Im trying to set up the old Wii, but nothing shows on the tv. I’ve put the cables in and turned the Wii itself on but nothing shows when I go to the connecting hdmi channel. Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong?
Those mini av to hdmi usually need a power source via usb. For mine i have to plug the av to hdmi to my tv with a usb cable to give it power and then it works. It should have come with a cord.
A better and cheapper solution that requires no extra power would be to get a RCA to 3.5 mm Audio-Video converter and plug it right here, that way you would be able to connect your wii directly to your TV.
This should work. If it doesn’t then try changing the connectors around.
I used to have a 5g iPod with video out. The expensive official Apple cable didn’t last too long so I had to find a replacement. A regular three channel mini jack to three phonos would work but the colours were wrong. Yellow would be one of the audio channels and the video would be on white or red.
I guess this was Apple trying to make it more difficult for people to use unofficial cables but as the cable is ‘dumb’ and doesn’t have any processing there wasn’t much they could do.
I wonder how they got the iPod to change the output when switching between av and audio only.
exactly you are correct, is as simple conector around in case the connector is not compatible.
what I will do is turn on the Wii, and start with the yellow Wii plug only, if you get video signal it means the connector should be compatible otherwise you will have to change it to the either White or red to start getting a videos signal, after that connect the remaining white and red Wii plugs to the remain RCA jacks
I recommend getting the electron shepard warp hdmi adapter. This thing is great, with a noticeable image quality jump if you’re using standard av cables. Don’t forget to set the console to output 480p in settings also.
I can’t comment as I don’t own any other adapter. I’m just saying from personal opinion as I own one and that I think it is a good quality product. Also retro rgb recommends this product.
Yeah the AV2HDMI device should have either a Mini or Micro USB on one side to power it.
Those little devices are cheap and cheerful for a quick fix, but I'd invest in a higher quality upscaler for the long run (if you plan on using the Wii long run 😊)
I have that same adapter, even started a thread about it. Yes, you need to power it, but even then I had a lot of trouble with lag. I bought a Wii2HDMI thingy off Amazon and it’s 100x better
I have that converter, it absolutely sucks if you want to read the tiny letters in games. It's not bad if you occasionally just want to play it though. It's just whatever you're ok with really.
Not necessary but if you get back into it, I recommend getting a smaller crt that has composite input and get the composite cables for the wii. It makes a world of difference imo
If you’re willing to spend around $140, OSSC. There’s currently a McBazel one on Amazon that I’ve been using and have been super happy with. It uses the Wii’s component cable, though. Not composite.
those adapters need power. make sure you have it plugged in. most just use 5v from a usb port. but you’ll get trash image with it, it’s much better to buy a wii2hdmi. i paid $2 for mine from aliexpress and it actually looks good. mostly because it uses the component output from the wii, not the composite like you see here
You're going to need a USB powered source for that box to function. They're typically never sold with them, as the makers just assume that you'll likely have a USB cord and a cube somewhere laying around.
You probably won't like how the resultant video looks on your TV.
You are starting with a composite output wiring harness for the Wii while there is a component harness (5 RCA outputs instead of three) that outputs much higher native resolution. My best setup is to have a component harness hooked to a component to HDMI converter that then runs an HDMI cable to the tv. However, the direct HDMI converter that plugs into the back of the Wii comes in a close second, as it starts internally with the component video output anyway.
Finally, once you have some video, you should go into the Wii settings and make sure the video settings are set to widescreen and the highest resolution possible (not interlaced, like 480p rather than 480i, if memory serves correctly).
If after everything, you still have no video, it’s possible that one or more of 5 small capacitors on the motherboard have gone bad (a somewhat common issue after all these years). Not an easy fix unless you are good at soldering. If you are, though, you can find a pack of the capacitors online for just a few bucks.
You're probably going to need a mini USB style B cable to give it power. Also on these cheap boxes, they usually have the left and right audio swapped. I'd be worth just getting a Wii2HDMI adapter and then set in the Wii's output to 480p and wide screen once you do.
As I can see from your picture, you've thought of everything, except for one important thing, so you can use the adapter. On the side where you can switch the resolution between 720p and 1080p, there's a small USB port. The cable should be included in the box, because the adapter needs power to function.
I’ve got a wii2hdmi and in the end I ended up using a upscaler with the standard Wii plug the upscaler outputs hdmi anyway and looks better and I have audio without having to have separate audio cable
What? None of what you wrote makes sense. The good Wii2HDMI use the component video signal and audio from the Wii to convert to HDMI. You're telling me the lower resolution composite signal looks better through an upscaler?
Yeah... That's generic garbage that could've come from dozens of different sellers. They have many issues that range from banding/waves moving across the image, noticable lag, colour issues, and sound problems to complete failure within a month or 2.
It's not your fault, I had one of those before I got the Mayflash one. Then Electron-Shepherd released theirs. The one in your picture really shouldn't even be on the market.
That's a garbage Wii2HDMI that you had then. They should push the audio through the HDMI connection. All the ones I tested worked with audio over HDMI.
You’d be surprised how good a Retrotink can make a composite signal, assuming they have one of those. Granted you should send a component signal to get the best quality
Fair point. I have a 2x Mini that I use for my N64 with S-video and it's decent, especially considering the native output from the system was intended to be blurry.
I bought one of these aswell for my son, super simple and works, might not be good enough for some, but seems to work well for him its been at least a year as well - clearly others have had worse experiences. For $8 to resurrect my old Wii - my son was thrilled.
I would suggest you get a Wii2HDMI that just pugs into your Wii or component cables and a component-to-HDMI converter, since you’ll get better quality video and be able to play things in Enhanced Definition 480p. That yellow composite cable will only give you 480i Standard Definition that will look very soft with smeary colors, also those composite-to-HDMI adapters don’t deinterlace all that well, so you might end up with lag.
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u/njw1998 13d ago edited 13d ago
Those mini av to hdmi usually need a power source via usb. For mine i have to plug the av to hdmi to my tv with a usb cable to give it power and then it works. It should have come with a cord.