A new peripheral released by VDIGI promises to upscale the Wii’s native resolution to 1080p.
The VD-W3 works by connecting the Wii console to one side of the device and then connecting the HDMI input into the other side. The device is available from VDIGI’s website, but it will set you back a rather pricey 75 dollars.
Specs
* Input: Wii AV Connector x 1, USB Type A Plug x 1.
* Output: HDMI x1 , 3.5mm Stereo Audio Jack.
* Video In Supported: EDTV(480i/576i), SDTV(480p/576p)
* Video Out Supported : 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1650×1050 (at refresh rate 59.94Hz)
* Audio Out: HDMI audio, Analog audio.
* Bi-Color LED: Blue and Red.
* Operating Temperature: 5°C to 60°C (41°F to 140°F)
* Dimensions (approximate): 12cm (L) x 7cm (W) x 2.5cm (H)
* Mass (approximate): ~180gPowerful Video Signal conversion
* Crystal shape image, Outstanding picture quality.
* Full HD (1080p) output.
* True 10-Bits high definition video scaler engine.
* AV grade scaler engineUser Friendly
* No external power required.
* Easy to setup.
* LED status indication.Wide Range Video Display support
* Support TV (HDMI) and PC Monitor (DVI).
* HDMI-Audio and Analog audio out.
* Various HDTV video out.
* Native resolution for LCD monitor.
That price is ridiculous. I’ll just wait for the successor.
…of the Wii (sorry, I hit Post too early)
Bout Time! but it is a bit pricey for my range ;P so As Will I.
I hope this isn’t an April Fool’s Joke. o.o
Because if it isn’t, YES!
What does the peripheral if the Wii is output is only 480p? just change the type of cable connecting the tv . . . jejeje
$75??? holy crap, that’s too much…!
does it really works?? post a video or something………….
Interesting… But, does it really make a difference? I mean, if a Wii game was programmed to be run at 480p, how can it improve if it wasn’t made to run on 1080p ?
Oh yeah, very expensive… I think I’ll pass. But somebody could post a video using it, right?
Interesting….I may get one if the price goes down. However, if a successor is either announced or hinted at at this years E3, I think I’ll wait.
HD sounds nice but not that price. They can keep it until the price go down. :/
Yah, this is just a resolution booster. It won’t actually change the raw output of the Wii, the which doesn’t have the graphics chip to deal with above SD, but it’ll take that output and blow it up to HD. So yeah, you’re paying $75 for a device that really won’t improve the picture, unless there is some magical hocus-pocus I’m not aware of. And even if you did blow it up, Wii games are programmed with SD textures, so those would look crappy.
The only legit way to get HD Wii is to run it off of emulators like some of those screenshots of SMBWii that were running in HD or to use whatever Nintendo used to get those gorgeous 720p screenshots of Other M. :P
There’s a reason why professional grade converters costs 100’s of dollars. You will still have 480p.
This only helps those who have all HDMI inputs, doesn’t improve a thing, it’s actually probably going to look a little worse
This really improve the image, because I have a “Wii HD Component Cable” and the games like
“Metroid Prime Thrilogy” and “Tatsunoko VS Capcom” really looks awesome in my 1080p Full HD TV.
I don´t think I need any more resolution if the coming games can display that kind of images.
Also, even It does make a great resolution, I don´t think it would be enought reason to spend the money, because if Nintendo can extract a good quality of a sistem that wasn´t suposed to do so, I think that is better to see what Nintendo can give us next.
Yeeeeah…this is pretty skippable. Once you’ve announced 3DS, you gotta come out with more impressive stuff really. It’s like having an action figure with movable parts then giving someone a handful of army men or something.
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