Mario & Sonic Impressions

[shams]

Branko2166 said:
Thank you shams for going into detail to explain your decisions. Although I guess it seems you are taking a very expensive approach in getting a big tv and possibly an upscaler despite the fact that in the end you will still be limited by the console. But I wish you the best with that and I hope you can get the most out of it.

The TV was only $1999 AU (6 months ago), which was a real steal. I have no regrets.

My old TV supported HD in some form, but had a messy connection thing going at the back (had to use a certain connection just for 480p and up, and a different one for the others), and because the Wii switches modes - it was unusable.

The new TV also gives me a digital tuner, HD free to air (finally gettting some use in Australia), supports HDMI - and works GREAT with my DVD player (that upsamples to 1080i, and has a USB plus & DIVX support... hmmm). DVDs now look pretty damned cool on it :)

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So I understand that on the surface it may seem like a waste to get a TV like this for the Wii - trust me, it has been worth every cent, and we certainly are getting the most out of it.

I wish you were here, so I could show you how Excitetruck looks on this beast (its also heaps of fun playing WiiBoxing, Golf & Tennis on a 50'' display!). 

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(I'll stop bumping this thread now...)