Christmas tree lights and Wii remote

[4tvaughn2]

I thought I would post this so anyone opening a Wii on Christmas morning wouldn't freak out if their remote is acting goofy. We have a tree set up right next to the the TV that is giving our remote the fits. The tree has the old-fashion large lights on it and it really plays havoc with the controller. At first I thought something was wrong but after un-plugging the lights on the tree everything was fine.

 

[Joe]

...........thats why my wiimote is being a dumbass! :lol: thanks man

 

[wii love gamin]

lol you have the big light like this?

and not like this?

edit: sorry about the hugeness of the top picture

 

[killdroid93]

If its only the big ones that mess up the controller then im OK!

 

[MorningStar]

lol wow they make ur remote dance eh?

 

[ics]

Simple solution. LED's
There better for the planet and possibly your Wii. :thumbsup:

 

[registerednerd]

I have the mini lights up at my house. If you just turn down the sensitivity of the Wii pointer (under sensor bar settings), that fixes it.

 

[4tvaughn2]

lol you have the big light like this?

Yep, those are the ones!! I have to unplug the tree when I want to play.

 

[LilWiiWii]

LOL this had me going nuts! i was like OMG MY SENSOR IS BROKEN. but no it was santa saying i want to play too.

 

[Naish]

It doesn't matter what size they are..

If you have LED lights on your christmas tree, and your TV is nearby..

Your wiimote is gonna throw a fit. All the sensor bar is, is a couple of red LEDs.

 

[komio]

yeah i have the little lights setup in my room so i just unplug them before i play any games that require a pointer

 

[Naish]

In addition to this kinda stuff

A lot of christmas lights are proven to degrade wifi signals.

http://techdirt.com/articles/20061206/111617.shtml

 

[Khool-Ade]

Man that makes alot of sense seeing as how i was kind weirded out abuot that.

 

[registerednerd]

Simple solution. LED's
There better for the planet and possibly your Wii. :thumbsup:

Where do you find such a string of christmas lights? I would totally buy those if I knew where to get them.

 

[Khool-Ade]

I bought some LED Christmas light at shopko for the outside of my house