Madden 07 with Component Cable problem

[SeaHawk22]

I got my component cables today and hooked my wii up to my week old LG 32" HDTV. I don't notice any difference in rayman but red steel looks a bit better. What concerns me is in wii sports and zelda its almost as if I can see the pixel lines from the tv when looking at Link or certain parts of the screen. The same happens for Wii sports around the faces of the Mii's. Is this my tv or the cables doing it? I'm kinda disappointed because its very distracting and makes me want to turn off the 480p. The model number of the tv I am using them with is 32lc2d from LG if anyone knows about this tv or heard things from it.

Did you change your wii settings to 480p? Its in the wii options.

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Did you change your wii settings to 480p? Its in the wii options.

My settings right now are 480p. There is no setting for 720p.

[doug52]

that sorta sucks to hear. i should be getting my component cables any day and I was looking forward to lots of madden in progressive scan.

[djseto]

I am having the same problem as well....its soo annoying

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Here is another response from EA:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting EASPORTS Customer Support.

I do apologize for the difficulties you are experiencing with Madden NFL 07 for your Nintendo Wii gaming console. If you use aftermarket component cables you may experience thin bars on the sides. The component cables are trying to process better quality imaging and as a result shrinks the picture. Do you get these black bars with the standard component cables that came stock with the Wii? Please let me know so I may further assist you. I apologize for any inconveniences.

Thank you for contacting EASPORTS Customer Support!

Brian S.
EA Customer Support

[djseto]

I get them with the stock composite cables and the aftermarket component cables that I use. His answer is crap. I wrote them back and told them to first understand the Wii platform as I also got the adjust to 720p answer. There is no 720p setting moron!

[imahawki]

Yes, both of those answers from EA demonstrate a lack of understanding of the Wii and resolutions at play here. There is no opportunity for 480p to cause a squeezing issue vs. 480i because its the exact same information. 480i just alternates the lines displayed per frame while 480p displays them all at once resulting in a smoother picture.

Ultimately the graphics issues with Madden have more to do with the game than the Wii. My Wii is hooked up via component video to a Sanyo PLV-Z4 projector with a 120" screen and the graphics on Madden fall far short of Zelda. I expect companies will continue to improve the graphics to maximize the capabilities of the console as happens on all new consoles.

[WaLieN]

I haven't tried my Madden 07 yet on my HDTV. I'll try it tonight and let you guys know how it goes.

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Here is another response I just recieved from EA tech support:

Thank you for contacting EASPORTS Customer Support.

Unfortunately, this was how the game was designed. In researching your issue, we also have the thin bars on our HDTV here at our location. We were unable to find settings that would fix the issue however, we were unsuccessful. I do apologize for any inconveniences.

Thank you for contacting EASPORTS Customer Support!

Brian S.
EA Customer Support

[WaLieN]

I guess that's that.