Graphic Problems

[antonyjcross]

Hello,

New to these problems and unfortunately here to report a problem with our Wii. Have had the machine since christmas and it has recently been showing graphical glitches. These get worse the more intense the 3D action - doesnt affect the video or static (picture) images. It is not game related as it appears on the main channel menu aswell as all games we have (Zelda , Rayman etc). .

Thought it might be heat related so have put the machine back vertical and turned of Wiiconnect. .

Any or ideas or is it back to the shop for a replacement??

Any advice welcome. .

Antony

 

[MaXiMiUS]

You should be telling Nintendo, not us. You are aware this is an unofficial Wii forum, right?

 

[antonyjcross]

You should be telling Nintendo, not us. You are aware this is an unofficial Wii forum, right?

Sorry - I thought this forum was a place where you could ask for help or advice from fellow Wii owners??

. . .and yes I was aware it wasn't an official forum. .

So does your reply indicate that a replacement is quite likely needed and that it is probably a hardware fault. . I was really interested to see if anyone else had experienced such problems. . .

 

[dds]

yes you most likely need a replacement. SOunds like your graphics chip may be giving away.

 

[goobs333]

yeah you should just send it in to get it replaced. Also you said you put it vertical to have better heat management. Well, correct me if im wrong, but i believe that it will run cooler if it is in the horizontal position. If you find out that it is heat related you could always get a stand like this, http://www.wiichat.com/nintendo-wii-hardware/11187-my-review-chill-station-psyclone-essentials.html

 

[chantililace]

Hello,

New to these problems and unfortunately here to report a problem with our Wii. Have had the machine since christmas and it has recently been showing graphical glitches. These get worse the more intense the 3D action - doesnt affect the video or static (picture) images. It is not game related as it appears on the main channel menu aswell as all games we have (Zelda , Rayman etc). .

Thought it might be heat related so have put the machine back vertical and turned of Wiiconnect. .

Any or ideas or is it back to the shop for a replacement??

Any advice welcome. .

Antony

Hi antonyjcross,

What did you do to fix this ? I have random dots showing up on my screen, especially when playing Zelda or looking at the Forecast Channel.

Did you end up sending it to Nintendo ?

Thanks

 

[Goots]

My Wii runs a lot cooler if it's lying flat. Makes sense really. In the vertical position all the heat is concentrated in a smaller area. When it's lying flat, the heat is spread out across a larger surface area for better dissipation.

Not that it gets particularly hot in any case, just runs cooler lying on it's side. I doubt overheating is the cause of your problem, but gotta be worth a try.

 

[ToadIsDoingMagicMushrooms]

Safer in the vertical position due to less surface area and better ventilation