Ah no. Read your tv manual. All hdtvs lag when displaying video games. HDTVs aren't fit for old button press games. Funny how the HDTV advocates neglect to mention the lag.
Ah no. Read your tv manual. All hdtvs lag when displaying video games. HDTVs aren't fit for old button press games. Funny how the HDTV advocates neglect to mention the lag. meimnobody
typical response time is 8 ms which is un noticeable, My TV has a 4ms and its pretty good.
The only problem you have is that you don't have the component cables.
Once you get them the problem will be gone. The problem is that the lowest an HD set will understand on it's own is 480p but you can't get that with the cables that come with the Wii. Once you get the component cables and set the Wii to 480p the problem will be solved.
Also grab the Nintendo brand for 29.95, don't skimp on your connections.
Jaysonguy is right here. HDTVs that lag like this do so because of the time it takes them to "upconvert" a non-HD signal (480i from say an S-Video cable) to the TV's native HD resolution.
If you switch to component video cables and be sure to enable progressive scan, the Wii's output will then be 480p. In effect the Wii will be taking on some of the image processing work before sending it to the TV.
It is also true that not all TVs have this problem. While one of the articles meimnobody linked to above mentioned a specific Samsung TV when describing the problem, my later model Samsung doesn't suffer from this. So while a year ago this was a big deal, it seems that at least some manufacturers have gotten the hint about HD gaming and made improvements in their TVs.
most HDTV's lag. and 8 or 16 ms is alot when ssb runs at 60 fps, and playing competitively requires everything within 2 or 3 frames. plus if online happens that will make the lag worse. just don't use an HDTV. not sure if component wires will fix it.
Do you have the wii connected directly to the TV or is it connected to a dvd player or something because if it isnt connected directly to the tv that can make it lag sometimes.
most HDTV's lag. and 8 or 16 ms is alot when ssb runs at 60 fps, and playing competitively requires everything within 2 or 3 frames. plus if online happens that will make the lag worse. just don't use an HDTV. not sure if component wires will fix it.Shuramon
That's all well and good if you're playing competitively; I don't pretend to be familiar with the requirements. I'll tell you what though, I haven't found my own reactions delayed since switching from a CRT television to an LCD HDTV with an 8ms response time. But perhaps when you played on an HDTV as *slow* as mine, you noticed the difference. Do you still use CRT displays for both your console and computer gaming?
As far as the *lag* in any flat panel display goes... anything under 20ms is imperceptible to most people. Under 15ms... no one can tell the difference. My first computer LCD was 12ms, and I've since gone through an 8ms and now I have a 4ms. I can't tell the difference between the fastest and slowest of these three. Human eyesight and reaction time just isn't that good.
Great information here as I just brought my Wii to a friends house with an HDTV and noticed this big time. It also rendered some games unplayable. Was wondering what caused this now I know. Im jsut glad It is possible to get an HDTV without this problem. i'm also gonna buy some component cables and see if that fixes it as Jasonguy suggests. My buddy has a Sharp Aquos so watch out for that one if you are looking to buy for a Wii.
Well not all HDTV's have this problem. I played Guitar Hero II on a 52" plasma HDTV and I didn't have any problems with delay at all.Cowmanik
Guitar Hero has a delay option to fix it so the game response is altered in accordance with the TV's lag. At least there is in Guitar Hero III and Aerosmith.
Which genre does that kind of lag affects the most.
GameboyTroy
When I connected my wii to my 42' Toshiba and tried to play Mike Tyson's Punch-Out on the VC, that split second ruined me. I thought I lost my touch and I used to DOMINATE that game. Timing is everything. When I connected it back on an older SD TV I was back to dominance.
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