Wii can now be upscaled to HD.

http://gear.ign.com/articles/107/1079857p1.html

Seems interesting. I'm not sure I'd buy it for 75$ until I see a vid showing a great Difference. We need a Vid.

Summary: Wii can now be upscale to 1080p, 1080i and 720p. It can also be upscaled on a PC monotor too...1280x1024, 1440x900, and 1680x1050.

"Now, it's important to remember that while the VD-W3 can take the Wii's 480p video output and cleanly scale it to large high-definition resolutions, the graphics being produced by the Wii are not actually produced in high-definition. In other words, the VD-W3 will, in theory, improve the appearance of the Wii's video output, but it is still just an interim solution until Nintendo finally makes the leap to HD graphics processing on a new hardware SKU."

So, what do you think?

Sorry if posted already BTW.

It will still be fuzzy because Wii games are deisnged with 480 in mind.

That's actually a great thing for people with larger HDTVs.

won't it just make the jaggies even more noticable anyway?

This is only going to make Wii games' texturing appear much lower resolution than it already is...:?

That's actually a great thing for people with larger HDTVs.

Wasdie

I have an HD TV. I might buy it because Wii games look like crap on it.

Wii really needs to go HD.

Thanks for posting!

I might buy this....

When it comes to my Wii I can live without the HD sharpness but I can't stand all the jaggies that show up on my TV.

Can someone please inform me on what I'd need to actually hook this up to my TV?

Judging by the picture it looks like I just need one of those little adapter things right?

interesting... yeah, im not sure how it would look though... gotta see it for myself

dont like upscale lagOrigami_Kill3r

[QUOTE="Origami_Kill3r"]dont like upscale lagMeinhard1

What, i have to pay 75 dollars to be able to upscale now.

Son, i am dissapoint.

Completely and utterly pointless. If your TV actually displays in HD resolution, then it will upscale the Wii's output to that resolution. The only reason you would need this would be for a monitor that doesn't support 640x480, or if your TV's scaler is totally busted. And even in that case...who knows how the good the scaler in this thing actually is.

when i upscale 720p to 1080p there is no lag.DragoonSaber

What, i have to pay 75 dollars to be able to upscale now.

Son, i am dissapoint.

Sandvichman

[QUOTE="Sandvichman"]

What, i have to pay 75 dollars to be able to upscale now.

Son, i am dissapoint.

Origami_Kill3r

What can people say about the specs?

Here's screenshots too.

480p is HD.............just not a desirable HD :P

Why does the Wii NEED HD exactly?

To my knowledge if the Wii would get HD the Games won't change and I highly doubt that Games for the Wii would "MAGICALLY" get better and games would "MAGICALLY" turn from AA to AAA.

480p is HD.............just not a desirable HD :P

ZuneHD

Why does the Wii NEED HD exactly?

To my knowledge if the Wii would get HD the Games won't change and I highly doubt that Games for the Wii would "MAGICALLY" get better and games would "MAGICALLY" turn from AA to AAA.

LegatoSkyheart

480p is HD.............just not a desirable HD :P

ZuneHD

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

Why does the Wii NEED HD exactly?

To my knowledge if the Wii would get HD the Games won't change and I highly doubt that Games for the Wii would "MAGICALLY" get better and games would "MAGICALLY" turn from AA to AAA.

tomarlyn

I'm fine with the current graphics on my Wii.

Are there any videos of it with this? I'm curious to see what it looks like.

Why does the Wii NEED HD exactly?

To my knowledge if the Wii would get HD the Games won't change and I highly doubt that Games for the Wii would "MAGICALLY" get better and games would "MAGICALLY" turn from AA to AAA.

Why does the Wii NEED HD exactly?

To my knowledge if the Wii would get HD the Games won't change and I highly doubt that Games for the Wii would "MAGICALLY" get better and games would "MAGICALLY" turn from AA to AAA.

I'm fine with the current graphics on my Wii.

Are there any videos of it with this? I'm curious to see what it looks like.

awssk8er716

Oh man the hermits should be all over this. 1080p resolution is definitly a selling point to them.;)

I already upscale my Wii to 720p on my receiver. It is not the same thing as an actual HD game, so dont get your hopes up.

This is a scam!

Be careful with these things.

You are paying $75 for a thing that does something your TV already does automatically.

You want Wii in HD, wait till next-gen.

This is a scam!

Be careful with these things.

You are paying $75 for a thing that does something your TV already does automatically.

You want Wii in HD, wait till next-gen.

Willy105

i'll wait for some reviews and screenshots. i might buy it..its pretty cheap.

[QUOTE="Willy105"]

This is a scam!

Be careful with these things.

You are paying $75 for a thing that does something your TV already does automatically.

You want Wii in HD, wait till next-gen.

Meinhard1

What, i have to pay 75 dollars to be able to upscale now.

Son, i am dissapoint.

Does every TV do this? What about the TVs that don't display SD well? My TV doesn't upscale or "smooth" the image out, so when I play my Wii I get a really rugh image with lots of jaggies. Wouldn't this help?Meinhard1

You still wouldn't need it, unless you want to pay $75 to get guassian blur.Willy105

Hmm ok, I thought it was more sophisticated technology that that. I'll still read the reviews though.

[QUOTE="Meinhard1"]Does every TV do this? What about the TVs that don't display SD well? My TV doesn't upscale or "smooth" the image out, so when I play my Wii I get a really rugh image with lots of jaggies. Wouldn't this help?Teufelhuhn

[QUOTE="awssk8er716"]

I'm fine with the current graphics on my Wii.

Are there any videos of it with this? I'm curious to see what it looks like.

Completely and utterly pointless. If your TV actually displays in HD resolution, then it will upscale the Wii's output to that resolution. The only reason you would need this would be for a monitor that doesn't support 640x480, or if your TV's scaler is totally busted. And even in that case...who knows how the good the scaler in this thing actually is.

Teufelhuhn

some TV upscalers arent that great though, but i do agree this cable is junk. It would be better to just by a Audio/Video reciever.

Some people report that their TVs display Wii games very well. So is it some sort of internal AA device then? Cause I always thought it had to do with the 'upscaler'

Meinhard1

umm.....no thanx :?

i wonder if they could have gone a step further though and applied AA to the output from the wii before sending it to the telly.osan0

[QUOTE="awssk8er716"]

I'm fine with the current graphics on my Wii.

Are there any videos of it with this? I'm curious to see what it looks like.

Teufelhuhn

Yeah, I kind of figured it would. I've seen videos of Super Mario Bros. Wii run on an emulator, with a higher resolution, and it looks much better.

It wouldn't be worth $75 though.

I'll pass.

Can't say I care.