Why is my Wii is in black and white? • Gaming • Wii • Eurogamer.net

Blizz 19 Aug 2017 17:33:09 16 posts
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I bought a secondhand Wii two days ago, and it came with everything needed to connect it to the TV.. It's functioning properly, but there's one problem: it's in black and white, and quite grainy.

I have a feeling it's the 'tv', because it's just an Alba DVD player and TV combi. But if it's not, I'd appreciate the help (I'm kinda a noob when it comes to these things).

challenge_hanukkah 19 Aug 2017 17:35:59 14,394 posts
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BlizzH

THFourteen 19 Aug 2017 17:36:31 54,987 posts
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Have you plugged in the red and white audio cables

Malek86 19 Aug 2017 17:36:46 12,331 posts
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Maybe the old owner set it to 60hz, and your TV doesn't support it.

Go to the video options and set 576i.

Deleted user 19 August 2017 17:42:44

Eat your carrots it will return to yellow soon

Ienjoysquid 19 Aug 2017 17:52:56 375 posts
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The Wii isn't a console for everyone.

neilka 19 Aug 2017 18:07:05 24,021 posts
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Please understand, Nintendo's engineers are still researching "colours" and expect to be able to implement them by 2025.

ChiefGB 19 Aug 2017 18:34:27 13,815 posts
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Lol, there is another potential issue. It could have been supplied to you with component cables not more standard rca. They should be yellow,red and white. If they are blue,green and red Then they are component. May be worth a look as I bought component for my wii.

Your-Mother 19 Aug 2017 18:35:28 8,172 posts
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Try playing something other than Mad World.

Load_2.0 19 Aug 2017 19:49:28 33,582 posts
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You've cataracts. Contact the nearest physician.

Deleted user 19 August 2017 19:54:59

Is the title of this thread specifically designed to fuck with my head?

Took me three attempts to read it and I've had one beer.

Blizz 19 Aug 2017 20:10:52 16 posts
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@THFourteen At least these answers made me feel a bit better-

Yeah, I've checked, and the cables are in the right places. I don't think it's them.

Blizz 19 Aug 2017 20:12:44 16 posts
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They're the right colours. I'm pretty sure they can't be the problem :/

challenge_hanukkah 19 Aug 2017 20:17:56 14,394 posts
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Are they sufficiently ironed though?

HoriZon 19 Aug 2017 20:20:17 14,351 posts
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You may want to see a doctor.

Fake_Blood 19 Aug 2017 20:23:56 11,093 posts
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Have you tried changing to all the input channels (AV1 AV2 ...) on your tv?
It might be on the s-video input right now.
What kind of cable did you get with your Wii, the one with 3 or 5 connectors?
It's not a wii mini (red and black) by any chance?

Deleted user 19 August 2017 20:39:09

NTSC somewhere in the settings?

Blizz 19 Aug 2017 21:15:49 16 posts
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Malek86 wrote:
Maybe the old owner set it to 60hz, and your TV doesn't support it.

Go to the video options and set 576i.

I tried doing that, but I can only set the video output to 1080i, 720p or 576p. It says 576i is not supported, so it might be the TV itself.

Blizz 19 Aug 2017 21:19:14 16 posts
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Fake_Blood wrote:
Have you tried changing to all the input channels (AV1 AV2 ...) on your tv?
It might be on the s-video input right now.
What kind of cable did you get with your Wii, the one with 3 or 5 connectors?
It's not a wii mini (red and black) by any chance?

I've tried changing to all the input channels, no luck. The only one which displays anything at all is AV2, which is in black and white.
I got the one with just 3 connectors, could that be it? (It's not a Wii Mini.)

Deleted user 19 August 2017 21:27:00

Why is my dig is so big and wide? Strong cable, shiny connector

Fake_Blood 19 Aug 2017 21:27:23 11,093 posts
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What model tv are you using?

Fake_Blood 19 Aug 2017 21:30:14 11,093 posts
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Also Malek86 was talking about the wii video settings, not the tv settings.
There's no way you can select 1080i or 720p on the wii itself.

Blizz 19 Aug 2017 21:32:08 16 posts
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Fake_Blood wrote:
Also Malek86 was talking about the wii video settings, not the tv settings.
There's no way you can select 1080i or 720p on the wii itself.

Oh whoops.
I tried that too but it wouldn't let me choose it for some reason?

neilka 19 Aug 2017 21:42:08 24,021 posts
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Furtive_Pygmy wrote:
What is a Wii?

It's what we used to play Super Mario Galaxy before the Dolphin emulator was invented.

Fake_Blood 19 Aug 2017 21:42:35 11,093 posts
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Turn your wii on, press down on the d-pad and hit reset on the console.

Deleted user 19 August 2017 21:45:11

Do a pirouette whilst wearing a pink tutu ok?

Fake_Blood 19 Aug 2017 21:56:05 11,093 posts
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FFS user mAc6.
I'm so fucking tired of trying to make sense of your posts.
You're like a random word generator at times.

mal 19 Aug 2017 22:09:53 29,326 posts
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It's not his problem you don't understand him. His message is deeper than any of us can really contemplate.

neilka 19 Aug 2017 22:21:17 24,021 posts
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mAc6 is great, he's like the forum's version of Twitter's dril: https://twitter.com/dril