Nintendo Wii Questions

zom247 · 29 Jan 2007 at 12:26

Just got this at the weekend and it's great, the wife loves it cos it's more fun that just sitting there with a pad. If only I coould get her into WoW!

Anyway, I have a couple of questions. What's the best way to connect it to my hdtv telly? Is it better to buy a third party cable or is the one that comes with the Wii good enough? Next, I used to have my xbox connected to my surround sound system by an optical cable, can you do this with the Wii?

Thanks.

mrgubby · 29 Jan 2007 at 12:46

The composite one with the Wii is useless (TV dependant) , either get a RGB (SCART) or component cable . I don't know if there are any differences between genuine or third party cables

zom247 · 29 Jan 2007 at 12:50

mrgubby said:
The composite one with the Wii is useless (TV dependant) , either get a RGB (SCART) or component cable . I don't know if there are any differences between genuine or third party cables

Thanks, I'll look into getting a new cable.

Syph · 29 Jan 2007 at 12:54

Official component cable seems to be the best bet if you've got a HDTV. The Wii doesn't do optical out

(), but you can always split off the two stereo channels to your surround sound depending on your available inputs. The Wii only does Pro Logic II, not 5.1.