
    AbsoluteZero wrote: »
    I don't have em but I would assume they'd be fine. Just know that any games you run that aren't in pro-scan won't display on your monitor (pretty much just a bunch of gamecube games).

    This means games that don't do 480p. Never heard it called pro-scan before, OP might not know.

    Pro-scan is short for Progressive Scan, which is what that little p in 480p stands for.

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    brynstar wrote: »
    Not that anyone else is playing it but me, but Target Terror also does not support 480p.

    I sort of wish that the early rumblings about the Wii having a VGA output port were true. I'm using component with mine and it works decently.

    If the Wii had had a VGA out natively, it still wouldn't have worked with interlaced-only games, because VGA can't carry an interlaced signal. Even if they'd mandated all Wii games to support 480p (which would have pissed off SNK, among others) there'd still be Gamecube titles that didn't.

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  • LordNibblerLordNibbler Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Got it and freakin' love it. Mario Kart Wii looks so good on my LCD screen.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I came into this thread expecting a port of VGA Planets for Wii.

    THREAD DOES NOT DELIVER

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