Running a Wii on an LCD Monitor

[FireWater]

Is it possible to run a nintendo Wii on an LCD computer monitor?

If so, how can I do this?

 

[Judge Groovyman]

Yes. It won't be free, but consider the cost of getting some other TV and all the convenience and nice picture it will buy you and I say it will be totally worth it.

The video technology is quite different so you need a device that will convert (not just adapt but actually do some conversions) a video signal to vga or dvi (depending on whether your lcd is vga or dvi or both). If you are doing DVI then be wary of several versions DVI-D or DVI-A or something like that ...

Do searches like this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=comp...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

You may need Wii component video cables - theres another thread on those here.

I've done it with other HD sources.

Good luck.

 

[dastly75]

http://www.vdigi.com/index.php?page...ufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

^^ Is probably the cheapest way to do it. I use a vdigi transcoder that allows me to connect any component cables and hi def signal(select PS2 games and most Wii games) and I run it to my monitor that way. But it was $60 after some discount. That wii specific one is fairly cheap compared to other options.

 

[Vinny]

Take heed, doing this will give you a jaggy picture as most monitors are 1280x1024 (for a 4:3 ratio) whereas the Wii outputs in 640x480 or 852x480 (widescreen).