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| [wii] component and/or rca connection? I currently have my Wii connected with the regular RCA cable....red/white to an old JBL DCR600 reciver and yellow video to the back of my LCD TV.
I want to use the Wii component cables but my receiver doesn't support it. Now, I guess I can run the componet cables from my Wii straight to my TV, but I'd lose the surround sound capability and subwoofer.
Is there any way to get the component cable from the Wii to have audio through the receiver and component video to the TV? I want to keep surround sound and have the better video quality, without having to get a new receiver....
thanks!
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Da Man
join:2008-05-08
Hanover, PA | A component coupler will do the trick. Monoprice sells them but they're down ATM. |
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2 edits | awesome, thank you....
i haven't been able to get into monoprice.com for two days now!
all of my searches on google kept coming up with 'converters' which didn't exactly fit my needs....
a couple of questions, if you know....
my wii component cable has 5 parts to it....
blue 1
green 1
red 2 (is one possibly darker? if so, that is for video?)
white 1
»www.amazon.com/Official-Wii-Comp···7&sr=8-1
the Steren 3-RCA Coupler has just blue, green, red as a connection....can't see the other side of the Coupler...
what get's connected to what so that i get the wii video component connection to my tv and the stereo audio component connection to the receiver?
it seems i'll have some cables that wont be connected?? |
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 ThinkdiffPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-07
Bronx, NY
kudos:4 | reply to nynjspeed
It'll be the same exact setup you have right now. Component cables (R,G,B) to the TV directly, then the audio part of the component cable to the receiver (Red/White or Black). If the cables aren't long enough to reach both, you can either extend the audio portion of the cable using a similar coupler to what Da Man posted, or use that exact coupler and another component cable to extend the video portion of the cable.
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| ok, totally got it now.... thank you!
i thought i need a special adapter for the audio portion of the component cable....i really just need a regular extender so i can reach the rca red/white audio connection on my receiver...
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| Usually the two audio cables are separated from the three video cables. This lets you send the sound one way and the video another.
I can't speak directly for the Wii, but most component cables are set up like this.
You won't need anything else at all dude, |
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| yep, totally got it now....that's exactly how the wii cable is on audio....they just make them too short! they assume everyone is going plug it all into one place
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Most TV's have dedicated L & R audio out's which transmit the current channel to the reciever. |
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 CanezoidWe are the Corps
join:2001-02-16
Powder Springs, GA
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1 edit | reply to nynjspeed
You don't actually have "surround sound", only Pro Logic w/ RCA audio, basically glorified stereo. Newer recr's, even my Onkyo will allow to matrix for simulated surround on Pro Logic audio, sometimes what you get from TV broadcasts. Your Red/Wh rca does not pass digital audio.
In order to have full 5.1 surround sound you would need an Optical/Toslink connection from the Wii, which it does not have and a supporting rec'r. Your component connection RGB, is mainly for the video.
360 & PS3 both have supported digital Toslink output for "true" surround. PS3 will eventually have up to 7.1 surround through HDMI, like you can get w/ Blu Ray, but you would have to have a TrueHD rec'r that supports the decoding from HDMI, kinda overkill if you ask me.
Just my 2c. |
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