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I got a sweet 19 inch monitor that I wanna hook my Wii up to. It just doesnt have any ports/inputs/outputs or whatever for A/V or component cables.

So anyone have a link to an adapter for this? I couldnt find any especially since my dumbass wasnt sure what keywords to search for. A simple explanation for how to do this would be cool or like a list of anything I might need.

Thanks for any help.



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You know... I remember rumors well before launch about the Wii being able to connect to a PC Monitor. Too bad they didn't ever come about.

Valkyria, I don't know the answer yet, but I can research just a bit. Be back in 5.



Found something you might want to look at. Here you go. http://www.buy.com/retail/usersearchresults.asp?querytype=home&qu=component+to+VGA+cable&qxt=home&display=col
A list of cables, some are what you are looking for, some are not. I trust you can take it from here?



^^ That won't work.. cause those cables can't connect to a Wii.... you need something more expensive:

http://www.vdigi.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=2&category_id=3&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

or through a converter box like:
http://www.x2vga.com/



 

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well, you can buy this cable

http://www.vdigi.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=2&category_id=3&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1

which is $40

or you can go to monoprice.com and just buy a whole bunch of adapters. You want female RCA (component, so 3 colors RGB) to male VGA, plus you will need the Wii Component cables which do not come with the system and can be bought here

http://store.bargaincell.com/Nintendo-Wii-Component-Av-Game-Cable/M/B000MTVWAQ.htm?traffic_src=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=froogle

or other locations cheaply.




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Interesting, I know didn't know about the first link in either of those posts.
I was thinking that you could get some male/male adapters to connect to the extra cable from the Wii Component Cable... Nice find you two.



luinil said:
You know... I remember rumors well before launch about the Wii being able to connect to a PC Monitor. Too bad they didn't ever come about.

Valkyria, I don't know the answer yet, but I can research just a bit. Be back in 5.

 

orignially it was then they axed it 

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hello how are you.

Funny Dreamcast supported VGA then Wii was promised it would then Ninty canned the idea.

WHY!? Frakn DC did it why can't Wii Nintendo?



Thanks a lot guys. Guess I gotta save up



Ryudo said:
Funny Dreamcast supported VGA then Wii was promised it would then Ninty canned the idea.

WHY!? Frakn DC did it why can't Wii Nintendo?

 

why cant ps3/360??

 

 



hello how are you.