_Wii HD_ Device_ Saviour, Or Snake Oil_

Unless you’re cheating and playing via an emulator on a PC, the Nintendo Wii can’t do high definition. One company, however, claims that by using its new device, it can https://kotaku.com/how-mario-galaxy-looks-in-720p-5308117/ VDIGI reckons that its new VD-W3 upscaler can take a Wii game, perform a little magic on it then display it in full, 1080p fidelity (ie “true” high definition). For the record, in its native state, the Wii can only output in 480p.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); This doesn’t mean the [[link]] Wii game itself will be in high definition. It’s a “cheat”, just like many TV sets and DVD players (including consoles) are able to perform, called “upscaling”, where a standard definition signal is processed, then output as a (hopefully) cleaner image. How well your device is able to upscale is up to, well, the device. Expensive TVs do a great job. So does the PS3. Cheaper DVD players, not so much. Chances are, if you have a HDTV, your set is already trying to upscale your Wii’s video signal. For $75, then, you’d want to hope VDIGI’s converter is a damn good one. The screenshots [[link]] on the company’s site, taken using a camera rather than a proper [[link]] screen capture device, don’t look great (definitely not to the standard of the Dolphin emulator), but then for some people with crummy upscalers, it’ll still be an improvement. https://kotaku.com/how-your-wii-games-would-look-in-720p-452590262 So, saviour or snake oil? I’d lean towards the latter, but until someone gets a proper look at the thing in action, it’d be a bit harsh to write it off completely. VD-W3 Wii HDMI Upscaler Processor [VDIGI, via Go Nintendo]