no scart socket on LED tv how do i get wii to work?

Dues Bellator

hi guys i bought a nintendo wii for my son for xmas, but just looking at the tv it does not have a scart socket on it, its a brand new LED tv, ive had a look behind tv and all i can see are hdmi ,usb ,and the light blue and green female sockets you would see on a pc,any suggestions as i really dont want water works on xmas morning. thanks in advance for any help.

Jimbobjoeyman

your going to need this cable to get it to work with your tv http://cgi.ebay.ie/HD-COMPONENT-AV-VIDEO-CABLE-NINTENDO-WII-/170580931114?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_205&hash=item27b76a722a#ht_955wt_1139

Does your TV not have the red,yellow,white sockets the wii comes with that cable in the box

Dues Bellator

Jimbobjoeyman wrote: »

your going to need this cable to get it to work with your tv http://cgi.ebay.ie/HD-COMPONENT-AV-VIDEO-CABLE-NINTENDO-WII-/170580931114?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_205&hash=item27b76a722a#ht_955wt_1139

Does your TV not have the red,yellow,white sockets the wii comes with that cable in the box

thanks for the heads up, do you know were i can get one in dublin ,i wont have it delivered on time for xmas.

Mr E

They should be pretty freely available in any game shop, HMV, Argos or Xtravision.
Call ahead first to make sure they're in stock.

Be warned that you could be paying €30-ish for it, though.... (open to correction on that)

Edit: Not in Argos, just checked catalogue.

seniorolaighin

can i ask a similar - ish related question - arrived home down the country with wii in tow only to find new tv at home! and cant get my wii to work.....have to use the red/white/yellow cable in back of tv and best i can come up with is a fuzzy black and white picture when wii turned on. have tried every combination of putting them in the correct/and incorrect colours. not sure if i can "tune" the "fancy" tv......:mad:

Dues Bellator

Mr E wrote: »

They should be pretty freely available in any game shop, HMV, Argos or Xtravision.
Call ahead first to make sure they're in stock.

Be warned that you could be paying €30-ish for it, though.... (open to correction on that)

thanks for all the help guys, have to just call Mr plough now ,i wouldnt mind but its just for the xmas ,he will be up in his room with it after xmas his tv has scart, bloody mrs wants it in living room for xmas morning, anything for a quiet life.

Mr E

seniorolaighin wrote: »

can i ask a similar - ish related question - arrived home down the country with wii in tow only to find new tv at home! and cant get my wii to work.....have to use the red/white/yellow cable in back of tv and best i can come up with is a fuzzy black and white picture when wii turned on. have tried every combination of putting them in the correct/and incorrect colours. not sure if i can "tune" the "fancy" tv......:mad:

No problem. First make sure you're plugging red into red, white into white, and yellow into yellow.

Check your TV remote for a "Mode" button, and change the Mode to "Video". You should find the Wii there.

seniorolaighin

nope. try again.

Mr E

What is the make and model of TV?

Dues Bellator

seniorolaighin wrote: »

nope. try again.

the guy is trying to help you ,could you give him somthing to work on.

seniorolaighin

i hope the wii stays in the sitting room until school holidays are over.

i may give further information if im that way inclined.......

Dues Bellator

seniorolaighin wrote: »

i hope the wii stays in the sitting room until school holidays are over.

i may give further information if im that way inclined.......

nice way to get help , good look with your time on boards.ie hijacker,not that i mind but not very nice.

seniorolaighin

merci!!
xxxxx

Dues Bellator

Mr E wrote: »

They should be pretty freely available in any game shop, HMV, Argos or Xtravision.
Call ahead first to make sure they're in stock.

Be warned that you could be paying €30-ish for it, though.... (open to correction on that)

Edit: Not in Argos, just checked catalogue.

after doing a bit more rooting around ,ive found that theres no scart inputs at all on the tv , just hdmi ,usb , and the pc one ,how am i gonna get out of this one. help!

Big Lar

If you had a Video recorder you could plug the Wii into the video recorder scart socket and then connect the video to your TV using analogue (an aerial lead)

The_B_Man

almanu wrote: »

after doing a bit more rooting around ,ive found that theres no scart inputs at all on the tv , just hdmi ,usb , and the pc one ,how am i gonna get out of this one. help!

That sounds odd! Surely every TV has scart? Have you not got NTL/Sky? They'd go into scart.

Unless you just have a computer monitor? Do you know the make and model of it?

tman

seniorolaighin wrote: »

i may give further information if im that way inclined.......

Not sure why I'm even helping you after your previous posts, but you should try going into the Wii settings and changing the display to 576i rather than 480i, as your other TV most likely can't handle the 60hz signal that goes along with 480i...

i57dwun4yb1pt8

most led tvs have a mini scart socket

you then need a normal scart (normal socket for nintendo scart plug ) to mini scart( to plug into tv ) adapter lead

Dues Bellator

Big Lar wrote: »

If you had a Video recorder you could plug the Wii into the video recorder scart socket and then connect the video to your TV using analogue (an aerial lead)

was thinking that but we dont have one ,use my ps3 for blue rays and upc box to record stuff, i might just bring his tv down for the day ,bit crappy a brand new tv and a up to date console wont work on it ,im sure there is a connection i could use regarding the hdmi pc or usb inputs .

Dues Bellator

DaDumTish wrote: »

most led tvs have a mini scart socket

you then need a normal scart (normal socket for nintendo scart plug ) to mini scart( to plug into tv ) adapter lead

yep seen that , a tiny little socket on the back of it ,ill head down to Harvey Normans and pray that they have one , the bloody input was away from all the other inputs hidden under the tv , cheers for all the help guys.

Recon

Could you take photos for the connections on your TV, might give someone an idea?

Or just let us know what make and model TV it is

seniorolaighin

almanu wrote: »

after doing a bit more rooting around ,ive found that theres no scart inputs at all on the tv , just hdmi ,usb , and the pc one ,how am i gonna get out of this one. help!

http://www.brighthub.com/electronics/home-theater/articles/35555.aspx

new telly me thinks.

seniorolaighin

tman wrote: »

Not sure why I'm even helping you after your previous posts, but you should try going into the Wii settings and changing the display to 576i rather than 480i, as your other TV most likely can't handle the 60hz signal that goes along with 480i...

one step ahead of ya - no go either. just got another tv - twas grand.

Dues Bellator

Recon wrote: »

Could you take photos for the connections on your TV, might give someone an idea?

Or just let us know what make and model TV it is

all under control got a mini scart adapter in Harveys.