Wii - first impressions from a (mainly) PC gamer

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NJ5 said:

Vengi said:

Did you find it was harder to adapt to the nunchuck for movement then the Wiimote for aiming?

 

Not really, at first the Wiimote aiming was a bit confusing, but I quickly got used to it. The movement was fine from the very beginning.

shams said:
BTW - I'm not sure if you have a choice/option in terms of "what" TV you get - but with component cables, MP3 looks gorgeous on a decent Plasma set. I wouldn't recommend a LCD (of any size) for play with a Wii - Plasma is the way to go.

I'm thinking of getting a 32'' CRT actually. Philips 32PW9551 is the one I'm almost decided to get. It has HDMI and component inputs, 100 Hz and all that, is cheaper than LCDs or Plasmas, and can play Wii games at native resolution, with no upscaling or any trickery. Of course, it's heavy and big, but that's not a problem for me :)

If it sounds stupid do get such a TV, by all means tell me :)

 

Should be an awesome looking TV set. I have a 36" Sony Trinitron Wega XBR HDTV, it's awesome. Best picture quality for HD that I've seen. I work in TV broadcasting, around the newest tech stuff too. So when I picked my TV I knew exactly what to look for. The washed out problems on LCD's as well as the horrible way it handles scaling turned me off them. Plasma's burn in too easily. A CRT still gives the best picture quality.

I'll only upgrade my TV when it dies or when a Laser TV comes down in price. Till then I'll be HD gaming with the only true way to watch HD! :) Also, the Wii looks awesome on it. Metroid Prime 3 just POPS outta the screen.

If you look up my TV model, it was discontinued due to being too awesome.  It would have ate away at Sony's LCD sales easily.  The model I have has the 2 HDMI inputs into it and the higher end scaler.