Wii 480P (with component cables) + Resident Evil 4 Wii

[dpolishsen]

I got a new HDTV today and hooked up my PS3 and Wii to it. The PS3 of course with HDMI for 1080P. I bought component cables for the Wii since I heard they make a dramatic difference when using those instead of the standard cables (480i vs. 480p). I went into the Wii System settings and changed it from SDTV to EDTV/HDTV. Also set it to widescreen. I popped in RE4 (Wii Edition) and OMG is this game ugly on my HDTV. Now am I missing something or is it supposed to look this bad? I tried some other games and they don't look that bad (though no good either). Please let me know I missed a setting somewhere!

 

[wallyson]

how big is the tv, and how close are you sitting to the tv?

 

[dpolishsen]

It's a 55" TV and I sit about 12 feet away from it. Quick question - my TV has progressive scan (which apparently some Wii games have and make the games look better). If a TV has progressive scan, does it need to be turned on the TV or is it always on the TV automatically?

 

[[DT]]

Plasma, LCD and DLP sets are fixed resolution (you'll see it documented as optimal or native sometimes). So everything is scaled up/down and run through a deinterlacer for P sets.

If it's a 1080P display, everything displayed is 1080P(rogressive) so you should be set!

~DT